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By Jessica Galang October 25, 2017

MoneyTree Q3 report: Strong AI and FinTech funding pushing 2017 back on track

According to CB Insights and PwC’s Canada’s latest MoneyTree report, 2017’s sluggish start may transform into a podium…

By Drew Ogryzek October 24, 2017

Joni Brennan, president of the Digital Identification and Authentication Council of Canada, joins host Drew Ogryzek to discuss…

By Aeman Ansari October 24, 2017

Toronto-based gifting platform Vouchr took home $1 million USD at Connecticut Innovation’s global investment challenge,…

By Aeman Ansari October 24, 2017

At Money 20/20 today in Las Vegas, Zafin announced its new FinTech partner ecosystem and digital origination banking platform.…

By Douglas Soltys October 24, 2017

Like any other age-old industry, fashion retailers must innovate or die. Peter Simons, President of the Quebec-born La Maison…

By Aeman Ansari October 24, 2017

Ottawa-based SaaS accelerator L-SPARK has announced a new cohort of startups. After a three-week long bootcamp, seven startups…

By Douglas Soltys October 24, 2017

Vancouver-based AI company Kindred announced today that it had closed a $35.4 million CAD Series B round ($28 million USD),…

By Rose Behar October 24, 2017

ATB Financial has officially launched its Facebook Messenger chatbot, following a beta phase that began in February this year.…

By Robert Kendal October 24, 2017

Knowing a new technology is going to be important for business is one thing; developing a great use case for it is entirely…

By Douglas Soltys October 23, 2017

Would your city fight a bear for Amazon? Or is your city more likely to upgrade its infrastructure with Alphabet? Do you buy…

By Tom Emrich October 23, 2017

Welcome to The Wearable Weekly, your trusted guide to all things wearable tech. If you only have time to read one thing about…

By Jessica Galang October 23, 2017

This past weekend in Toronto, five women founders pitched to a room of 100 people for the first-ever #MoveTheDial hackathon.…

By Aeman Ansari October 23, 2017

Lending Loop, a Canadian P2P lending platform, has officially provided financing of more than $10 million across the country.…

By Aeman Ansari October 23, 2017

Hootsuite CEO Ryan Holmes is launching a new charity to support youth entrepreneurship. Holmes started Hootsuite in 2008 as…

By Jessica Galang October 23, 2017

C100 has announced the latest companies to join its 48Hrs in the Valley program, which brings 20 Canadian startups to Silicon…