Today in funding: Symend, TruLeaf, Beagle
Canadian companies from all over Canada have announced boosts in funding as the year comes to a close. Here’s the latest…
Canadian Startup News
Shopify tops Glassdoor’s Employees’ Choice Awards list in Canada
Glassdoor has released its list of Employees’ Choice Awards for Canada, highlighting the 25 Best Places to Work for 2017…
HackerYou bootcamp offically becomes accredited as Private Career College in Ontario
In September, Toronto-based coding bootcamp HackerYou announced that it was putting its bootcamp program on hold as it sought…
ParDONE announced as winner of Access to Justice Challenge’s $25,000 top prize
In July, Ryerson’s Legal Innovation Zone, in partnership with the Ministry of the Attorney General announced that six…
PwC’s Chris Dulny says corporations can support Canadian startups as customers (#BetaKit1on1)
Our latest instalment of #BetaKit1on1 turns from entrepreneurs like Tony Lacavera and Ariel Garten to another player in Canda’s…
Slack and Google to work together on integrations through strategic partnership
Slack has announced a strategic partnership with Google Cloud in an effort to facilitate deeper integrations with Google services…
Scotiabank investing $1 million in OCAD’s design thinking research studio
Scotiabank is dedicating $1 million to developing a Design Thinking Research Studio at OCAD, which will allow the university…
Breather raises $54 million Series C led by Menlo Ventures
Montreal-based Breather has announced $54 million in Series C funding, bringing its total funding to date to $96 million. This…
Fitbit deal is done, Pebble is insolvent, founder Eric Migicovsky will reportedly join Y Combinator
A new report from Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman indicates Fibit is close to finalizing a deal to acquire Pebble. Unfortunately…
Hack to Start Ep.126: Adelyn Zhou, head of marketing and co-founder of Topbots
Adelyn Zhou is the co-founder and Head of Marketing at Topbots. Zhou is a seasoned technology leader with experience at Nextdoor,…
Highline BETA partners with Cookhouse Lab to co-create and invest in insurance tech startups
Highline BETA is partnering with Cookhouse Lab, which provides a dedicated space for global insurance companies, technologists,…
Knowledgehook raises $1.25 million to empower math teachers with technology
After getting Google’s Game Changer Award at Google Demo Day in May, Waterloo-based Knowledgehook has now announced $1.25…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 45: Does Canada need a SaaS Conference?
This week, the CanCon podcast takes to the open road and sends Douglas Soltys to Ottawa to attend Canada’s first-ever…
Report: Canadian deal value reached $2.11 billion through October; exit activity remains sparse
PitchBook, a Seattle-based company providing a platform informing its clients of VC, PE, and M&A activity to make more…
Toronto-based advisory firm launches SaaS platform as software eats the consulting world
A Toronto-based professional advisory firm has launched a separate technology arm in an effort to stay competitive in the consulting…