Montreal’s AquaHacking competition encourages tech to tackle world’s water problems by working with cities
Water is the most precious resource we have. Here in Canada, we might like to think that we have a limitless supply, but the…
Cleantech
Today in startup updates: Shopify, BuildDirect, BroadbandTV & Encircle
This week, several startups have made announcements regarding the launches of new divisions, apps, and platforms for their…
Montreal’s Ecofuel accelerator announces Fall 2016 cohort
Montreal’s Ecofuel accelerator has announced the five cleantech startups accepted into its fall 2016 cohort. The five companies…
Canadian government invests $45 million in cleantech companies
Sustainable Technology Development Canada announced that it’s investing a total of $45 million to 17 cleantech initiatives…
Biko wants to help Vancouver reach its goal of being world’s greenest city by 2020
Biko launched in Vancouver in the last days of summer, bringing its cyclist rewards app to one of the most bike-friendly cities…
Innovacorp’s CleanTech Accelerate Program accepting applications
Halifax’s Innovacorp, Nova Scotia’s early stage venture capital association, is accepting applications from Nova…
Morgan Solar raises $10 million to continue development of solar technology
Morgan Solar, which develops high-efficiency solar technology, has raised $10 million in funding. The round was led by ArcTern…
Intelex acquires Denver-based Ecocion
Intelex Technologies announced this week the acquisition of Denver-based Ecocion, a SaaS-based environmental management information…
Toronto-based QD Solar among five winners of SunRISE TechBridge Challenge
Toronto-based QD Solar, which creates quantum dot-based solar cells using nano-engineered, low-cost materials that can absorb…
Ontario investing $3 million to support Sarnia biotechnology hub
The province of Ontario is partnering with Bioindustrial Innovation Canada, the organisation behind the Bowman Centre biotechnology…
Montreal-based Inocucor raises $6 million in extended Series A
Montreal-based Inocucor, which develops sustainable microbial crop accelerators, announced the closing of its Series A round…
MaRS bringing Canadian cleantech startups to San Francisco for Cleantech Canada Demo Day
On June 1, MaRS is bringing seventeen Canadian cleantech companies to San Francisco for MaRS Cleantech Canada Demo Day. The…
Freightera drives Canada’s green vision forward at G7 Summit
As Canada’s Prime Minister joins the world leaders meeting at the G7 Summit in Japan this week hashing out economic, political…
Today in funding: Gymtrack, Clearwater Clinical, Semios, Acuva Technology
BDC Capital has likely had a busy past few weeks with all of the startups they’re currently funding on this list. Here’s…
Nanoleaf secures $2.9 million from the Government of Canada
Toronto-based Nanoleaf, a cleantech startup that develops a smart energy-efficient lightbulb, has received $2.9 million in…