Toronto-based Cyberpost raises $1.8 million to make snail mail virtual
Cyberpost, a Toronto-based virtual mail system, has raised $1.8 million ($1.5 million USD) from a group of private investors.…
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Report: Canadians trust computers more than humans and value flexibility in the future workplace
Startups are known for their fun and flexible workplace cultures open to embracing different ways of working. A few months…
Maluuba opens deep learning research lab in Montreal
Maluuba, a deep learning company which raised a $9 million series A in January, has opened a research and development lab with…
Mentorship as Empowerment: Challenging every woman to find a mentor and be a mentor
The empowered woman is a force to be reckoned with. She is bold and focused, with big goals and even bigger dreams. She is…
Wave raises $6.7 million from BDC Capital as it works to enter the lending space
BDC Capital has invested $6.7 million in Toronto-based Wave, bringing Wave’s total funding for its series C to $22.1…
RED Academy opening second location in Toronto
Digital media and technology school RED Academy is making another big push to expand its design-focused curriculum as it announces…
Hootsuite acquires Vancouver’s Sales Prodigy
Hootsuite announced today that it has acquired local Vancouver startup Sales Prodigy. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.…
C100 opens nominations for 48 Hours in the Valley program
C100 is taking nominations for its biannual 48 Hours in the Valley program, which takes 20 promising Canadian companies to…
Skywatch invites Waterloo tech community to space-focused NASA hackathon
Back in 2014, Waterloo-based SkyWatch won NASA’s International Space Apps Challenge for creating software dedicated to…
Carl Mercier steps down to chief product officer of VarageSale, appoints Andrew Sider as CEO
VarageSale co-founder Carl Mercier has stepped down from his position as CEO of the company, and will be taking the position…
W|W: The Wearable Weekly – The Rift opens (in Alaska)
Welcome to The Wearable Weekly, your trusted guide to all things wearable tech. If you only have time to read one thing about…
Permission Click raises $1.75 million in seed funding from Real Ventures, Friesens
Winnipeg-based Permission Click, a platform that helps students and parents efficiently coordinate permission slips, forms,…
Wealthsimple launches responsible investment portfolio to attract socially-conscious millennials
According to a study surveying 1,003 millennials by US-based agency Cone Communications, this generation is one of the most…
Snapchat reportedly acquires Toronto-based Bitstrips for $100 million
According to Fortune, Bitstrips has been purchased by Snapchat for approximately $100 million USD. The deal is a mix of both…
Lendified promises more efficient loans for small businesses on #TheDisruptors
With an outdated financial services system dominated by a select few institutions, the FinTech industry in Canada has been…