Janet Bannister named managing partner of Real Ventures
MontrĂ©al-based early-stage venture capital firm Real Ventures has named Janet Bannister as managing partner. While Real will…
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FrontFundr approved to bring crowdfunding platform to Ontario
FrontFundr, an equity crowdfunding platform, has received discretionary approval from the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC)…
ATB Financial to host open finance hackathon in February
Alberta-based ATB Financial is hosting an open finance hackathon on February 7 and 9 at Mount Royal University in Calgary.…
Nicoya launches third product following $10 million CAD raise
Shortly after raising $10 million CAD in Series A funding, Kitchener-based healthtech startup Nicoya has launched what it calls…
Innovate Financial Health announces startups in first-ever cohort of impact accelerator
Innovate Financial Health, a national non-profit that supports technology to improve Canadians’ financial health, has announced…
Today in funding: Aquatic Informatics, Commerce.js, Simply Benefits
Three Canadian startups have announced fresh funding rounds to fuel their growth. Here’s the latest on who raised how much,…
Why investment in Canadian SaaS Startups shot up 200 percent in 2019
It’s a great time to be a software-as-a-service (SaaS) startup. Advances in cloud computing and the need for enterprise-level…
Lightspeed to open first office in Toronto
Montreal-based point-of-sale and e-commerce company Lightspeed is set to open a new office in Toronto this month. This office…
Wealthsimple for Advisors to be acquired by Purpose Advisor Solutions
Wealthsimple for Advisors has is set to be acquired by Toronto-based Purpose Advisor Solutions. The acquisition has yet to…
Uber and Lyft approved to operate in Metro Vancouver
The Passenger Transportation Board, the independent tribunal in British Columbia making decisions on vehicle authorizations,…
DMZ, Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst launch cybersecurity-focused accelerator
Two Ryerson University programs, the DMZ and Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst have launched a new accelerator for scale-up companies…
Bonsai raises $4 million CAD to replicate new Complex Media shop with other publishers
Commerce startup Bonsai has raised a $4 million CAD bridge round to fuel a new business model that it sees as the future of…
Calgary-based Communo raises $3.3 million seed round
Communo, which helps connect businesses in the marketing and advertising fields, has raised a $3.3 million CAD seed round,…
Concrete Ventures fund reaches $18 million to fuel seed-stage startups in Atlantic Canada
Halifax-based venture capital firm Concrete Ventures has received $500,000 from the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation (NBIF),…
Mastercard commits $510 million for new global cybersecurity centre in Vancouver
In an announcement at the fiftieth annual World Economic Forum currently being held in Davos, Switzerland, Minister Navdeep…