Report: Atlantic Canada 10th strongest blue economy startup ecosystem globally
Vancouver closely follows at 14th, with Calgary 27th, and Toronto-Waterloo 35th.
Calgary
Graphite Ventures appoints Omi Velasco as principal to lead Western Canada deals
Graphite now has local investment team members in Calgary, Waterloo, Ottawa, and Toronto.
Alberta tech CEOs sign letter claiming restrictions over “software engineer” title hampering province’s talent gains
Open letter to premier addresses “classic example of regulator overreach.”
Ownly secures $2.55 million, aims to become “Shopify for real estate”
Calgary startup aims to help “old school” real estate developers sell new homes.
Canadian unicorns Neo Financial, Ada lead LinkedIn’s 2022 Top Startups list
ApplyBoard appears on list for fourth consecutive year.
Toronto-Waterloo rises, Calgary and Montréal ecosystems to watch in Startup Genome’s global FinTech rankings
Vancouver cracks top 10 ecosystems with a population of less than three million.
Infosys boosts Calgary hiring plans as it looks to double Canadian workforce to 8,000 employees
As Calgary office opens, Infosys commits to bringing 1,000 jobs to the city by 2024.
Creator Jacket, Litus named winners in Elevate 2022 pitch competitions
Creator Jacket won $15,000, while Litus secured $100,000 from The Firehood.
Headversity acquires Health Improvement Solutions to build out its mental health platform
HIS will introduce a health risk assessment methodology to the Headversity platform.
The51 appoints former AltaML, CDL manager Danielle Gifford as director for Movement51
With Danielle Gifford at the helm, Movement51 plans for its next growth phase across Canada.
Panache closes $100 million for second fund as firm doubles down on seed-stage startups
Early-stage firm says there’s a “good possibility” Fund II will grow.
Benevity’s platform surpasses $10 billion in donations, brings on 124 clients
Among Benevity’s new clients include Mondelēz International, LegalZoom.
SVG Ventures Thrive launches new agri-food tech pre-accelerator, venture studio
The pre-accelerator has $3.7 million in provincial and federal backing.
Wagepoint acquires KinHR to offer employee management software
KinHR marks Wagepoint’s second acquisition after securing $10 million from PSG.
CFIN invests $338,000 into four Canadian projects related to food sector
Projects in this cohort range from an automated tempeh incubator to upcycling produce.