Akerna closes $46 million acquisition of Toronto-based Ample Organics
Toronto-based cannabis software startup Ample Organics has officially been acquired by Akerna. The deal was valued at $46 million…
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Toronto tech venture deal count plummets in “unfortunate” first quarter of 2020
Toronto’s tech sector saw $361 million in venture funding over 41 deals in the first quarter of 2020, according to a new…
Uber launches grocery delivery service in Toronto, Montreal
Uber is now in the business of grocery delivery. The San Francisco-based ride-hailing giant has made the new service available…
Sidewalk Labs reportedly closes Toronto office, lays off 20 employees
Sidewalk Labs has reportedly permanently closed its Toronto office and laid off around 20 people, which represents more than…
Montréal makes Startup Genome’s top 30 as Toronto, Vancouver ecosystems drop in rankings
Montréal is Canada’s newest entrant to the top 30 of Startup Genome’s 2020 global ecosystem rankings, while Toronto-Waterloo…
Toronto-based challenger bank Stack acquired by Credit Sesame
Toronto-based challenger bank Stack has been acquired by Credit Sesame, a United States-based credit and loan company. The…
Toronto Region Board of Trade launches program to help Ontario businesses go digital
The free, new online business support program is designed to help Ontario businesses adapt to a more digital world during and…
Report: Canada ranked fourth startup ecosystem globally as Toronto, Vancouver drop for second year
Despite being ranked in the top four, Canada has fallen one spot in StartupBlink’s 2020 global startup ecosystem rankings,…
BehrTech receives $3 million grant to build industrial IoT lab in Toronto
Toronto-based BehrTech, a startup that develops wireless connectivity products for the Internet of Things (IoT), has received…
Toronto ShopHERE initiative goes national with $1 million investment from Google Canada
Google Canada is committing $1 million to ShopHERE to help expand the Digital Main Street program across Canada. Google Canada’s…
Black Swan #9 – Calgary and Toronto look to stop the bleeding
It’s been two weeks since our last episode, and there’s a reason for that. Black Swan was launched shortly after the pandemic…
Jon French departs NEXT Canada to take entrepreneurship role at University of Toronto
Jon French, who has long held a senior leadership position at NEXT Canada, has departed his role with the Toronto-based accelerator.…
Ritual, City of Toronto partner to provide free ordering tool to local foodservice businesses
Toronto Mayor John Tory is set to announce a partnership between the City and food ordering and mobile pickup startup Ritual,…
City leading Toronto tech initiative to get local small businesses online
The City of Toronto is set to announce a new program, ShopHERE, aimed at helping Toronto’s independent businesses build and…
Collision to give 1,000 laid-off Toronto residents free access to virtual conference
Collision from Home is launching an “employment initiative” aimed to give 1,000 people who have lost employment due to…