Ecofuel announces Richard Cloutier as president and CEO
The board of directors at Ecofuel, a cleantech startup accelerator based in Montreal, has just announced Richard Cloutier as…
Canadian Startup News
Startup Canada announces four BC co-working partnerships & funding for women entrepreneurship
Startup Canada has been on a roll in forwarding its mission of giving entrepreneurs the resources to start their own businesses.…
#smallrooms podcast: Wave
Rob Kenedi sits down with Kirk Simpson, co-founder of Wave, an online finance platform for SMBs, about Wave’s early days…
Tiny Hearts teams up with The Learning Partnership to give young people Real Talk about career choices
A Canadian non-profit, the Learning Partnership is the organization behind yesterday’s Take Our Kids to Work Day, which…
Today in funding ($39M): Bee Vectoring Technology, VISR, Marketing.AI, Coveo
Today’s funding news runs the gamut from seed round to Series D. Here’s the latest on who raised how much, from…
DMZ named top incubator in North America
Five years after launching and 200 startups later, the DMZ has earned the title of the top incubator in North America by Stockholm-based…
Coveo closes $35 million Series D round on heels of record growth
Quebec City-based Coveo has announced the close of a $35 million Series D round, led by IQ Venture Capital with participation…
Eric Migicovsky says Pebble’s sales have doubled since Apple Watch launch
Instead of hurting Pebble’s sales, the launch of the Apple Watch has apparently helped the company considerably. In an interview…
Flixel partners with Shutterstock to monetize its community of content creators
Flixel announced a new partnership yesterday to help drive more revenue from its growing community of content creators. The…
A sold-out WEST conference shows the future of entertainment is nearly upon us
“Wearable technology is really rooted in the human experience,” said Tom Emrich, founder of We Are Wearables and…
Wealthsimple rebrands as the FinTech company sheds its startup skin
Rebrands are not often the purview of small startups, left usually to larger institutions trying to shed the impression of…
Shopify revenue hits $52.8 million USD in huge Q3
Ottawa-based Shopify announced its Q3 2015 financial results today, showing the steady growth necessary post-IPO. For its second…
Today in Funding ($10M): Affinio, WHOOSH! & SweetIQ
It’s that Series A season, as two more startups join the growing club of Canadian companies closing rounds before year…
Startup Canada Podcast: RightBlue Labs’ Ronen Benin on being ready for success
“Entrepreneurship is about perseverance and not giving up. It’s important to continue to push that boulder up that hill…
SweetIQ raises $4.2 million Series A to tackle U.S. market
Montreal-based SweetIQ announced this morning the close of a $4.2 million Series A round, led by Plaza Ventures, with participation…