Carrot Rewards wins global innovation award at World Government Summit
Public wellness app, Carrot Rewards, has be chosen as the global winner of the OECD’s 2019 Edge of Government Award.…
Canadian Startup News
Another BMO exec departs, as Mark Gilbert joins Espresso Capital
Toronto-based venture debt provider Espresso Capital has announced Mark Gilbert has joined as director of loan origination…
Conexus Credit Union launches business incubator brand, Cultivator, in Regina
Regina-based Conexus Credit Union has launched its new business incubator brand, Cultivator, and its beta programming, which…
Live-streaming startup Stage Ten closes seed round led by Next 10 Ventures
Toronto-based live streaming company Stage Ten recently announced it has closed its seed funding round led by Los Angeles and…
Canada needs to do better on leading AI innovation says Trudeau
In a talk about innovation and infrastructure with the Board of Trade President, Jan De Silva, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau…
On the Elevate Main Stage: Whitney Wolfe Herd shares her journey to founding Bumble
When Whitney Wolfe Herd left Tinder in 2014, after helping to co-found the dating app, she didn’t know the journey she…
TextNow continues to grow despite pushback from incumbent wireless carriers
Celebrating its 10th anniversary, Waterloo-based free text and phone service startup TextNow is still going strong, with its…
Roofr raises $4 million after completing Y Combinator
Roofing service software company Roofr has announced it raised a $4 million seed round in SAFE and priced equity financing,…
FreshBooks adds bank reconciliation and double-entry accounting to software
Toronto-based cloud accounting software FreshBooks will now offer bank reconciliation and double-entry accounting to its suite…
Canadian startup, ClickDishes, partners with Chinese payment platform Alipay
Vancouver-based ClickDishes is working with Alipay, a major digital payment platform in China, to allow users to order food…
Accenture finalizes acquisition of financial services assets from Zafin
Accenture has announced the completion of a transaction with Toronto-based Zafin, which will see select professional-services…
Soho Innovation Lab launches in downtown Toronto
Toronto-based HBNG, a provider of investment and real estate management expertise, is launching its new hybrid accelerator…
Lightspeed files for anticipated IPO
Montreal-based POS software firm, Lightspeed, has officially filed to go public on the Toronto Stock Exchange, filing the preliminary…
RBC to invest $1.1 million into Actua’s Future Skills Program
RBC Foundation recently pledged a $1.1 million investment in Actua’s Future Skills program, which assists in developing employability…
Inventys raises $21 million CAD in series C, looks to raise $6.5 million more
Carbon capture technology company, Inventys announced that it has raised a total of $21 million CAD out of a total round of…