Student-run Front Row Ventures makes first $25,000 investment
Montreal-based Front Row Ventures has made its first investment in Pelcro, founded by a recent McGill graduate. Launched in…
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Navdeep Bains reaffirms commitment to net neutrality in response to anti-piracy group
Canada’s federal government has issued a formal response to an application filing from FairPlay Canada, an anti-piracy coalition…
RBC wants to tackle the challenges of being a product manager with FutureMakers event
On February 7, RBC is hosting its FutureMakers talk focused on the challenges of being a product manager with key takeaways…
Elevate Techfest returns in September with expanded impact startup pitch competition, corporate buyer zone
Elevate Toronto has rebranded to Elevate Techfest, and announced its plans for this year’s tech festival in Toronto.…
Drop closes $25.8 million Series A, repatriates former Airbnb exec
Toronto-based Drop announced today that it has closed a $25.8 million CAD Series A round ($21 million USD), led by New Enterprise…
Kirstine Stewart joining TribalScale as president and chief revenue officer
Toronto-based TribalScale has found its latest hire in Kirstine Stewart, who is joining the team as president and chief revenue…
Busbud raises $14 million Series B with former Expedia CEO, Luxury Retreats investors
Montreal-based Busbud has raised $14 million in Series B funding. The round was led by iNovia Capital and includes new investors…
mnubo raises $16.5 million to help manufacturers embrace IoT
Montreal-based mnubo has raised $16.5 million as it looks to continue international expansion. mnubo’s SmartObjects IoT…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 102: Why Tim Cook’s a “big fan” of Shopify
Tim Cook is a big fan of Shopify! Toronto made the shortlist for Amazon’s second headquarters. The New York Times is…
TechStars launches accelerator in Toronto with Colliers, partners with Dentons
Colliers is launching an accelerator with TechStars in Toronto focused on real estate technology. “Disruptive changes in…
Lyft donates $34,000 to SickKids through Round Up and Donate campaign
Lyft announced that it’s raised $34,000 for Toronto’s SickKids hospital after launching its Round Up and Donate…
Ethereum Capital wants to raise $50 million to invest in Ethereum-based companies
Several Canadian VC firms and technologists have banded together to launch Toronto-based Ethereum Capital, a company dedicated…
FloSonics raises $5 million for device helping hospitals track critically-ill patients
Sudbury-based FloSonics Medical has raised $5 million in funding led by iGan Partners. Other investors include Genesys Capital,…
Canadian media coalition wants government to reconsider ‘Netflix Tax’ stance
A coalition comprised of 45 Canadian media organizations has requested a meeting with federal Minister of Finance Bill Morneau…
MedStack’s Balaji Gopalan says companies must tell the stories of their customers
While entrepreneurs may be excited about their products and how they’ll change the industry, it’s hard to translate…