TRACE Live Networks Raises $7 million to take live-streamed content “to an entirely new level”
Toronto-based Trace has followed-up its 2.5 million seed round from late 2014 and announced a $7 million ‘B’ financing…
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University of Waterloo creates facility dedicated to smart transportation
The University of Waterloo has established a new research facility dedicated to researching new breeds of smarter and greener…
PlentyOfFish acquired by Match Group for $575 million (USD)
Vancouver-based Plenty of Fish, the online dating site that was started by Markus Frind in 2003, has been acquired by the Match…
Mnubo partners with Hortau to bring IoT to farming
Mnubo, a Montreal-based Internet of Things data analytics company, has announced that it’s working in partnership with…
Slyce-powered Craves wants to bridge gap between the styles you see & the clothing you shop
“Where did you get that?” It’s a question cooed at parties and in powder rooms, often asked by women, the tone edged…
BrainStation finds new home in old Global Village hostel
The 150-year-old heritage building at King and Spadina, most well-known as the former site of the Global Village Backpackers…
Toronto Exhibit Explores How Sports Synthesize Fashion and Function
For more than a hundred years, sports have been synthesizing fashion and function to offer garments that stretch the limits…
Toronto-based Shifthub acquired by When I Work
When I Work, a Minnesota-based scheduling and time clock app used by companies like Tesla, Uber, announced an acquisition of…
BrainStation acquires Origami Academy
Last week, BrainStation announced that the company has acquired the Origami Academy, a Latin American digital learning institute…
Wattpad and Cosmopolitan hooking up for content partnership
Wattpad and Cosmopolitan announced last week a partnership that has the two publication giants swapping content. Articles from…
New tech school RED Academy launches in Vancouver
Vancouver’s newest digital media and technology school, RED Academy, has officially launched – and celebrated with an open…
Today in funding: Introhive, Fulcrum Capital Partners, Xagenic, and Canadian Media Fund
Canadian companies in the media, medical, and middle-market industries — plus a couple of former BlackBerry execs — raised…
Canada ranks #2 in Dell’s Global Women Entrepreneur Index
While the tech industry in North America still has a long way to go when it comes to women in tech, a report from Dell says…
IBM hosts a different type of women in tech event in Toronto
A new career event for women in tech isn’t easy to organize, and the pressure to give interesting, authentic advice can be…
FedDev commits $3.2 million to support southwestern Ontario SMB’s through WOCDFCA
Through FedDev, the Harper government has announced it’s investing millions to help businesses succeed in southwestern…