After pivoting to podcasts, LumiQ raises $1.1 million
When Luminari launched its podcasting product in 2019, the startup considered it to be a valuable layer to its existing career…
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Right-wing favoured video platform Rumble secures investment from JD Vance, Peter Thiel
Toronto-based video-sharing platform Rumble has raised new funding in a round led by JD Vance’s Narya Capital and Peter Thiel,…
Vancouver-based Dooly raises $80 million USD Series B round
Vancouver-based software startup Dooly, which offers a connected workplace solution for sales professionals, has closed an…
Hardware startup Tenstorrent raises over $200 million in funding, claims $1 billion valuation
Tenstorrent, a Toronto-based startup that develops computing hardware for artificial intelligence applications, has raised…
General Assembly Pizza set to go public on TSXV June 3
Toronto’s General Assembly Pizza (GA Pizza) has filed its final non-offering prospectus and is set to begin listing on the…
White Star Capital closes $50 million USD fund focused on crypto and blockchain
In the last few weeks, crypto has seized the global tech sector’s attention. From Tesla CEO Elon Musk going cold on bitcoin,…
R|T: The Retail Times – Amazon’s expanded BC presence
The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to R|T using…
Mogo, Unbounce making acquisitions amid planned expansions
Two Canadian tech companies, Mogo and Unbounce, are acquiring other firms as they look to expand their offerings. Mogo, a Vancouver-based…
Curatio ramps up COVID-19 response with app launch in India, two new partnerships
In the last month, Vancouver-based healthtech company Curatio has taken steps to accelerate its response to COVID-19, announcing…
How Ada piggybacked Zoom and Shopify’s growth during the pandemic to become a Canadian unicorn
Powering the likes of Zoom, Facebook, and Square, customer support software startup Ada has seen a record year of growth amid…
ALT TEX closes $1.5 million pre-seed round to commercialize sustainable polyester alternative
Toronto-based sustainable fashion and biotechnology startup ALT TEX has raised a $1.5 million CAD pre-seed round of funding.…
Knix reportedly secures $53 million in latest funding round
Toronto-based startup Knix Wear, an e-commerce company that sells intimate apparel, has closed a new round of financing at…
BuyProperly raises $2 million to expand real estate investment platform across Canada, US
Toronto-based FinTech startup BuyProperly has secured a $2 million CAD pre-seed round to fuel the growth of its online fractional…
Launch Academy giving $100,000 in scholarships to aspiring entrepreneurs affected by COVID-19
Vancouver-based tech incubator Launch Academy, and its co-founder and CEO Ray Walia, have announced plans to provide $100,000…
BioBox Analytics launches platform to help scientists analyze genomic data
After two years of development, Toronto-based biotech software startup BioBox Analytics has publicly launched its platform,…