Peoples Trust Company acquires Vancouver-based Lendful
Vancouver-based Lendful, a consumer lending marketplace, has been acquired by Peoples Trust Company. Vancouver-based Peoples…
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Real Ventures appoints former VarageSale CEO Andrew Sider as entrepreneur in residence
Real Ventures has announced that Andrew Sider, former CEO of Toronto-based VarageSale, has joined as the VC firm’s entrepreneur…
TouchBistro raises $72 million Series D round
Toronto-based TouchBistro, which develops an iPad-based PoS app for restaurants, has announced a $72 million Series D. The…
ecobee named CIX 2018 Innovator of the Year
The Canadian Innovation Exchange (CIX) has named Toronto-based ecobee as the CIX 2018 Innovator of the Year. ecobee has developed…
IdentityNorth predicts the future of digital identity in health care, payments
This week, IdentityNorth returned to Toronto to connect Canadian and international leaders discussing Canada’s role in…
OneEleven’s Tech Summer Social returns for its fifth year
OneEleven is welcoming Toronto’s startup community to its fifth annual Tech Summer Social on July 19. This year, the…
Startup Canada Podcast Ep.142: The psychology behind a winning UX with Jason Goodman
What does an entrepreneur with a skill set in psychology, product design, marketing and business development do? They scramble…
SVB’s Barbara Dirks talks about keeping Canada at the forefront of innovation
Barbara Dirks is an industry veteran. Between her experience at RBC and BMO, she’s covered every facet of banking, and now…
Centre for Social Innovation launches cleantech fellowship
The Centre for Social Innovation (CSI) in Toronto has launched the Cleantech Fellowship to support entrepreneurs building businesses…
F|T: The FinTech Times – Embracing cashless payments
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
Chris Dulny named chief innovation officer of PwC Canada
Chris Dulny has been named chief innovation officer of PwC Canada as the firm announces a new leadership team. The role has…
A|I: The AI Times – DeepMind’s monopoly power
The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the…
POTLOC raises $2.5 million to help retailers predict the success of new locations
Montreal-based POTLOC has raised a $2.5 million seed extension round for its consumer insights platform targeting real estate…
Elastic Path raises $43 million to help large retailers future-proof their ecommerce
Vancouver-based Elastic Path has raised a $43 million CAD Series B led by Silicon Valley-based Sageview Capital, with participation…
FundThrough raises $34 million led by ScaleUP Ventures, David Mirvish
Toronto-based FundThrough has raised $34 million in a financing round led by ScaleUP Ventures, and Canadian art collector David…