Why Groupon Acquired Uptake: Deal Targeting
Groupon confirmed its acquisition of social travel startup Uptake on Tuesday, though the terms were not disclosed. It’s the latest in a spate of…
Canadian Startup News
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North acquired by Google
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Black Swan #14: Disrupting startup culture and why Canadian FinTechs are pissed
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Sidewalk Labs pulls commitment to Quayside Venture Partners, as investors look to launch new fund
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Montréal tech saw five-quarter high in venture deals prior to COVID-19 crisis
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The horrifying truth about being a Black woman founder in Canada
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BetaKit, Jobbio, and TalentMinded team up to help unemployed Canadian tech workers BounceBack
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Sidewalk Labs announces it will “no longer pursue” Quayside project
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ApplyBoard raises $100 million CAD, claims $2 billion ‘unicorn’ valuation
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Federal government commits additional $250 million in IRAP funding to support high growth startups
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Black Swan #2 – Performing layoffs in a pandemic
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Karma’s Gift of Giving Model Attracts $4.5M in Funding
Karma, the app that takes the idea behind Apple’s Cards application and extends it to physical goods, has raised $4.5 million in funding from Sequoia…
EcoFactor Partners With Comcast to Optimize Home Energy Use
EcoFactor, a Redwood City, CA-based startup that provides cloud-based energy management for home heating and cooling, today announced a partnership with Comcast to provide…
Rafter Launches to Help Schools Manage Course Materials
Today the team behind textbook rental company BookRenter is launching a new company, Rafter, to help post-secondary schools manage educational content. Rafter provides a…
Wayin Raises $14M To Fund Second-Screen Platform
Wayin, the company co-founded by Sun Microsystems founder Scott McNealy, announced a $14 million series B funding round this week. The company provides a quick and…
Forecasting the Future of Check-Ins with Forecast 2.0
Future-tense social sharing app Forecast is launching version 2.0 of its app today in an effort to reverse a trend of slowing growth. The…
Vizibility Launches New NFC-enabled Networking Tool
New York-based startup Vizibility is launching a limited beta of its NFC-enabled business cards just in time for SXSW this year. It’s offering the…
Collections Tool ZenCash Helps Businesses Get Paid
There’s no shortage of online invoicing tools to help small businesses and freelancers get paid, from startup Freshbooks to larger solutions like QuickBooks. New…
Planboard Launches Lesson Planning Tool for Teachers
Education is a busy space for startups right now. With e-learning tools like Codecademy and Udemy gaining momentum, and tools for educators like Coursekit…
Philanthroper, the Groupon for Good, Goes Up For Sale
Philanthroper, the site launched by Mark Wilson’s Panoramic Media that applies a daily deals-style ecommerce model to charitable donations, is now up for sale….
Turning the iPhone Into Child’s Play with Ubooly
The iPhone and iPad topped a lot of children’s holiday wish lists in 2011, so it’s not surprising that companies would be looking to…
Usabilla Debuts Discover Tool, a “Pinterest for Designers”
Usabilla, the feedback tool that allows web designers to collect usability input on their creations, today introduced a new tool in closed beta called…
OpenLabel Brings on a CTO, Prepares to Launch Barcode App
Rating the world around you is something people seem inclined to do, judging by the traction of services like Yelp (which is looking to…