Zafin raises $22 million CAD Series B as the FinTech expands its relationship with Accenture
Toronto-based FinTech provider Zafin announced today the close of a $17.2 million ($22 million CAD) Series B round, led by…
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Two Hat acquires ImageVision, develops AI to fight against child sexual abuse
Two Hat, a BC-based AI technology company announced that it has acquired ImageVision, a Texas-based image recognition and visual…
NexTech AR and Cannvas MedTech to bring AR to cannabis education
Toronto-based NexTech AR Solutions today announced it has signed a deal to bring augmented reality (AR) to cannabis education…
Mogo opens more than 200,000 new member accounts in 2018
Vancouver-based fintech startup Mogo Finance today announced it opened more than 210,000 new member accounts in 2018, bringing…
Former OMERS Ventures CEO joins advisory board of medical cannabis platform CBx Data Labs
Former CEO of OMERS Ventures John Ruffolo has joined the advisory board of Toronto-based medical cannabis tech company CBx…
NetCents signs agreement with U.S. payment processor SalesSource
Vancouver-based online payment processing platform NetCents announced that it has signed a reseller agreement with American…
Luminari raises $845,000 in seed round for CPA career management platform
Toronto-based Luminari, a career management platform for Canadian chartered professional accountants (CPAs), announced it has…
Region of Waterloo to implement eleven-x’s WIU-X water monitoring solution
Public low-power IoT network operator eleven-x Inc. has announced that the Region of Waterloo will be deploying eleven-x’s…
Vancouver-based Spacio acquired by HomeSpotter, adding open house lead generation to its services
Minneapolis-based HomeSpotter, a real estate platform for agents to manage customer relationships, has acquired Vancouver-based…
Instacart taps Wealthsimple CTO for VP Engineering as company secures new Toronto office space
Instacart has announced the appointment of Karney Li as its new vice president of engineering. Li part of a growing team at…
Black Arts & Innovation Expo to celebrate Black History Month by awarding STEAM talent
Toronto-based Excelovate and First Book Canada have partnered to host the 5th Annual Black Arts & Innovation Expo (BAIE)…
CIRA opens applications for $1.25 million in grant funding
The Canadian Internet Registry Authority (CIRA) has announced the opening of grant applications for Canadian not-for-profits,…
AmacaThera raises $3.2 million for phase I of non-opioid pain control therapeutic
Toronto-based AmacaThera has raised $3.2 million in seed financing led by Sprout BioVentures, Viva Biotech, with additional…
Portag3 Ventures expands into Europe, adds Hélène Falchier as partner
Toronto-based Portag3, an early-stage FinTech investor, announced that Hélène Falchier has joined their team as a new partner.…
New report predicts autonomous cars could result in up to 77,000 jobs lost
A recent report by The Conference Board of Canada found that connected, autonomous, shared, and electric (CASE) vehicles could…