Kik answers questions about potential sale and IPO on #TheDisruptors
Another Thursday night, another episode of The Disruptors. This week’s episode was all about straight talk, as hosts Amber…
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CIBC to launch innovation hub inside MaRS
The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce announced today that it will be creating a new innovation hub inside of the MaRS Discovery…
Vancouver’s LemonStand takes on Shopify with impressive first-year growth, expanded leadership team
It’s never an easy task to compete against fellow Canadian e-commerce platform Shopify, especially since it’s preparing…
Slack raises $160 million at $2.8 billion valuation
Slack, the popular Vancouver-based business communications company, has successfully raised a new $160 million round, which…
Today in Funding: TouchBistro, Ayogo, McRock INFund + HarbourVest VCAP
Funds are raising funds and April is the month of Series A rounds. Here’s the latest on who raised how much, from whom. …
Increased demand for mobile wallet pays off for nTrust
Mobile payments startup nTrust is starting to gain traction in the competitive online payments sector, adding more than 20…
New grocery delivery service InstaBuggy goes live in Toronto
Toronto is now one click away from getting all of our grocery shopping done while waiting in line for that morning coffee.…
PwC’s Vision to Reality Conference focuses on “disruptive innovation”
A lead up to the annual PwC “Vision to Reality” (V2R) Awards, which Waterloo-based Thalmic Labs won last year,…
Wealthsimple CEO talks $30M Investment and the future of financial industry
Wealthsimple made waves this week with the announcement that it had secured a $30 million Series A investment from a financial…
#YVR FinTech: a cultural shift towards money
New technology alone will not change an industry. Change is about a collective shift in attitude and behaviour. Less than ten…
10 most recent state-of-the-art research facilities built in Canada
Innovation is driving the Canadian economy and the Canada Foundation for Innovation has compiled a great list of 10 newly-opened…
Dream Payments secures $6 million in funding from Blue Sky Capital, Real Ventures, and Rouge River Capital
Cash continues to flow into Canadian startups. The latest is Toronto-based Dream Payments who has secured $6 million in funding,…
Sensibill raises $2 million seed round from Impression, Six Squared + Ryerson Futures
Toronto-based Sensibill announced today that it has raised $2 million in seed funding, led by Impression Ventures with participation…
Bridging bricks and clicks: how Frank & Oak wins millennial males online and IRL
At the Frank & Oak retail store in Toronto, 20- and 30-something men wander in and out. Some are regulars, while others…
Clearpath Robotics raises $14 million Series A from RRE & iNovia
Kitchener-Waterloo based Clearpath Robotics announced today that it has raised a $14 million CAD Series A round from RRE Ventures,…