Q4 lays off 13 people at its Toronto office
Q4 has laid off 13 people at its Toronto office, BetaKit has learned. In a statement to BetaKit, CEO Darrell Heaps confirmed…
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Shutterstock acquires Toronto-based Flashstock for $65 million
Shutterstock has acquired Toronto-based Flashstock for $65 million CAD. Flashstock’s platform allows brands to request…
Amazon opens new office in Toronto, plans to hire 200 people
Amazon is on a fast track to dominating the world in every market. Coming off a massive quarter with its share price soaring…
House of VR hosting VR Proud event celebrating Pride Toronto
House of VR is hosting a VR Proud edition to celebrate Pride month. Taking place on June 22, the event will include DJs, pride…
Mayor John Tory calls on Toronto tech community to make diversity a priority at #MoveTheDial
At a #MoveTheDial event in Toronto on Thursday morning, women founders and tech leaders gathered to learn how to amplify their…
Element AI raises $137.5 million Series A, plans to hire 100 people in Toronto
Canada’s AI ecosystem just got a massive boost with Element AI’s $137.5 million Series A. The funding was led by Data Collective…
Blockchain Research Institute announces research partnership with Canadian gov’t, City of Toronto
Father-and-son duo Don and Alex Tapscott, also the co-founders of the Blockchain Research Institute, (BRI) have announced a…
MaRS’ Urban Mobility Design Camp explores why Toronto is well-positioned to become a smart city
A place like the MaRS Discovery District in Toronto is no stranger to hosting events that throw the word “innovation” around…
Ontario and Toronto gov’ts launch grant program for digitizing small businesses
While many small businesses are constantly trying to keep up with evolving digital business practices, they sometimes struggle…
Two Toronto entrepreneurs win combined $60,000 at WeWork Creator Awards
WeWork announced the winners of its WeWork Creator Awards for the midwest region, which included two Toronto-based entrepreneurs.…
ROSS Intelligence opening R&D headquarters in Toronto
ROSS Intelligence, an IBM Watson-powered platform that helps lawyers find relevant cases with natural language search, is returning…
Toronto Women’s Entrepreneurship Forum wants to support aspiring women founders
On June 1, SheEO will host the Toronto Women’s Entrepreneurship Forum 2017, bringing together current and aspiring women…
OTT Financial Group arranges WeChat Pay partnership with Tourism Toronto
While Canadians eagerly await the launch of Android Pay and Samsung Pay, Chinese messaging app WeChat’s ‘Pay’ platform…
GoFetch raises $1.4 million seed round, expands to Toronto
Vancouver-based GoFetch, an online pet sitting marketplace, has just closed a $1.4 million seed round from an undisclosed group…
Edmonton-based Jobber opens Toronto office to tap into sales and marketing talent
A year and a half after it announced an $8 million Series A, Jobber has opened a Toronto sales office as it focuses on growth.…