Grassroots Victoria group offering pro-bono tech and marketing support to local businesses
YYJLocalsForLocals, a grassroots community of software workers in Victoria, are looking to use their digital skills to help…
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Startup Canada Podcast: funding the future of social entrepreneurs with Wayne Miranda
Want to build a business that’s about more than a bottom line? Wayne Miranda, social finance investment readiness lead at…
Shopify Capital makes additional $200 million available to merchants affected by COVID-19
Shopify has added $200 million to Shopify Capital, its fund which supports its merchants with small loans, as a way to support…
What Canadian provinces are doing to support businesses amid COVID-19
As the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic has brought much of Canada’s economy to a halt, provincial governments are looking…
Canada commits $192 million to COVID-19 SIF stream, signs deal with BlueDot to help track, make decisions on virus
On Monday, the Government of Canada announced that is has signed a deal with Toronto healthtech startup BlueDot, to use the…
Cleantech startup BluWave-ai closes $3.9 million in seed funding
BluWave-ai, an Ottawa-based energy startup that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to improve operations for energy grids and…
Ontario health agency signs deal with Canadian startup to more easily screen and track COVID-19 patients
Provincial healthcare agency Ontario Health West has signed a procurement agreement with healthtech startup InputHealth, which…
Lighter Capital expands debt financing business to Canada
Lighter Capital, a Seattle-headquartered financing lender, is making its debt financing offerings, including term loans and…
Staffy pivots platform to direct workers to essential sectors during COVID-19 pandemic
Staffy, which has created an online marketplace that connects businesses with skilled workers in the hospitality industry,…
Here’s how #CDNtech companies are pitching in during COVID-19
As the COVID-19 pandemic escalates in Canada and around the world, businesses are taking steps to help flatten the curve and…
Startup Canada Podcast: future trends in East Coast entrepreneurship with Patrick Farrar
From the smallest of places can come the biggest of ideas, and Patrick Farrar, CEO of Startup Zone PEI will be the first one…
Trulioo co-founder Stephen Ufford out as CEO, with Steve Munford set to take over
Stephen Ufford, the co-founder and CEO of global identity verification startup Trulioo, is stepping down from his leadership…
Today in funding: PolicyMe, Version One, WELL Health, ColdBlock
Four Canadian organizations have announced fresh funding rounds to fuel their growth. Here’s the latest on who raised how…
Startup Canada Podcast: building the machine driving your business with Jeanne Lam
Everyone has a story they can bring to life – a mantra by which Jeanne Lam, general manager of Wattpad, says the company…
Report: Canadian VC investments set record in 2019 as tech sector dominates
Canadian venture capital (VC) investment reached new heights in 2019, with a record $6.2 billion CAD invested over 539 deals,…