Today in funding ($3.6M): Lanla, Local Logic
This week, several Canadian startups got a boost with rounds of funding. Here’s the latest on who raised how much, and from…
Canadian Startup News
Element AI raises $137.5 million Series A, plans to hire 100 people in Toronto
Canada’s AI ecosystem just got a massive boost with Element AI’s $137.5 million Series A. The funding was led by Data Collective…
Top Hat raises $9 million, launches collaborative platform to disrupt textbook publishing industry
Top Hat has raised $9 million in its Series C follow-on funding from Toronto-based Leaders Fund. The company raised its $29.5…
#SpotlightSeries: Michael Hyatt on the three ways a VC can help your startup
During a recent Spotlight Series conversation with Razor Suleman, BlueCat founder Michael Hyatt highlighted the many ways VCs…
Aviva Ventures wants to invest up to $10 million in startups during its Pitch Day
After hosting an Aviva Pitch Day last year, property and casualty insurance group Aviva Canada announced that Aviva Ventures,…
The future of retail is virtual and seamless
Imagine: your boyfriend asks you to go shopping because it’s so enjoyable; there are no more dreadful checkout lines to wait…
Figure 1 raises $13 million Series B as it explores new revenue streams
Toronto-based Figure 1, a medical sharing app known as the “Instagram for doctors,” has raised a $13 million Series…
Vancouver Tech Podcast Ep.80: Melanie Ewan, Program Director at Women in Tech World
Melanie Ewan of Women in Tech World joins host Drew Ogryzek and discusses her background, the importance of increasing diversity…
Startup Canada Podcast: Radical generosity and investing in women entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs share a common desire to change the world for the better. Change agent and women entrepreneurship advocate, Vicki…
McRock Capital’s Whitney Rockley becomes first woman to chair CVCA
McRock Capital co-founder and managing partner Whitney Rockley has become the first woman to chair the Canadian Venture Capital…
DMZ launches New York space open to entrepreneurs across Canada
The DMZ has launched its first US expansion with the opening of a New York-based space. The new DMZ office is located at Primary,…
Startup Culture Diaries: The least talked about, most important factor in startup success
Welcome to a new monthly series from Foko CEO Marc Gingras on the importance of building a positive company culture. In this…
Canadian gov’t’s fast-track visa program officially launches today
Canada’s long-awaited fast-track visa officially launched today, with Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development…
CIBC named top mobile banking app among Canadian banks
CIBC’s mobile banking app has earned the highest score among five other Canadian banks in a recent study of banking apps.…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 71: Is HomePod and ARKit enough from Apple to stay innovative?
Apple held its annual developer conference, WWDC, in San Jose last week. A conference usually focused heavily on Apple’s…