City of Toronto using Fundica API to help Toronto entrepreneurs access funding
Montreal-based Fundica, which helps Canadian businesses find funding opportunities, announced that the City of Toronto has…
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Path to Canada: Hiring global tech talent requires trial and error while overcoming fear of the unknown
As part of a regular series, Global Skills Hub asks their clients to share their experience hiring globally and asks technologists…
Cybersecurity platform HYAS receives $475,000 from Western Innovation Initiative
Victoria-based HYAS, which develops intelligence tools to help InfoSec and cybersecurity professionals identify threats and…
Progressa closes $84 million funding round as company preps for IPO
Vancouver-based Progressa, a short-term lending platform, has closed an $84 million equity and loan funding round. The equity…
Ontario will still oversee cannabis ecommerce, but privatize physical stores
After a July report from VICE News indicated that the Ontario government will privatize cannabis sales, the province has released…
Centre quĂ©bĂ©cois d’innovation en biotechnologie receives $1.4 million from Canadian government
The Canadian government is investing $1.4 million in the Centre quĂ©bĂ©cois d’innovation en biotechnologie. Based in…
Why you need cultural intelligence to build an inclusive workplace
Consider this: your tech firm has hired a product manager who hails from Southeast Asia. In meetings, she goes on and on in…
Chinova Bioworks raises $2.6 million to develop mushroom-based preservative
Fredericton-based Chinova Bioworks, which is developing a mushroom-based natural preservative for food and beverages, has raised…
A look at the architecture firm designing offices for Shopify, Element AI, and Klipfolio
As much as the startup world has a reputation for being nimble, there’s also a reputation for the interesting workspaces…
#TractionConf speakers say scaling up requires thinking small
âWe had a lot of failures,” Dave Pickles, founder and CTO of digital advertising company The Trade Desk, announced…
Is tech FOMO fading away? (CanCon Ep. 126)
There was a time, just a few short years ago, when the latest product releases from the world’s largest tech companies…
WeWork opens second Vancouver space
WeWork announced that it has officially opened its second Vancouver space at 555 Burrard Street. This new opening follows WeWork’s…
Canadian government creating 1,200 paid internships related to digital skills
The Canadian government announced it is creating over 1,200 paid internships for post-secondary graduates. The government said…
Ask an Investor: do early-stage VCs care about financial models?
Long story short: YES! Donât act like youâre surprised. We know you knew. While itâs true that depending on the investment…
Applications open for $25,000 Pitch for the Purse program
Vancouver-based Forum for Women Entrepreneurs (FWE) is accepting applications for its annual Pitch for the Purse program, which…