Canadian gov’t officially launches $1.26 billion strategic innovation fund
The Canadian gov’t officially launched its $1.26 billion Strategic Innovation Fund, first revealed during the official…
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Ontario gives $1.5 million to Carrot Rewards app, celebrates 200,000 users
The Ontario government is providing $1.5 million to Carrot Rewards, an app that rewards users for increasing digital finance…
Today in company updates: Ask The Doctor reaches 250,000 doctor milestone, Flexiti Financial launches POS with 800 retailers
This week, two Toronto startups launched new features. Here’s the latest on Canada’s movers and shakers. Ask The Doctor…
Nelson acquires Edusight’s technology
Nelson has acquired Edusight technology assets, marking the publisher’s first purely digital acquisition. The company…
Ottawa startups can hitch a ride to Startupfest on the #HustleShuttle
Invest Ottawa is helping Ottawa startups get to Montreal’s Startupfest with the Hustle Shuttle. Ottawa startups will…
dubdub representing Canada at $100,000 French Founders Startup Tour competition
Toronto-based dubdub, a mobile video creation platform, has won the 2017 French Founders Startup Tour semi-finals in Montreal.…
Shopify launches Exchange marketplace to help merchants sell their businesses
Shopify has launched Exchange, a new marketplace for buying ecommerce websites. In a forum post, Shopify says it has “hundreds”…
Google’s DeepMind is opening its first international office in Edmonton
Google’s UK-based DeepMind AI company has opened its first international office in Edmonton. DeepMind Alberta will be…
Pet camera startup PetBot acquired by San Francisco-based Petcube
Toronto-based PetBot has been acquired by San Francisco-based Petcube, which develops pet cameras and software. Indiegogo-funded…
Startup Canada Podcast: Upstreet Craft Brewing’s Mitch Cobb on being an beer-preneur
Entrepreneurship is about learning, growing, and evolving, and this is proven with Mitch Cobb, the co-founder and CEO of Upstreet…
Flinks raises $500,000 to fuel mission of powering Canada’s FinTechs
Montreal-based Flinks has raised a $500,000 pre-seed round as the company works to be the go-to API solution for FinTechs in…
Hack To Start Ep.155: Jeff Morris Jr., director of product management and revenue at Tinder
Jeff Morris Jr. is the director of product management and revenue at Tinder. Morris Jr. got into tech after seeing a tweet…
Recent Supreme Court patent ruling could put Canadian companies at a disadvantage
A recent ruling on Canadian patent law could put Canadian innovators at a disadvantage compared to foreign companies, according…
Startup Culture Diaries: Making purpose part of a startup’s DNA
Welcome to a new monthly series from Foko CEO Marc Gingras on the importance of building a positive company culture. In this…
Vancouver Tech Podcast Ep.83: Eventide Project’s Nathan Ladd on Monoliths vs. Microservices
Special guest Nathan Ladd, co-creator of the Eventide Project joins host Drew Ogryzek for a discussion around monolithic software…