BDC hands out $7.2 billion in loans, paying record dividend to Canadian government
BDC handed out $7.2 billion in loans in the 2019 fiscal year and is making a record dividend payment to the Government of Canada,…
Canadian Startup News
New Brunswick’s Venn Innovation receives $475,000 from federal government
Venn Innovation, a non-profit Moncton-based incubator established to connect New Brunswick’s tech ecosystem, has received…
Wisely raises $1.5 million CAD seed round for AI helping nonprofits fundraise
Wisely, a Toronto based computer software company focused on helping nonprofits and charities fundraise, has raised some money…
Startup Canada Podcast: Building A Global Company In Canada With Mike McDerment
Mike McDerment is the founder and CEO of Freshbooks, the world’s number one cloud-based accounting software for self-employed…
Highline Beta, Aviva Canada launch road safety, smart city accelerator
Highline Beta, alongside insurance company Aviva Canada, today launched an accelerator focused on addressing road safety and…
Ample Labs, Ada officially launch AI chatbot for Toronto’s homeless community
Ample Labs, a Toronto-based non-profit that builds technology solutions for the homeless community has officially launched…
L-Spark announces startups in first cohort of Secure IoT Accelerator program
Ottawa-based L-Spark has announced the first cohort of its Secure IoT Accelerator, a program being launched in partnership…
Canadian VCs caught flat-footed by “insane” changes in US investment regulation
As the Canadian Venture Capital Association (CVCA) urges United States agencies to exempt Canadian investors from a law that…
Ample Organics makes layoffs as capital dries up in Canadian cannabis industry
Toronto-based cannabis software startup Ample Organics has made company-wide layoffs, reducing its staff by around 16 percent,…
Today in seed funding: Clik.ai, Veühub
Two Toronto-based startups have announced fresh funding rounds to fuel their growth. Here’s the latest on who has raised.…
Three Alberta-based organizations receive $3 million from WES Ecosystem Fund
Three Alberta-based organizations have received approximately $3 million in investment from the federal government’s…
Bryan Murphy tracks six months as Breather’s CEO, reflects on 2019’s milestones
Six months ago, Bryan Murphy was tapped as the new CEO of Montreal-based real estate tech company Breather, a startup that…
FlipGive raises $5 million Series A to help reinvent how youth sports teams fundraise
Digital fundraising platform FlipGive has raised $5 million in a Series A to help accelerate its mission of changing the way…
Ratio.City raises $1 million seed round for AI-powered urban analytics platform
Toronto-based Ratio.City, a Proptech startup specializing in using data for urban development, has raised $1 million…
Canadian agri-food network receives $49.5 million to develop agri-tech solutions
The Canadian Agri-Food Automation and Intelligence Network (CAAIN), a $108.5 million project aimed at developing exportable…