Wealthsimple announces $114 million investment led by TCV, claims $1.4 billion valuation
Toronto-based FinTech startup Wealthsimple has raised $114 million CAD in equity financing. Following the raise, Wealthsimple…
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Praemo raises $4.5 million CAD in Series A follow-on financing
Kitchener-Waterloo-based Praemo, which uses industrial IoT data to provide insights to enterprises, has raised $4.5 million…
BroadbandTV looking to go public on TSX through $172 million IPO
BBTV Holdings, the holding company of Vancouver-based media and technology company BroadbandTV, has filed for an initial public…
Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy extended to June 2021, as CEBA small business loans expanded
The federal government of Canada announced on Friday a number of expansions for COVID-19 relief programs for business, including…
Federal government doles out cumulative $13.4 million to four healthtech organizations
Four Toronto-based healthtech businesses and organizations have received a cumulative $13.4 million in loans and grants from…
New federal COVID-19 rent relief subsidy allows businesses to directly apply
The Government of Canada is launching a new federal rent relief program for businesses amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.…
Clearbanc deepens push into e-commerce with inventory financing
Toronto-based Clearbanc has launched a new inventory program, whereby Clearbanc purchases inventory directly from suppliers…
New angel group launches to inject early-stage capital into Western Canada tech startups
A new angel organization has formed with an aim to expand access to capital for early-stage tech entrepreneurs in Western Canada.…
R|T: The Retail Times – Moving mountains
The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to R|T using…
Biotech startup Phenomic AI raises $7.97 million CAD to identify promising cancer drugs
Toronto-based Phenomic AI, which aims to help researchers spot the differences between cells that could be early signs of disease…
All signs point to MontrĂ©al as home of Sonderâs second headquarters
San Francisco-based and MontrĂ©al-founded travel tech startup Sonder is looking to grow the companyâs presence in its hometown.…
Report: While proportion of women on boards increasing slowly, visible minorities still vastly underrepresented
Although the presence of women on the boards of some Canadian companies is slowly increasing, there is still a notable lack…
Today in funding: Course Studio, Olive, goPeer, WeUsThem, Prospre
Five Canadian startups have announced fresh funding to fuel their growth, including Course Studio, Olive, goPeer, WeUsThem,…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Quadruple play
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…
ShopHERE launches in Halifax with $100,000 in federal funding to help small businesses
ShopHERE powered by Google, the Digital Main Street program aimed to help independent small businesses and artists move their…