Canadian startup news of the week (02/04/18)
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OneEleven launches insurtech growth program with Aviva Canada
Toronto-based OneEleven has launched an insurtech growth program with insurance company Aviva Canada. The four-month program…
Elevate Techfest returns in September with expanded impact startup pitch competition, corporate buyer zone
Elevate Toronto has rebranded to Elevate Techfest, and announced its plans for this year’s tech festival in Toronto.…
Drop closes $25.8 million Series A, repatriates former Airbnb exec
Toronto-based Drop announced today that it has closed a $25.8 million CAD Series A round ($21 million USD), led by New Enterprise…
A|I: The AI Times – Everyone wants a piece of Montreal AI
The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 102: Why Tim Cook’s a “big fan” of Shopify
Tim Cook is a big fan of Shopify! Toronto made the shortlist for Amazon’s second headquarters. The New York Times is…
Canadian startup news of the week (01/28/18)
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Transferwise partners with Flinks to power its instant account verification process
Montreal-based Flinks has partnered with Transferwise, a UK-based firm that works to provide international money transfer at…
10 Montreal tech companies to watch in 2018
When I put together this list last year, I began it by mentioning that 2016 was the worst year ever in terms of politics and…
RateHub raises $12 million Series A to build end-to-end mortgage platform
Toronto-based Ratehub has raised a $12 million Series A investment led by Elephant, a Boston-based VC firm founded by Jeremiah…
Mylo raises $2 million from Desjardins Capital to expand its spare change investment platform
Montreal-based Mylo — which allows users to round up their purchases and invest the spare change — has raised a $2 million…
Financeit receives investment from Goldman Sachs to acquire home improvement software company Centah
Financeit — a POS financing provider for the home improvement, vehicle, and retail industry — has raised an undisclosed…
Canadian startup news of the week (12/17/17)
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Highline BETA and RBC collaborating to co-create new ventures
Highline BETA has announced a collaboration with RBC to co-create new ventures. Highline BETA hopes to leverage RBC’s…
Payment Rails launches API to help businesses set up global payment platforms
Montreal-based Payment Rails has an API for a global payment platform, allowing businesses and platforms to send global payments…