#Startupfest Chats: Crew knows what real traction is after $10M round
Montreal’s International Startup Festival was a week of sun, fun, and compelling conversation. Here’s one of the…
Canadian Startup News
Venture capital investment across Canada up 33 per cent since last year
According to data released by Thomson Reuters, venture capital investment in Canadian startups gained momentum in the second…
FedDev Ontario invests $2.175 million in Halla Visteon Canada
The Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario) announced today an investment of up to $2.175…
Compass report: Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal all top 20 global startup ecosystems
Compass, a startup data benchmarking company, has released its second Startup Ecosystem Report. Three years after the initial…
#MakerFestivalTO alert: ReDeTec hosting 3D printing innovation night this Tuesday
ReDeTec, a 3D printing company dedicated to using recyclable materials (like 3D printing waste and plastic bottles), is hosting…
Perimeter Medical Imaging secures $5 Million Series A funding
Toronto-based Perimeter Medical Imaging, a company that develops real-time imaging systems for in-surgery tissue assessment,…
eSight is going public
Damon Capital Corp, a Canadian capital pool company, has agreed to combine with eSight. eSight, which helps the legally blind…
Maker Festival kicks off with Electric Runway exhibition, boldly mixing tech with fashion
What do LED lights, science experiments, and a giant dancing praying mantis made of paper have in common? These were…
Today in Funding: Benevity, Northleaf Capital Partners, and Viafoura
A variety of Canadian companies and funds raised big money this week. Here’s the latest on who raised how much, and from…
Velocity Fund Finals is Waterloo’s startup Thunderdome
I like to think of the Velocity Fund Finals like Thunderdome from “Mad Max”. Only here in Waterloo Region, it’s ten startups…
This Canadian streaming music service thinks it can win with niche
With U.S. audio-only streaming up 74% in the first half of 2015, streaming is clearly cemented as the undeniable future of…
Snug Vest’s wearable hug gets funding love to tackle U.S. market
Vancouver startup Snug Vest recently gained $500,000 in new funding for its innovative vest that gives people with autism a…
Twitter Canada wants to capture the “social soundtrack” of our country
Behind the 17th hole at the Glenn Abbey Golf Club in Oakville is Christopher Doyle, Twitter Canada’s head of Sports/Media…
TRACE Acquires Saskatoon-based UAV Manufacturer Draganfly Innovations
Toronto-based TRACE recently received $7 million in funding and promised it would expand its team and technology through various…
Procurify secures $4 million investment, brings on Hootsuite CEO Ryan Holmes and CFO Steve Johnson as advisors
Procurify, an international cloud procurement software firm headquartered in Vancouver, announced it’s received $4 million…