Canada needs to do better on leading AI innovation says Trudeau
In a talk about innovation and infrastructure with the Board of Trade President, Jan De Silva, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau…
Canadian Startup News
On the Elevate Main Stage: Whitney Wolfe Herd shares her journey to founding Bumble
When Whitney Wolfe Herd left Tinder in 2014, after helping to co-found the dating app, she didn’t know the journey she…
TextNow continues to grow despite pushback from incumbent wireless carriers
Celebrating its 10th anniversary, Waterloo-based free text and phone service startup TextNow is still going strong, with its…
Roofr raises $4 million after completing Y Combinator
Roofing service software company Roofr has announced it raised a $4 million seed round in SAFE and priced equity financing,…
FreshBooks adds bank reconciliation and double-entry accounting to software
Toronto-based cloud accounting software FreshBooks will now offer bank reconciliation and double-entry accounting to its suite…
Canadian startup, ClickDishes, partners with Chinese payment platform Alipay
Vancouver-based ClickDishes is working with Alipay, a major digital payment platform in China, to allow users to order food…
Accenture finalizes acquisition of financial services assets from Zafin
Accenture has announced the completion of a transaction with Toronto-based Zafin, which will see select professional-services…
Soho Innovation Lab launches in downtown Toronto
Toronto-based HBNG, a provider of investment and real estate management expertise, is launching its new hybrid accelerator…
Lightspeed files for anticipated IPO
Montreal-based POS software firm, Lightspeed, has officially filed to go public on the Toronto Stock Exchange, filing the preliminary…
RBC to invest $1.1 million into Actua’s Future Skills Program
RBC Foundation recently pledged a $1.1 million investment in Actua’s Future Skills program, which assists in developing employability…
Inventys raises $21 million CAD in series C, looks to raise $6.5 million more
Carbon capture technology company, Inventys announced that it has raised a total of $21 million CAD out of a total round of…
Bell partners with City of Markham to deploy smart city initiative
National wireless carrier Bell and the City of Markham are partnering to launch a smart city research program that will help…
Koho continues to attack traditional banking features with new joint accounts
Today, Toronto-based Koho launched its joint account feature, allowing users to share finances with their partner, family member,…
Report: Cybersecurity is the Achilles’ heel of Canadian tech businesses
A new survey indicates that while Canadian IT businesses are taking cybersecurity more seriously than in years prior, many…
Venture for Canada launches in BC, connecting startups with recent grads
Venture for Canada, a non-profit organization that helps post-secondary graduates connect with startups, is launching in BC…