New data on Montreal startup ecosystem shows need for investments in scaling, capital
Montreal’s startup ecosystem has been changing over the past number of years. In 2015, Startup Genome ranked it among the…
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Ontario accelerators in flux after government lapses on CLA program funding
Following sweeping tech cuts from the Province of Ontario, a large number of publicly funded programs were recently either…
Impact Centre updates Narwhal List to reflect 2019’s big rounds, exits
Following Canada seeing a number of significant raises in addition to large exits in the first half of 2019, the University…
A|I: The AI Times – AI’s poker face
The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the…
A guide to Singapore’s startup scene for Canadian entrepreneurs
For Canadian entrepreneurs looking to do business in Asia, Singapore is one of the natural hubs to consider. The island city-state’s…
Wattpad launches monetization model globally
Toronto-based Wattpad has announced that two of its monetization initiatives, Wattpad Paid Stories and Wattpad Premium, are…
Michelle Obama to speak at Elevate 2019
Today at Design Exchange, Elevate announced that Michelle Obama, former First Lady of the United States, will be speaking at…
Rob Maurin wants to replicate Wave’s success at Plooto
Rob Maurin knows a thing or two about crafting an identity for an early-stage FinTech startup. In 2009, when financial services…
Mogo, League partner for health insurance fraud protection solution
Vancouver-based FinTech Mogo and Toronto-based digital benefits platform League are teaming up to bring identity fraud protection…
Scale AI receives additional $23.4 million from Quebec government
On Monday, it was announced that the Government of QuĂ©bec had granted $23.4 million in funding to Quebec-based Supercluster…
Communitech, Rogers to launch 5G innovation lab in Kitchener-Waterloo
Communitech and Rogers have announced a three-year partnership that will see the organizations open a 5G innovation lab in…
Rival Technologies raises first financing round totalling $8.5 million CAD
Rival Technologies, a voice, video, and chat marketing solution based in Vancouver, has raised $8.5 million CAD, claiming to…
Lightspeed acquires Switzerland-based POS solutions provider iKentoo
Lightspeed today announced the acquisition of iKentoo, a Switzerland-based POS solutions provider for small and medium-sized…
Today in acquisitions: mCloud, Croesus, Xtreme Blockchain Labs
Over the past few weeks, several companies have made announcements on acquiring startups. Here’s the latest on Canada’s…
Flybits secures $45 million CAD Series C for context-as-a-service platform
Toronto-based Flybits, a context-as-a-service platform for mobile apps, has closed a $45 million CAD ($35 million USD) Series…