Today in company updates: Wattpad launches video storytelling app, LANDR announces music distribution feature
This week, several Canadian startups have made announcements, launching new features, partnerships, and more. Here’s the…
Canadian Startup News
How to rock your return to startup after maternity leave
Several months ago, I wrote a post about family planning in a startup. I wrote another post about what it was like to be out…
NACO seeking nominations for Most Promising Startups of the Year, Angel of the Year awards
The National Angel Capital Organization (NACO) is accepting nominations for its 2017 NACO Awards, which recognizes Canadian…
Quebec gov’t will begin collecting taxes from Airbnb in October
The Quebec government has reached an agreement with home-sharing company Airbnb to begin collecting ‘lodging taxes’ from…
Kik plans to raise $157 million CAD through token distribution event
Kik has announced that its token distribution event (TDE) will begin on Tuesday, September 12, 2017. Kik is looking to raise…
Nuco launches Aion framework to tackle blockchain’s interoperability problem
Toronto-based Nuco has launched Aion, an interoperable blockchain network and framework that allows communication between blockchains.…
Sportlogiq raises $5 million Series A as it eyes European expansion
Montreal-based Sportlogiq, which has developed an AI-powered player tracking and sports analytics platform, has just raised…
Hack To Start Ep.163: Drew Strojny, founder of Memberful
Drew Strojny is a retired NFL player turned tech entrepreneur. He is the founder of Memberful, super easy to use membership…
Report: Attracting qualified applicants considered a top barrier to securing tech talent
A recent survey by IT firm Robert Half Technology finds that the most common challenge to hiring strong tech talent is not…
7shifts raises $4.5 million to scale automated employee scheduling platform
Saskatoon-based 7shifts has raised $4.5 million in funding from Tandem Capital and existing investor Relay Ventures. 7shifts’…
Crowdbabble pitches automated analytics platform for marketers on #TheDisruptors
Toronto-based Crowdbabble, a pitch on the latest season of The Disruptors, wants to give marketers a way to gain more subscribers…
Startup Canada Podcast: Legal literacy for entrepreneurs
As children, we’re taught to treat others how we want to be treated. This life lesson follows you into adulthood, where we…
RBC wants to use AI to give customers financial advice
Canadian bank RBC is hedging on a bet that its customers will want to get banking advice from artificial intelligence. Canada’s…
Following Shoes.com shutdown, co-founder Sean Clark says company did “too much too fast”
In January, Shoes.com announced that it would be shutting down its operations by taking its three properties — Shoes.com,…
Ideal raises $3 million to invest in virtual assistant for recruiters
Ideal, a virtual assistant targeted to recruiters, announced that it has raised a $3 million seed round. The round was led…