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Tiny Hearts teams up with The Learning Partnership to give young people Real Talk about career choices
A Canadian non-profit, the Learning Partnership is the organization behind yesterday’s Take Our Kids to Work Day, which…
Today in funding ($39M): Bee Vectoring Technology, VISR, Marketing.AI, Coveo
Today’s funding news runs the gamut from seed round to Series D. Here’s the latest on who raised how much, from…
Flixel partners with Shutterstock to monetize its community of content creators
Flixel announced a new partnership yesterday to help drive more revenue from its growing community of content creators. The…
Hired launches in Canada as talent crunch grows
As fast-growing firms from tech hubs in Vancouver to Waterloo and beyond scramble for talent, Hired is launching across Canada…
Today in Funding ($10M): Affinio, WHOOSH! & SweetIQ
It’s that Series A season, as two more startups join the growing club of Canadian companies closing rounds before year…
Startup Canada Podcast: RightBlue Labs’ Ronen Benin on being ready for success
“Entrepreneurship is about perseverance and not giving up. It’s important to continue to push that boulder up that hill…
QuickTapSurvey becomes first Canadian startup to win Tabby/Mobby Android award
Toronto-based QuickTapSurvey, which has been developing B2B survey apps since 2010, managed to snag two wins in a global competition…
Three Canadian startups among winners of Buffalo’s 43North competition
43North has announced the winners of its competition based in Buffalo, New York, which included three Canadian companies. “This…
C100 selects startups for December 48 hours in the Valley cohort
After a month of serious deliberation, the C100, a nonprofit dedicated to helping Canadian startups find connections in Silicon…
MaRS FinTech panel to discuss future of lending on November 23
FinTech is one of the most exciting sectors to watch in the Canadian startup ecosystem. But as Borrowell CEO Andrew Graham…
Ontario closer to passing bill legalizing Uber and Airbnb
A bill that would make ride-sharing service Uber and home rental platform Airbnb legal in Ontario, has made it to a second…
Craig Hunter leaves Bitmaker Labs to join Ritual
Craig Hunter has been through a lot as CEO of Bitmaker Labs for the past year and a half. In a recent blog post published to…
Lighthouse Labs to help Venture for Canada grads get code-savvy
Lighthouse Labs and Venture for Canada, a nonprofit dedicated to recruiting top grads to work at Canadian startups, are partnering…
Compass calls #WaterlooRegion the David vs. Goliath story of startup ecosystems
It’s the city that Sam Altman, president of Y Combinator, said is the “best up-and-coming startup city in the world.”…