Tech’s moonshots: highlights from Elevate Main Stage
Elevate arrived at Meridian Hall on Tuesday, featuring a diverse lineup of speakers from tech companies, government, and entertainment,…
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Hopper acquires dynamic restaurant pricing app Gravy
Montreal-based travel app Hopper has acquired Gravy, a company that used data to provide dynamic pricing for restaurant customers.…
Toronto-based Paycase files $500 million lawsuit against TMX Group
Toronto-based Paycase, which works with financial institutions to provide infrastructure for cryptocurrency offerings, has…
Online platform for neighbourhoods Nextdoor launches in Canada
San Francisco-headquartered Nextdoor is officially launching its social platform, designed to help neighbourhoods connect and…
Vidyard shakes up pricing model with new “reverse freemium”
Vidyard, the Kitchener-Waterloo software startup that has created a video platform for businesses, is looking to shake up…
Knøx raises $8.25 million, launches new digital asset custody service
Knøx, a Monreal-based digital asset protection startup, has raised an $8.25 million seed round and is launching a digital…
Learning platform Peekapak, Nelson partner to deliver educational resources to schools
Toronto-based Peekapak, which has developed a platform to promote social and emotional learning for children, is partnering…
Wealthsimple ventures into the tax space with SimpleTax acquisition
Toronto-based Wealthsimple has acquired SimpleTax, a web-based tax preparation app. Wealthsimple said the acquisition will…
Lazaridis Institute selects 10 startups for fifth cohort of ScaleUp Program
The Lazaridis Institute, housed at Wilfrid Laurier University, has selected 10 tech startups to participate in the fifth cohort…
Kik chat app shuts down as company goes “all in” on Kin
The Kik app is officially shutting down. The company will reduce its headcount to 19 people, and will focus solely on converting…
ODAIA raises $1.6 million to commercialize its predictive AI platform
AI-powered software-as-a-service (SaaS) startup ODAIA has raised $1.6 million in seed funding to help fuel its predictive customer…
Plum raises $4.2 million USD, shifts focus beyond recruitment
Plum, the Waterloo-based startup that uses AI to help organizations hire and retain talent, has raised a $4.2 million ($5.57…
Element AI announces first product for the insurance market
Element AI has announced the Submissions capability for its Underwriting Partner product, less than two weeks after announcing…
Panache Ventures announces final close of inaugural fund at $58 million
Panache Ventures has announced a final close of $58 million in its inaugural fund, surpassing its initial $40 million goal.…
Video creation platform Lumen5 awarded top prize at 2019 New Ventures BC Competition
Vancouver-based video creation platform Lumen5 is the winner of the 2019 New Ventures BC Competition, presented by Innovate…