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Wattpad partners with India’s largest media company to expand presence in the region

Isabelle Kirkwood March 13, 2019

Toronto-based Wattpad, an online community for readers and writers, has announced a partnership and strategic investment with…

Inventures 2019 announces lineup of speakers, includes Michele Romanow

Sera Wong March 12, 2019

Inventures 2019, taking place in Calgary from June 5 to 7, has announced its latest lineup of speakers to be featured at the…

3D printing company, Formi3DP, receives $150,000 government investment

Sera Wong March 12, 2019

Formi3DP, a 3D printing company based in London, Ontario, has received a $150,000 investment from the federal government, as…

What Carol Leaman learned from scaling a company and selling it to Google

Stefan Palios March 12, 2019

Returning to Vancouver for its second year, TechExit.io presents the biggest exit success stories, and connects attendees with…

Halifax online hairdressing platform, Cribcut, secures $1 million pre-seed funding

Isabelle Kirkwood March 12, 2019

Halifax-based Cribcut, an online platform that connects mobile hair stylists to clients, announced it has raised $1.06 million…

Mastercard acquires Ethoca to help reduce digital commerce fraud

Caitlin Hotchkiss March 12, 2019

Mastercard has announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Toronto-based Ethoca, a global provider of technology…

Sidewalk Labs speaking with investors, Canada Infrastructure Bank about funding Quayside

Isabelle Kirkwood March 12, 2019

Sidewalk Labs has arrived at initial agreements with external financing partners and is in discussions with the Canada Infrastructure…

Dragons’ Den, Desjardins partner in search for youth-focused social entrepreneurs

Sera Wong March 12, 2019

For this upcoming season of CBC’s Dragons’ Den, the show is partnering with Desjardins in search of social entrepreneurs…

A|I: The AI Times – Canada’s space strategy

Amira Zubairi March 12, 2019

The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the…

Healthtech company Dapasoft & cybersecurity consultancy iSecurity merge

Sera Wong March 11, 2019

Dapasoft, a healthtech iPaaS (integration-platform-as-a-service) company announced that it has merged with iSecurity, a privacy…

Today in acquisitions: Dye & Durham acquires legal tech companies, Epik acquires BitMitigate

Isabelle Kirkwood March 11, 2019

Two companies have recently made announcements on acquiring startups. Here’s the latest on Canadian companies making acquisitions.…

Gene42, Care4Rare launch Canada’s first national rare disease research platform

Isabelle Kirkwood March 11, 2019

Gene42, a Toronto-based medicine software startup, recently launched Genomics4RD, Canada’s first national rare disease research…

Vancouver-based BasicGov receives $2 million investment

Amira Zubairi March 11, 2019

Vancouver-based BasicGov announced it will be receiving a $2 million investment over three years from TIMIA Capital. “The…

Calgary-based ZayZoon closes $15 million round for financial wellness tools

Isabelle Kirkwood March 11, 2019

ZayZoon, a provider of employee financial payroll features, announced it has raised $15 million in a funding round with institutional…

Lightspeed shares surge after TSX IPO

Isabelle Kirkwood March 11, 2019

Price shares in Lightspeed POS jumped by 18 percent on its first day of trading last Friday, with the company’s shares…

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Wattpad partners with India’s largest media company to expand presence in the region

Inventures 2019 announces lineup of speakers, includes Michele Romanow

3D printing company, Formi3DP, receives $150,000 government investment

What Carol Leaman learned from scaling a company and selling it to Google

Halifax online hairdressing platform, Cribcut, secures $1 million pre-seed funding

Mastercard acquires Ethoca to help reduce digital commerce fraud

Sidewalk Labs speaking with investors, Canada Infrastructure Bank about funding Quayside

Dragons’ Den, Desjardins partner in search for youth-focused social entrepreneurs

A|I: The AI Times – Canada’s space strategy

Healthtech company Dapasoft & cybersecurity consultancy iSecurity merge

Today in acquisitions: Dye & Durham acquires legal tech companies, Epik acquires BitMitigate

Gene42, Care4Rare launch Canada’s first national rare disease research platform

Vancouver-based BasicGov receives $2 million investment

Calgary-based ZayZoon closes $15 million round for financial wellness tools

Lightspeed shares surge after TSX IPO

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