Founder Institute launches blockchain program with Decentral
The Founder Institute is launching dedicated programming to support blockchain startups in Toronto. The Blockchain Founder…
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Spaces opens third Canadian location in Vancouver
Amsterdam-based coworking company Spaces has announced its first Vancouver location. Located in Gastown at 151 West Hastings…
Panache Ventures adds Prashant Matta as first Toronto partner
Panache Ventures has announced its newest partner in Toronto. Prashant Matta joins Panache after over three years at OMERS…
Hockeystick and Lazaridis Institute launch DRIVE conference
Hockeystick and the Lazaridis Institute are launching a new conference called DRIVE. Taking place from February 20 to 22, DRIVE…
RBC FutureMakers Mega Meetup to connect Toronto tech September 26
On September 26, join hundreds of members of the Toronto tech community for five meetups in one, at the FutureMakers Mega Meetup…
How these 14 Canadian tech companies scale-proof their engineering teams
Unsurprising to us locals, Canada’s tech scene has blossomed in 2018. Toronto has added more jobs in the sector than any…
BlackBerry CEO says driverless car industry requires more government regulation
BlackBerry CEO John Chen has expressed concerns that autonomous vehicles can be extremely dangerous in the hands of hackers.…
Responsive raises $1.1 million to help wealth managers predict client behaviour
Vancouver-basedResponsive has raised $1.1 million in a seed round led by Plug and Play Ventures, an early investor in PayPal,…
Q4 raises $49 million CAD Series C led by Napier Park
Toronto-based Q4 Inc. has raised a fresh $38 million USD ($49.3 million CAD) Series C round. The round was led by New York-based…
National Bank taps Thinking Capital to power its SME lending
National Bank announced today that it will leverage Thinking Capital’s technology to power its small business lending.…
Ryerson University opens sport innovation lab with MLSE
Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment and Ryerson University are launching a new research and innovation lab dedicated to sports…
Startup Canada Podcast Ep.150: The power of storytelling in Indigenous communities
How do you instill values, culture, and knowledge into a community? Usually, it’s through telling and sharing stories…unless…
Waterloo-based Bonfire acquired for $140 million CAD in ‘Govtech’ merger
Waterloo-based public sector sourcing and procurement tech startup Bonfire announced today that it has signed an agreement…
Finhaven raises $6.6 million Series A to build tokenized securities exchange
Finhaven has raised a $6.6 million CAD Series A round. The funding was led by Dunamu & Partners, with participation from…
Shopify’s Satish Kanwar: early-stage entrepreneurs must learn “ruthless prioritization”
Now in its second year, Elevate returns to Toronto September 21, promising to connect the Canadian startup ecosystem and deliver…