GroupBy Inc. receives $3 million investment from BEST Funds
BEST Funds, a partnership between Toronto-based private equity/venture capital firm’s B.E.S.T. Active 365 Fund LP and Tier…
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Lighthouse Labs giving back with charity hackathon
A big part of startup culture is giving back, and next weekend, Lighthouse Labs is embracing that notion with a for-charity…
Homejoy decides to shut down operations July 31st
Following its decision to “pause” Canadian operations back in December, cleaning services company Homejoy is completely…
Qoints wins N100 Startup Competition and $100,000 in equity financing
The winner of the annual N100 Startup Competition has been announced and Toronto-based Qoints secures $100,000 in equity financing.…
Wealthsimple now allows Canadians to open investment accounts from their mobile device
Toronto-based Wealthsimple recently received a $30 million investment to follow its mission to “to make smart, simple,…
ARHT Media’s “HumaGram” is the future of consumer engagement
Tucked away in a remote office north of Toronto is a Toronto-based startup called ARHT Media. You’ve probably never heard…
Virtual Reality North: A look at the major VR players in Canada
Virtual reality is about to hit the mainstream hard, with major players like Google, Sony, Samsung, Microsoft and Facebook…
TRACE Live Networks Raises $7 million to take live-streamed content “to an entirely new level”
Toronto-based Trace has followed-up its 2.5 million seed round from late 2014 and announced a $7 million ‘B’ financing…
Submit your nominations for the 2015 Startup Canada Awards
Entrepreneurship organization Startup Canada announced that it has opened nominations for its 2015 Startup Canada Awards today.…
BrainStation acquires Origami Academy
Last week, BrainStation announced that the company has acquired the Origami Academy, a Latin American digital learning institute…
Wattpad and Cosmopolitan hooking up for content partnership
Wattpad and Cosmopolitan announced last week a partnership that has the two publication giants swapping content. Articles from…
Today in funding: Introhive, Fulcrum Capital Partners, Xagenic, and Canadian Media Fund
Canadian companies in the media, medical, and middle-market industries — plus a couple of former BlackBerry execs — raised…
Canada ranks #2 in Dell’s Global Women Entrepreneur Index
While the tech industry in North America still has a long way to go when it comes to women in tech, a report from Dell says…
W|W: The Wearable Weekly – What about love?
Welcome to The Wearable Weekly, your trusted guide to all things wearable tech. If you only have time to read one thing about…
#WWTO gets sporty in honour of Pan Am Games
While much of the conversation surrounding the upcoming Pan Am games centres on local frustration with the HOV lanes, BetaKit…