Waterloo-based Knowledgehook wins Google’s Game Changer Award
At a young age, Travis Ratnam felt that the intelligence of his father skipped a generation. When Ratnam’s father was 13,…
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With new seed funding, Hockeystick looks to compete with CB Insights for startup data
Raymond Luk agrees with my conceit that Canadian entrepreneurs have a natural predisposition towards building B2B companies.…
Bench raises $20 million CAD series B as it focuses on building new product
Vancouver-based Bench, which automates accounting for small businesses, announced the close of a $20 million CAD Series B ($16…
Influitive adds former Salesforce senior director to its team as it pursues aggressive growth
Influitive has been quietly building its advocate marketing empire over the past few months. In March, the company announced…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 13: Should the Canadian government pick winners?
When Apple stood up to the FBI a few weeks ago, we discussed the global implications of the tech leader’s fight for the…
Two-day Traction Conference featuring speakers from Hootsuite, Y Combinator
“Accelerate your business growth and revenue.” This is the succinct slogan of the Traction conference returning June 22…
Today in funding: Gymtrack, Clearwater Clinical, Semios, Acuva Technology
BDC Capital has likely had a busy past few weeks with all of the startups they’re currently funding on this list. Here’s…
nGUVU raises $3 million to accelerate growth of machine learning and gamification platform
nGUVU, which creates gamification and machine learning software for contact centres, has raised $3 million in funding from…
Large enterprises seeking help from startups at Innobahn events series
Ubisoft and the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal, which represents 7,000 members in its business community, are hosting…
Startupfest creates five new “Premium Fests” to encourage closer connections
Since 2011, the Startupfest has been attracting over 2,000 founders, investors, and analysts to Montreal to learn from tech…
Wealthsimple launches responsible investment portfolio to attract socially-conscious millennials
According to a study surveying 1,003 millennials by US-based agency Cone Communications, this generation is one of the most…
Globalive founder Tony Lacavera kicking off Startup Canada’s Day on the Hill
Globalive founder Tony Lacavera is set to kick off Startup Canada’s Day on The Hill, which will have over 1,500 entrepreneurs,…
Startup Accelerators: A guide for Canadians heading south of the border
Towards the end of 2015, we had a working, in-house app people were showing a lot of interest in. We came to the conclusion…
The new realities for Canadian entrepreneurs
First Round Capital published their latest LP letter last Friday. It details how the early stage venture capital firm is anticipating…
Influitive raises additional $8.2 million, acquires Ironark software
Toronto-based Influitive, a B2B advocate marketing platform, announced that it has raised an additional $8.2 million in a series…