Six startups selected to participate in the MasterCard Women in Entrepreneurship program
Back in March, MasterCard and Ryerson’s DMZ teamed up and announced the “MasterCard Women in Entrepreneurship program.”…
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Bit Stew Systems raises $17.2 million from GE, Cisco, Yaletown + BDC Capital
Burnaby-based Bit Stew Systems was started in 2005 by Kevin Collins and Alex Clark, and provides data integration and management…
Wave Accounting raises $10 million from CRV, The Social+Capital Partnership, OMERS Ventures
Toronto-based Wave Accounting, the free small business web-based accounting solution, has announced it has closed a Series…
UberSelect now available in Toronto
Despite ongoing scrutiny from local politicians across the country, Uber continues to roll out new services in Canada. …
PCH Hardware Hackathon hits #KWRegion this June
As a sponsor of the first ever Hardware Hackathon in Toronto, we an attest to the care and attention PCH puts into such community…
Vancouver-based Mobidia acquired by App Annie Inc
PE Hub is reporting that Vancouver-based Mobidia was acquired last week by App Annie, a mobile app intelligence platform based…
CVCA: $362 million in Canadian VC investments in Q1 2015
The Canadian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (CVCA) released its Q1 2015 statistics and revealed a total…
FreshBooks CEO Mike McDerment says “money doesn’t solve all problems” on #TheDisruptors
FreshBooks is the latest disruptive Canadian startup to be featured on The Disruptors, BNN’s new hit TV show. …
InteraXon raises $10 million
Toronto-based InteraXon has secured its additional funding with a $10 million Series B investment led by OMERS Ventures and…
FounderFuel announces Spring 2015 Cohort
As part of Demo Day today, Montreal-based startup accelerator FounderFuel announced the six companies comprising its Spring…
Ontario government creates new $20 million Health Technology Innovation Evaluation Fund
At the MaRS HealthKick 2015 event in Toronto today, the Ontario government announced the creation of a new fund to grow and…
Shopify IPO aiming to raise $108 million (USD)
Additional details regarding Shopify’s IPO has been revealed. According to a new regulatory filing, the Ottawa-based…
Due South: Orchard knows it’s all about the network
Welcome to Due South, a new series that profiles Canadian entrepreneurs who have founded companies outside of the motherland.…
Uber stages Toronto rally for “common sense regulations”
“Convenience. Safety. Accountability.” These are but a few of the adjectives Uber supporters used to describe the scrappy,…
Ontario Pension Board invests into Northleaf Venture Catalyst Fund, total commitment now $264 million
Northleaf Capital, which calls itself “Canada’s largest independent global private markets fund manager and advisor,”…