Parity raises $5 million to make urban living sustainable
Toronto-based computer software company Parity, which uses technology to reduce carbon emissions for condos and multi-tenant…
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Webware raises $2 million CAD following brick-and-mortar partnership with Staples
Webware.io, a Toronto-based website platform for small businesses, today announced that it has received $2 million in strategic…
Disruption Ventures cuts first cheque to women-led Hostfully
Disruption Ventures, a Canadian female-founded venture capital fund investing in women-led businesses, has deployed its first…
Collision sells out showcase floor, surpassing size of Web Summit
Collision has reached maximum exhibition floor capacity for this year’s ​conference, being held in Toronto’s Enercare…
Hootsuite lays off 100 employees, 10 percent of its staff
Hootsuite, the Vancouver-based social media management unicorn, laid off more than 100 employees, or about 10 percent of its…
Microsoft for Startups, MaRS partner to open new space for startups
Microsoft for Startups and MaRS have announced plans to open a new space for startups to receive personalized business and…
Lightspeed receives $30 million stand-by acquisition loan from CIBC
Earlier this month, Lightspeed announced that it has received new credit facilities, including a new $30 million stand-by acquisition…
Shopify reports $320.5 million revenue in first quarter of 2019
Shopify today released the results for its first quarter of 2019, which ended on March 31, bringing in total revenue of $320.5…
F|T: The FinTech Times – Canadian FinTechs in decline?
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
April #FutureMakers on digital ethics shows need for better data and fewer silos
In this present-day climate of data leaks, privacy breaches, and losing $2,000 because your McDonald’s app got hacked, there’s…
Today in hires: Vention, Procurify, National Research Council Canada
In the last week, two Canadian SaaS companies and one government research organization have added new members to their teams.…
Fine jewelry ecommerce company Mejuri closes $30 million CAD Series B
Ecommerce fine jewelry startup Mejuri last week announced the raised a $30 million CAD Series B funding round from US-based…
R|T: The Retail Times – Casper’s now made in Canada
The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to R|T using…
Startup jobs of the week: Design Lead, Senior Product Designer, SEO Specialist
Every day, Canada’s tech startups post their latest and greatest job opportunities on Jobs.BetaKit, powered by Jobbio. From…
Claudio Rojas, NACO’s new CEO, wants to “see some magic happen” for Canadian entrepreneurs
The National Angel Capital Organization (NACO) has found its new leader after former CEO, Yuri Navarro, announced he was stepping…