Quote Kong and Vini named winners of Fundica’s $1 million investment prize
The 2017 Fundica roadshow has concluded with the announcement of two winners. Fundica kicked off its cross-Canada tour in January…
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Creative Destruction Lab expands to Montreal, Calgary, and Halifax
The Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) has announced a cross-country expansion into three new regions: CDL-Rockies at the University…
Technovation Challenge aims to help young girls become tech entrepreneurs
Technovation Challenge, a global initiative that encourages young women to pursue tech entrepreneurship, is taking place in…
ATB Financial will be the first bank in Canada to get Pepper robot assistant
Alberta bank ATB Financial and SoftBank Robotics America (SBRA) today announced that humanoid robot Pepper will engage with…
Zone Startups, GE Canada, and BDC launch seed accelerator fund for Calgary tech startups
Calgary-based startups in Zone Startups Calgary (ZSC), an accelerator for companies in the industrial internet of things, cybersecurity,…
LendingArch says it’s disrupting lending by being “revenue-enabler” for financial institutions
LendingArch, which offers personal consumer loans and POS financing at medical institutions and home improvement stores, appeared…
NewOak partners with LendingArch to purchase $2 billion in loans
Calgary-based LendingArch, a marketplace platform allowing users to browse customizable loan options, announced its partnership…
Report names Ottawa top tech hub in Canada, with Calgary second place
In a report from analysts at Expert Market, Ottawa is ranked as the top tech hub in which to live and work in Canada. Last…
Startup Canada Podcast: Chic Geek founder Kylie Toh on building a community for female entrepreneurs
Kylie Toh is an incendiary social entrepreneur igniting the Calgary tech, social entrepreneurship, and women-in-business community.…
Former Gilt director Laura Buhler takes the helm of C100 as executive director
C100 has officially announced that Calgary native Laura Buhler will act as C100’s executive director. For the past few…
Today in funding: The Money Finder, Leankor, Integrate.ai, CSDC Systems
This past week, startups all across Canada got a boost with rounds of funding. Here’s the latest on who raised how much,…
Fundica Roadshow offering $1 million investment award to one startup
For its fifth year, the Fundica Roadshow is partnering with First Stone Venture Partners to offer a $1 million investment award…
HTML500 expands to nine cities to teach 2500 Canadians to code
After a year-long hiatus, HTML500, a free learn to code event hosted by Lighthouse Labs, is kicking off in Toronto on February…
Today in funding: Symend, TruLeaf, Beagle
Canadian companies from all over Canada have announced boosts in funding as the year comes to a close. Here’s the latest…
Deloitte releases its list of Canada’s 50 fastest-growing companies
For almost 20 years, Deloitte has used the Technology Fast 50 program to celebrate Canadian companies that the firm says demonstrate…