Clio opens applications for $100,000 legal tech contest
Clio, a Vancouver-based company offering cloud-based software for law firms, announced its second annual Launch/Code Contest,…
Canadian Startup News
11 Prairie startups to watch in 2019
One of my favorite articles each year in the Canadian startup world is reading Kevin Sandhu’s predictions for the 11 Canadian…
Moneris adds Lightspeed Restaurant to its menu of iPad POS solutions
Debit and credit card payment processing company Moneris has announced the addition of Lightspeed Restaurant to its suite of…
CB2 Insights closes $5 million CAD oversubscribed private placement
CB2 Insights, a data company looking to use predictive analytics software to improve the medical cannabis industry, has announced…
Vancouver’s Cmd raises $19 million CAD Series B led by Google Ventures
Vancouver-based cybersecurity startup Cmd has closed a $19 million CAD Series B funding round led by GV (formerly Google Ventures).…
Medstack raises $2.4 million oversubscribed seed round led by Telus Ventures
MedStack, a Toronto-based compliance solution for healthcare apps, has raised a $2.4 million oversubscribed seed round led…
Montreal Insurtech Breathe Life raises $4.5 million CAD to accelerate U.S. expansion
Montreal insurtech startup Breathe Life has raised $4.5 million CAD in a seed round of equity funding from Diagram Ventures,…
Canadian Export Challenge accepting startup applications
Startup Canada has announced the second annual Canadian Export Challenge, where startups can apply for the opportunity to pitch…
Lighthouse Labs launches Canadian university coding competition
Lighthouse Labs has launched CanUCode, a coding competition for Canadian universities. The competition begins today and allows…
Toronto Mayor John Tory to speak at SXSW 2019
Mayor John Tory is set to be a keynote speaker at South by Southwest (SXSW), an annual film, music, and tech festival taking…
Acceleprise hiring program director for new Toronto accelerator
US-based accelerator program Acceleprise is making a move into the Canadian market, with plans to open a Toronto location.…
Today in accelerators: IDEABOOST and Volta open submissions for new cohorts
Two accelerator programs, IDEABOOST and Volta, have opened applications for their 2019 cohorts. Toronto-based CFC Media Lab’s…
RenoRun raises $3 million seed round to build an Instacart for construction
It can be hard for early-stage startups to attract the attention of VCs. It becomes much easier when your company’s delivery…
Quantum, accelerators, venture capital: surveying Canada’s tech landscape at DRIVE
This year’s DRIVE 2019 conference, held in Waterloo for its inaugural year, set out to answer how Canada can create domestic…
North lays off a reported 150 employees, government suspends investment
North, the creator of Focals smart glasses, reportedly laid off 150 of its employees on Thursday. The layoff represents a substantial…