Applications open for new Canadian healthtech startup program, pitch competition
A new initiative, from Toronto-based accelerator the Centre for Aging and Brain Health Innovation (CABHI), and a pitch competition,…
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11 Canadian startups at Y Combinator’s Summer 2020 Demo Day
This week, Y Combinator (YC) is holding its Summer 2020 Demo Day, the 31st for the Silicon Valley incubator. Twelve Canadian…
Google reveals nine startups joining first cohort of Canadian accelerator
Google for Startups has revealed the nine startups joining the first cohort of its three-month, now-fully digital, Canadian…
14 startups participating in Silicon Valley’s Canadian Technology Accelerator Digital
Fourteen Canadian startups have been selected to participate in the eight-week Canadian Technology Accelerator (CTA) Digital,…
Two Canadian startups among Holt FinTech Accelerator’s 2020 cohort
Montreal-based Holt FinTech Accelerator has revealed the startups part of its 2020 cohort. The third in its history, the accelerator…
L-Spark launches new accelerator program for connected medical device ventures
Ottawa-based L-Spark has opened applications for a new MedTech accelerator program in partnership with Telus, BlackBerry, Solace,…
FedDev invests $4.8 million to open cleantech accelerator at Trent University
Through FedDev Ontario, the Government of Canada has granted $4.8 million CAD to help fund the creation of a new Trent University-based…
Spring Activator launches program to help BC entrepreneurs recover from COVID-19
Spring Activator, an incubator and accelerator based in Vancouver, has launched Business Resilience Program, a new online course…
Propel appoints Kathryn Lockhart as CEO
New Brunswick-based online tech accelerator Propel ICT has named Kathryn Lockhart as its new CEO. Lockhart will join Propel…
Sustainable Development Technology Canada invests in 17 cleantech startups through seed fund
Seventeen Canadian cleantech startups have received funding from the federal government through Sustainable Development Technology…
Intuit Canada, Highline Beta launch new financial health-focused accelerator
FinTech company Intuit Canada and venture capital firm Highline Beta have opened applications for a new virtual accelerator…
CDL-Rockies introduces new agriculture stream
Creative Destruction Lab’s Calgary accelerator, CDL-Rockies, has launched an agriculture stream to help seed-stage science…
Google to launch Canada, US accelerator focused on women founders
Google is set to launch a new accelerator program focused on women founders in Canada and the United States. The program, called…
FounderFuel announces startups in virtual 2020 cohort
Montreal-based accelerator FounderFuel has announced the companies that will be joining its latest and 13th cohort for 2020,…
Banff Spark accelerator looks to foster women entrepreneurship in media with second cohort
The Banff Spark Accelerator for Women in the Business of Media (Banff Spark), launched by the Banff World Media Festival, has…