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By Jessica Galang November 8, 2017

Bruce Croxon says Shopify’s short-seller response falls short, but company’s metrics don’t

On the heels of Shopify releasing its third-quarter financial results, The Disruptors co-hosts Bruce Croxon and Paige Ellis…

By William Johnson November 8, 2017

As Northmark Ventures partner Bernd Petak prepared for Axiom Zen’s Blockchain Debaters event on October 30, he asked…

By Startup Canada November 8, 2017

Entrepreneurship isn’t a guessing game. Every day, more resources become available for new business owners, for those looking…

By Jessica Galang November 8, 2017

The Canadian government has announced that Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke will be leading its digital industries table, which will…

By Aeman Ansari November 8, 2017

Five leaders of Canada’s AI research community have written an open letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asking the Canadian…

By Aeman Ansari November 8, 2017

Toronto-based innovation hub MaRS announced a new partnership today that will expand its presence to Boston, Massachusetts.…

By Douglas Soltys November 7, 2017

Toronto’s Evercondo has been acquired by Denver, Colorado-based FRONTSTEPS. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed,…

By Ria Lupton November 7, 2017

Last Thursday, AI experts and Canadian tech leaders convened at Google’s Go North Summit to discuss some of the issues regarding…

By Aeman Ansari November 7, 2017

EMERGE Commerce Inc., formerly known as Transformational Capital, has acquired Wagjag, an online deal community, from Metroland…

By Sameer Chhabra November 7, 2017

Canada’s Competition Bureau has published its report on the country’s emerging financial services sector. The federal agency…

By Douglas Soltys November 7, 2017

Coconut Software announced today the close of a$4.2 million CAD Series A round, led by Toronto-based Information Venture Partners,…

By Sameer Chhabra November 7, 2017

CIBC, one of the five major banks in Canada, has announced the introduction of Remi, its first digital assistant chat bot.…

By Alysse Glick November 6, 2017

As Canada’s largest bank, RBC is focused on building leaders who thrive in a culture of innovation. One way is through RBCx,…

By Aeman Ansari November 6, 2017

Amazon has announced that it will be opening a second office in Vancouver by 2020, adding 1,000 new jobs that will double its…

By Aeman Ansari November 6, 2017

LogDNA, an intelligent logging system targeting DevOps teams, has closed $8.9 million ($7 million CAD) in Series A funding…