Influitive loses CFO and VP of marketing, trims staff to extend runway
Influitive has lost key members of its staff today, BetaKit has learned. Among those departing were Paul Marshall, Influitive’s…
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Hyperwallet expands to the UK with hopes of nabbing top FinTech talent
Hyperwallet, a digital payout provider aimed squarely at the sharing and gig economies, announced in late January that it has…
10 Montreal tech companies to watch in 2017
Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. Despite 2016 being labelled the worst year ever in terms of politics…
Six startups selected to scale at Boston’s Canadian Technology Accelerator
The Consulate General of Canada in Boston has announced that six Canadian software and healthtech companies will be joining…
Ontario investing $75 million over five years in big data initiatives
Ontario announced that it’s launching a new strategy to support researchers by helping them turn their discoveries into…
Intelocate takes home ResolveTO’s $100,000 investment prize
Last week, the creators behind Startupfest hosted ResolveTO, an event aimed at encouraging startups and enterprises to innovate…
Kickstarter opens first international location after acquiring Vancouver-based Huzza
Through the acquisition of livestreaming video media startup Huzza, Kickstarter has opened its first office in Canada. According…
PointClickCare raises $111 million from San Francisco’s Dragoneer Investment Group
Mississauga-based PointClickCare, which provides cloud-based software for long-term post-acute care and senior care, has raised…
Three things startups need to know before working with big corporate
Amidst some of the big names, big prizes, and big wins of ResolveTO, there was a quieter stage – the Startup Stage – that…
Hyasynth wants to harness the therapeutic benefits of cannabis, without marijuana
The question is no longer if cannabis contains chemical compounds that can be used therapeutically, but how these compounds…
Hack To Start Ep.134: Mike Schmidt, co-founder of Dovetale
Mike Schmidt is the co-founder of Dovetale. Schmidt grew up outside Toronto and later attended Queen’s University, studying…
Slack launches Enterprise Grid to support businesses with up to 500,000 people
Everyone’s favourite productivity app isn’t playing in little league anymore. The Vancouver-based company recently announced…
Mike Serbinis gives “all-in” lesson for startup founders at #TechTO
For entrepreneurs eager to create massive, world-changing companies, LEAGUE founder and CEO Mike Serbinis has some words of…
D-Wave open sources software tool to build foundation for a quantum computing community
Quantum computing is complicated. Even when the technology works, there are only so many people who are even aware it’s a…
Immigration, hives, and life under NAFTA
I came to Canada on a weird little carve out of NAFTA — a small provision for Management Consultants. This allowed me…