Instamek acquires competitor WrenchPatrol to establish Vancouver presence
instaMek, an Edmonton-based on-demand car service repair company, has announced the acquisition of Vancouver-based WrenchPatrol,…
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Hack to Start Ep. 112: Tracy Chou, software engineer
Tracy Chou is a software engineer and was most recently at Pinterest, where she worked on the home feed and recommendations…
DDB expands brand accelerator program across Canada
Tech startups looking to effectively connect customers with their brand have a new option. On Monday, the DDB Canada agency…
Startup Canada Podcast: Yukon Brewing co-founder Bob Baxter reveals expansion is difficult without “hometown advantage”
Yukon Brewing’s craft beer has cemented its place as a local favourite up North. But expanding the brand into other Canadian…
Here’s what Riipen COO Dave Savory learned after a year of scaling
Riipen is a Vancouver-based startup with a web platform that connects employers with top talent coming out of our post-secondary…
Thorasys raises $1.3 million to develop a new method of measuring lung function
Montreal-based Thorasys, which is developing products for the diagnosis of lung diseases, has raised $1.3 million in funding…
Cossette Health opens applications for fall cohort
Just over a week after Cossette announced it was seeking tourism-related startups for Cossette Lab, the marketing communications…
Canalyst raises $2.7 million seed round to fuel Canada and U.S. expansion
Vancouver-based Canalyst, an equity research platform that helps analysts and portfolio managers with research, announced $2.7…
TouchBistro partners with Square to allow its users to accept Apple Pay, access loans
Toronto-based TouchBistro, a leading iOS point of sales apps for restaurants and bars in 37 countries, announced today that…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 31: Canada’s startup scalability problem
This week the CanCon podcast asks if LegalTech is innovating, or just disrupting bank accounts. Following a Hulk Hogan lawsuit…
Vancouver Tech Podcast Ep. 41: Motive.io and Dooly.ai
Drew and James open the show with a quick chat about what a startup is. They also catch up on Drew’s domain problems.…
Lightspeed CEO Dax Dasilva wants to create “a new wave of nonprofits” with art & tech
Over the past weekend, Lightspeed CEO Dax Dasilva touched down in Los Angeles for music festival FYF Fest — but not to promote…
HitchPlanet drives past one million kilometre milestone, announces expansion
HitchPlanet, western Canada’s largest ridesharing startup, just celebrated a major milestone: one million kilometres shared…
W|W: The Wearable Weekly – Smartwatches of luxury
Welcome to The Wearable Weekly, your trusted guide to all things wearable tech. If you only have time to read one thing about…
Georgian Partners Growth Fund III doubles up previous fund with $485M CAD raise
Toronto-based Georgian Partners has raised $485 million CAD ($375 million USD) for its third growth equity fund, more than…