Influitive lays off 10 percent of staff as company looks upmarket for growth
Influitive has laid off 10 percent of its workforce in a shift to move its customer advocacy community platform upmarket. BetaKit…
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Southern Ontario startups, not-for-profits receive $1 billion FedDev funding
On Wednesday, FedDev Ontario announced a commitment of more than $1 billion, with the goal of fostering startup and not-for-profit…
TeamSnap, FlipGive announce partnership for youth sports funding platform
TeamSnap, developers of a sports team management platform, and Toronto-based FlipGive, creators of a fundraise-by-shopping…
Flashfood, Loblaw partner in Quebec food waste reduction rollout
Flashfood today announced a partnership with Loblaw Company, making its program available in the grocery chain’s Quebec…
F|T: The FinTech Times – How can Canada prevent another QuadrigaCX?
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
11 Prairie startups to watch in 2019
One of my favorite articles each year in the Canadian startup world is reading Kevin Sandhu’s predictions for the 11 Canadian…
Moneris adds Lightspeed Restaurant to its menu of iPad POS solutions
Debit and credit card payment processing company Moneris has announced the addition of Lightspeed Restaurant to its suite of…
Medstack raises $2.4 million oversubscribed seed round led by Telus Ventures
MedStack, a Toronto-based compliance solution for healthcare apps, has raised a $2.4 million oversubscribed seed round led…
R|T: The Retail Times – The best hope to combat Amazon
The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to R|T using…
Canadian Export Challenge accepting startup applications
Startup Canada has announced the second annual Canadian Export Challenge, where startups can apply for the opportunity to pitch…
Lighthouse Labs launches Canadian university coding competition
Lighthouse Labs has launched CanUCode, a coding competition for Canadian universities. The competition begins today and allows…
A|I: The AI Times – Element AI takes its product to the bank
The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the…
Today in accelerators: IDEABOOST and Volta open submissions for new cohorts
Two accelerator programs, IDEABOOST and Volta, have opened applications for their 2019 cohorts. Toronto-based CFC Media Lab’s…
RenoRun raises $3 million seed round to build an Instacart for construction
It can be hard for early-stage startups to attract the attention of VCs. It becomes much easier when your company’s delivery…
Quantum, accelerators, venture capital: surveying Canada’s tech landscape at DRIVE
This year’s DRIVE 2019 conference, held in Waterloo for its inaugural year, set out to answer how Canada can create domestic…