Whitby opens accelerator, hoping to scale local tech companies
Whitby, Ontario’s newest innovation accelerator, 1855 Whitby, looking to help local tech companies commercialize, has…
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Fanxchange acquired by US ticket marketplace, Vivid Seats, for $80 million CAD
Toronto-based online ticketing marketplace, Fanxchange has been acquired by leading US online ticket marketplace, Vivid Seats,…
Synapse raises $3.3 million CAD seed funding for corporate e-learning software
Toronto-based Synapse, which provides e-learning software for company training programs, recently announced the close of a…
Koho launches new feature helping uncover hidden bank fees
FinTech startup Koho recently launched a new feature and website to help Canadians find hidden bank fees. The initiative, entitled…
Sci Innovation Competition 2019 winners vying for top prize in China
The 2019 winners of the Sci Innovation Competition are currently in China competing in what has been called the “Global…
AGE-WELL competition for startups addressing aging sector, caregivers
Canadian research network AGE-WELL has announced a national competition for Canadian startups whose technologies or services…
Nanology Labs receives investment from oncology research fund
Nanology Labs, a pharmaceutical startup based out of the University of Toronto, has received an investment from the FACIT Prospects…
Buckzy Payments secures $1.75 million CAD for cross-border payments solution
Buckzy Payments Inc., a FinTech based in Toronto that launched its platform last week, announced it has closed a $1.75 million…
HiMama raises $7.25 million CAD Series A to expand child care software
Toronto-based HiMama announced today that it has raised a $7.5 million Series A funding round, as it looks to expand its child…
Erin Bury named CEO of Willful
Erin Bury, advisor and investor in Toronto-based Willful, is jumping with both feet into entrepreneurship, replacing her husband…
A|I: The AI Times – AI talent is leaving Canada
The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the…
Precision OS brings virtual reality to surgical residents
Orthopaedic VR software company, Precision OS, is currently working with 10 medical institutions across North America, bringing…
CIFAR expands AI research chairs, announces new research programs
The Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) has added new AI Chair members, and has created 13 new research programs…
Saskatchewan startup beats out Shopify as POS behind cannabis retailers
In February 2018, Shopify was the winner in the Ontario cannabis lottery after the Ontario Cannabis Retail Corporation (OCRC)…
R|T: The Retail Times – LinkedIn thinks Shopify is a great place to work
The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to R|T using…