Osprey Informatics raises $3.75 million in funding
Calgary-based visual monitoring solutions company Osprey Informatics has closed a $3.75 million funding round led by Shell…
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Canadian government launches funding competition for agriculture automation tech
Through the Strategic Innovation Fund, the Government of Canada has launched a new funding competition for national scale initiatives…
Lighthouse Labs launches coding scholarship program for underrepresented groups
Canadian coding bootcamp Lighthouse Labs has announced the launch of a scholarship program to help support individuals from…
Lightspeed acquires ReUp, rebrands it to Lightspeed Loyalty
Cloud-based point of sale system Lightspeed has announced Lightspeed Loyalty, its new platform for customer engagement. The…
Calgary Technologies breaks ground on planned innovation centre
The Calgary Municipal Land Corporation, Calgary Parking Authority, Calgary Technologies Inc., and Zinc Ventures have broken…
Pursuit, formerly Revlo, acquired by Twitch
Canadian-founded Pursuit (formerly Revlo) has been acquired by Twitch. Founded in 2014, Revlo allowed Twitch streamers to offer…
Faire raises $133 million CAD with Lightspeed Venture Partners and Y Combinator
Retail marketplace Faire has raised a $133 million CAD ($100 million USD) in a Series C round with YC Continuity and Lightspeed…
New Shakepay feature allows users to buy bitcoin with rounded up purchases
Shakepay, which allows Canadians to buy and sell digital currencies, is launching a new product dedicated to allowing users…
Intuit Canada President Jeff Cates on the democratizing power of AI
At QuickBooks Connect, Intuit’s annual partner conference, Intuit Canada president Jeff Cates announced multiple new additions…
Yuri Navarro to step down as NACO CEO
Yuri Navarro is stepping down as CEO of the National Angel Capital Organization. Navarro will remain as CEO for at least an…
L-SPARK and BlackBerry QNX announce first accelerator cohort
After announcing a joint accelerator in September, SaaS-focused L-SPARK and BlackBerry have selected seven companies to be…
Accenture acquiring financial services assets from Zafin
Accenture has entered into an agreement to acquire select professional services assets from Toronto-based Zafin. Targeted to…
Startup Canada Podcast: Building a social media brand with Truly Inc’s Tara Hunt
Tara Hunt is a pioneer in online marketing and one of the most respected authorities and thought leader on online communities.…
Lori Casselman joins TribalScale as president and COO
Lori Casselman is joining TribalScale as president and COO. In her role, Casselman will be responsible for growing TribalScale’s…
AI and FinTech: What’s next for Canada’s hottest sectors?
For the past several quarters, AI has been a tremendous source of funding and hype for Canada. With a federal government directive…