Report: poised to be global leader, Canadian blockchain sector faces challenges to scale
The Chamber of Digital Commerce Canada has released a new report on the country’s blockchain ecosystem, including statistics…
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L-Spark announces six SaaS startups participating in fall 2019 cohort
Ottawa-based SaaS accelerator L-Spark has announced the startups participating in the fall 2019 cohort of its SaaS-focused…
Swimming Canada selects TritonWear as its official training technology
TritonWear, a Toronto-based swim training device manufacturer, has been selected as the official training technology of Swimming…
A|I: The AI Times – A Canadian AI discovery
The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the…
Canadian investors join global group urging action on climate change
Climate Action 100+, a global investor group comprised of 370 investors with over $35 trillion USD in assets under management,…
HeyBryan raises $2.5 million after Canadian Securities Exchange IPO
HeyBryan, a peer-to-peer marketplace app that connects homeowners with home maintenance experts, has closed its initial public…
Family, friends campaign to help find UofT professor missing after Himalayas avalanche
Friends and family of Peter Wittek are raising awareness online in hopes of spurring efforts to find the University of Toronto…
Today in acquisitions: Rise People, AudienceView
In the past few days, several companies have made announcements on acquiring startups. Here’s the latest on Canada’s movers…
North, Vidyard, Atomwise repeat on Y Combinator’s ‘top companies’ list
On Wednesday, Mountain View-based accelerator Y Combinator (YC) published its list of its top 100 companies for 2019, which…
The casualties of moving fast and breaking things
Adam and James dreamed of making social change, to design a product to improve lives. They had seen the damage done by cigarettes…
Korbit raises $2.65 million for its AI tutoring platform
Montreal-based Korbit Technologies has announced the close of its $2.65 million seed round. The round was led by Khosla Ventures,…
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan announces incubator with Boston Consulting Group
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has officially announced that it is launching an incubator with BCG Digital Ventures,…
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Yes, there’s AI for dentists
The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to H|T using…
YC-backed Proptech startup Naborly raises $9.9 million CAD seed round
Toronto-based Proptech startup Naborly, which had developed a platform for residential tenant screening and credit building…
Martello Technologies raises $4.6 million in overnight public offering
Ottawa-based Martello Technologies has closed $4.6 million after a public offering on the TSX Venture Exchange. The funding…