Fleet Complete finalizes partnership with Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan
Fleet Complete, a tech company operating in the connected vehicle space, has closed a previously announced investment partnership…
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Premier Health launches mental health counselling app
Premier Health Group, a tech developer for the healthcare industry, has launched a new tech-enabled mental health initiative,…
Student-led Front Row Ventures launching in Ontario
Front Row Ventures (FRV), a student-run Canadian venture capital fund, will be launching in Ontario this spring, and is now…
Influitive lays off 10 percent of staff as company looks upmarket for growth
Influitive has laid off 10 percent of its workforce in a shift to move its customer advocacy community platform upmarket. BetaKit…
Report: As Alberta’s tech sector matures, rate of new startups is slowing
According to a new study from the Alberta Enterprise Corporation, Alberta’s tech sector is maturing at a rapid rate, even…
Ontario Securities Commission adds new members to FinTech Advisory Committee
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC), a regulatory body, which enforces securities legislation, has added 17 new members…
Blok Technologies to acquire US-based Sierra Blockchain
Blok Technologies, a Vancouver-based company investing in, and developing companies in the blockchain industry, has entered…
Trudeau announces Lunar Accelerator, partnership with NASA-led Lunar Gateway
In an effort to send humans back to the moon, and to explore Mars, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced today, Canada will…
Report: Interac e-Transfer transactions increase 54 percent in 2018
Interac has released its stats for 2018, its findings show a 54 percent increase in transactions from 2017. Between consumers…
Southern Ontario startups, not-for-profits receive $1 billion FedDev funding
On Wednesday, FedDev Ontario announced a commitment of more than $1 billion, with the goal of fostering startup and not-for-profit…
Hacking Health St. John’s opens registration for Hackathon 2019
Hacking Health has opened registration for its St. John’s health hackathon, a weekend-long hackathon aimed to address the…
Dalhousie’s ideaHUB incubator accepts first seven startups
Emera ideaHUB, a new tech incubator created by Dalhousie University, has accepted its first seven resident companies. The creation…
TeamSnap, FlipGive announce partnership for youth sports funding platform
TeamSnap, developers of a sports team management platform, and Toronto-based FlipGive, creators of a fundraise-by-shopping…
Flashfood, Loblaw partner in Quebec food waste reduction rollout
Flashfood today announced a partnership with Loblaw Company, making its program available in the grocery chain’s Quebec…
Dozr receives $14 million CAD investment in Series A
Kitchener-based Dozr announced today it has closed a $14 million CAD Series A equity funding round. The round was led by Colorado-based…