Code for Canada opens applications for 10-month civic tech fellowship
Code for Canada has opened applications for the second cohort of its fellowship program. Launched in April 2017, Code for Canada…
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OneEleven announces Brad Forsyth as managing director of Ottawa hub
Toronto-based OneEleven is set to open its Ottawa hub in July 2018, and it’s tapped Brad Forsyth to lead as its managing…
Flybitsâ Hossein Rahnama on the vertical shifts AI might enable for FinTech
Hossein Rahnama is an expert in AI. Heâs an entrepreneur, a visiting professor at MIT, and teaches computer science at Ryerson…
Luge Capital closes $75 million to invest in financial services startups
Luge Capital, a VC firm with offices in Montreal and Toronto, has closed $75 million to begin operations for its fund. The…
Today in AI: Algolux, Local Logic
Several Canadian startups have made announcements and launched new partnerships to make strides in AI. Hereâs the latest…
Pando founder Sarah Lacy on how Silicon Valley got so bad
One of the highlight speakers during the recent True North conference in Waterloo, Chairman Mom and Pando founder Sarah Lacy…
Hubba’s Ben Zifkin says Canada can’t rely on potential to become a global tech hub
Canada’s tech ecosystem might be under the spotlight with the rise of scaling companies and a budding AI sector, but…
Flexiti Financial acquires $250 million of TD’s private label credit card portfolio
POS financing platform Flexiti Financial has acquired TD Financing Servicesâ (TDFS) Canadian private label credit card portfolio,…
Chris Hadfield leading Creative Destruction Lab’s program for space-related startups
The Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management has launched CDL-Space,…
Planswell raises $7 million to develop financial planning platform
Toronto-based Planswell, which allows Canadians to build free financial plans, has raised an additional $7 million in its seed…
BuzzFeed’s fake news expert Craig Silverman on using tech to “game the system”
The “digital environment,” which consists of media platforms like Facebook and Twitter, has moved to a dark place,…
CVCA launches revamped VC data platform with Hockeystick
During its Invest Canada 2018 conference, the CVCA announced the launch of CVCA Intelligence, its new investment data portal…
500 Startups is back in Canada with Neha Khera in charge
Itâs been almost a year since 500 Canada announced to its portfolio via email the decision to terminate the fundâs investment…
Bainsâ Silicon Valley trip latest in governmentâs efforts to sell Canada
Last month, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Navdeep Bains travelled to Silicon Valley for a two-day…
MaRS appoints Annette Verschuren as board of directors chair
The MaRS Discovery District in Toronto has appointed Annette Verschuren as the chair of its board of directors. Verschuren…