Scale AI invests $10 million to create ten AI university chairs across Canada
Québec-based artificial intelligence (AI) supercluster Scale AI is investing $10 million to support the creation of at least…
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Canadian startup Boss Insights helping American small businesses navigate PPP loans
Since launching in early April, the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), a COVID-19 relief initiative in the United States that…
Benevity founder Bryan de Lottinville to become executive chairman as Andrew Huddart takes over CEO role
Bryan de Lottinville, the founder of corporate social responsibility software startup Benevity, is departing his role as CEO…
Phelix.ai raises $1 million seed round led by Well Health Technologies
Toronto-based Phelix.ai, a startup that develops automation tools for the health sector, has raised a $1 million seed round.…
DMZ launches virtual incubator program with Town of Innisfil to help scale tech startups
The DMZ has partnered with the Town of Innisfil, Ontario to help scale tech startups and increase government procurement in…
Top Hat to acquire Nelson Education’s post-secondary textbook business
Top Hat is set to acquire the Canadian domestic higher education textbook businesses of Nelson Education, one of the country’s…
Future Skills Centre to invest $15 million in projects that support workers affected by COVID-19
The Future Skills Centre, a research organization based in Toronto, has launched a $15 million call for proposals for solutions…
Cinchy secures $10 million, looks to expand data network into healthcare amid COVID-19
Toronto-based startup Cinchy has closed a $10 million CAD Series A funding round as it looks to help financial and healthcare…
Facebook Canada offering $3.5 million to support 650 Canadian small businesses
Facebook Canada is offering $3.5 million in grants, virtual training programs, and product features aimed to support Canadian…
Director-general of World Health Organization to speak at Collision from Home
Collision from Home has announced that Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO),…
Emerge Commerce looking to go public on TSXV via reverse takeover
Toronto-based e-commerce startup Emerge Commerce has announced plans to go public on the TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV) following…
Following layoffs, Sensibill secures $5 million in debt financing
Many Canadian startups have faced challenges of late due to the economic impacts of COVID-19. Receipt management app Sensibill…
Group of Shopify volunteers create free COVID-19 contact tracing app
A group of Shopify volunteers have created COVID Shield, an app that offers COVID-19 exposure notifications, aimed at helping…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Thrown for a loop
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…
Shopify moving "vast majority" of employees to permanent remote work
Shopify has announced that it is now a “digital by default” company, meaning the majority of its employees will permanently…