Canada-wide digital health platform receives $49 million from federal government
The Digital Health and Discovery Platform (DHDP), a network that aims to establish a Canada-wide health data platform, has…
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Toronto-based events e-commerce company AudienceView acquires Vendini
AudienceView, a Toronto-based company that produces e-commerce software for events and entertainment organizations, has acquired…
LG and University of Toronto expand AI research partnership
LG is expanding its artificial intelligence research investment in the University of Toronto (U of T) to focus on business-to-business…
Shopify partners with DMZ, Dream Maker Ventures for Black entrepreneurs initiative
Shopify is partnering with Ryerson University’s DMZ as a founding partner of the Black Innovation Initiative, a project that…
Uber launching engineering hub in Toronto as part of $200 million investment
Uber has announced plans to open an engineering hub in Toronto. The new site will mark its 11th engineering hub worldwide and…
Dan Doctoroff stays on message at #CollisionConf Q&A
At a question and answer session at Day Two of #CollisionConf, Sidewalk Labs CEO Dan Doctoroff sat down with BNN Bloomberg’s…
Education platform Coursera to open engineering office in Toronto
Coursera, a Silicon Valley-based education platform, has announced a new engineering office in Toronto. The office will be…
Bridgit receives $750,000 investment from FedDev Ontario
Kitchener-based Bridgit, offering a project management platform for construction businesses, has received a $750,000 investment…
Wealthsimple raises $100 million led by Allianz X to build a full stack financial service
Toronto-based Wealthsimple has secured a new $100 million investment round, led by Allianz X, the digital investment unit of…
Senso.ai announces $1.5 million CAD raise at #CollisionConf
Toronto-based Senso.ai, a machine learning and predictive AI company, has announced the close of a $1.5 million Seed round…
Montreal-based Smooch acquired by Zendesk
Montreal-based Smooch, allowing companies to manage customer conversations across multiple social messaging and communication…
#CollisionConf: Canada’s tech ecosystem is in hypergrowth, but it won’t last forever
Canada’s tech ecosystem has quickly become one of the tech world’s greatest success stories, but government, entrepreneurs,…
Northumberland CFDC receives $4.5 million FedDev investment
The Northumberland Community Futures Development Corporation (CFDC), which powers the Cobourg, Ont.-based accelerator Venture13…
WeWork expands Startup Passport to Kitchener-Waterloo, Montreal, Ottawa
WeWork is partnering with the cities of Kitchener, Montreal, Ottawa, and Waterloo, and companies affiliated with their respective…
Minister Navdeep Bains reveals federal government’s Digital Charter
Navdeep Bains Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development today revealed the federal government’s new Digital…