Accelerator Centre expands cleantech program to align with UN Sustainable Development Goals
The Kitchener-Waterloo-based Accelerator Centre (AC) has expanded its cleantech program to support companies aligned with the…
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Federal government announces $5 million for three Québec innovation orgs
On Thursday, Minister of Economic Development Mélanie Joly announced funding of close to $5 million for three Québec innovation…
Eight startups joining Intuit Canada, Highline Beta’s Prosperity accelerator
FinTech company Intuit Canada and venture capital firm Highline Beta have revealed the eight startups in the inaugural cohort…
Lazaridis ScaleUp Program reveals 13 companies joining virtual cohort
Thirteen Canadian tech startups have been accepted into the Lazaridis Institute’s ScaleUp Program, representing the program’s…
SaaS companies in 2020 have raised one-fifth of 2019 numbers: report
Investments in software as a service (SaaS) companies reached $1.17 billion so far this year, only 22 percent of the $5.13…
Four Canadian companies participating in Acceleprise’s Investor Week
Acceleprise, a SaaS accelerator and fund based in Toronto, New York, and San Francisco, has announced the tech startups in…
Accelerator Centre CEO Paul Salvini to step down next month
Longtime Accelerator Centre CEO Paul Salvini is set to step down from his role after more than six years with the Kitchener-Waterloo…
Five Canadian startups among Google’s inaugural Women Founders accelerator cohort
Five Canadian startups are among the 12 chosen to participate in Google for Startup’s first Women Founders accelerator cohort.…
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,…
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…