Québec organizations rally residents to buy from local startups on April 2
A group of organizations is putting together an event on April 2 that encourages Québec residents to buy a product or service…
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Techstars Toronto announces 10 startups joining 2020 cohort
Techstars Toronto has announced the 10 startup’s joining the accelerator program’s third cohort, which will now begin on…
Trudeau announces 75 percent wage subsidies, interest-free loans for Canadian small businesses
On Friday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that the federal government will now be providing 75 percent employees wage…
Export Development Canada provides more detail on emergency loan program
As part of the federal government’s $82 billion COVID-19 emergency support package, which was approved by the Senate…
Borrowell survey shows financial strain Canadians are under amid pandemic
A new survey conducted by Toronto FinTech startup Borrowell has found that three in four Canadians are experiencing financial…
Lighter Capital expands debt financing business to Canada
Lighter Capital, a Seattle-headquartered financing lender, is making its debt financing offerings, including term loans and…
Survey finds Canadian small businesses seeing 50 percent revenue decline amid COVID-19
A survey conducted by Toronto-based FinTech startup Lending Loop has found that Canadian small businesses have seen an average…
Here’s how #CDNtech companies are pitching in during COVID-19
As the COVID-19 pandemic escalates in Canada and around the world, businesses are taking steps to help flatten the curve and…
A|I: The AI Times – Canada’s quantum edge
The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the…
Council of Canadian Innovators execs found not to have violated federal lobbying rules
Canada’s Lobbying Commissioner Nancy Belanger has found that Benjamin Bergen and Dana O’Born, executives with the Council…
Challenger bank NorthOne raises $29.3 million CAD Series A
NorthOne, a Toronto-based challenger bank that offers banking for small businesses and startups, has raised a $29.3 million…
Northumberland CFDC launches loan program for women-led ventures in Eastern Ontario
The Northumberland Community Futures Development Corporation (CFDC), which powers the Cobourg, Ont.-based accelerator Venture13,…
How a dual-track approach to fundraising can open doors for your startup
Look at any business-oriented article or blog these days, and you’ll see that we’re at a critical stage in Canada’s tech…
R|T: The Retail Times – COVID supply chain
The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to R|T using…
Report: Canadian VC investments set record in 2019 as tech sector dominates
Canadian venture capital (VC) investment reached new heights in 2019, with a record $6.2 billion CAD invested over 539 deals,…