Montreal’s Outpost Travel Claims It’s The Biggest Aggregator in the P2P Travel Industry
Montreal-based startup Outpost Travel said in a release this morning that it is “officially the biggest aggregator in…
Funding
Angel Investments Nearly Doubled in Canada Last Year, Indicates New Report
According to recently released figures from the National Angel Capital Association (NACO), more angel investments were made…
Oakville’s ERMS Corporation Secures $3.5 Million in Follow-On Funding
ERMS Corporation, the Oakville-based creators of an emergency mass communication tool, has secured $3.5 million. The new capital…
Kids Consignment Clothes Startup MiniTrade.Ca Secures $650,000 Seed Round
Minitrade.ca, a Quebec City-based online clothing consignment service, has announced a seed round of $650,000 from several…
iGan Partners is Betting on Toronto’s Startup Ecosystem
After it was reported a few weeks ago that Extreme Venture Partners could be shuttering operations, Toronto-based venture capital…
Waterloo’s Accelerator Centre to Graduate Two Startups
The Accelerator Centre, which hosts a startup accelerator program located in Waterloo, has graduated two startups in I Think…
Canadian Cofounders Behind Umano Are Achieving Big Success in Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley-based startup SoThree launched the Umano app for commuters or news junkies last year, and since then its been…
Quebec’s Prêt à Entreprendre Program Announces Second Cohort of Young Entrepreneurs
The Quebec-based, provincially funded Prêt à entreprendre support program has unveiled its second cohort of entrepreneurs.…
Canadian Duo Behind AppDirect Secures $9 Million Series B Round
Daniel Saks and Nicolas Desmarais, the two Canadian cofounders behind Silicon Valley-based startup AppDirect, have secured…
BDC and FTQ Pour Major Investment into New Montreal Biomedical Fund
Money seems to be flying around Montreal these days. The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) and the Fonds de Solidarité…
500px Brings on a Few Tech Heavy-Hitters in Andy Yang and Patrick Lor
It’s been a productive few months for 500px, the popular Toronto-based photo community powered by creative people. Last…
Venture Capital Investment is “Booming” in Quebec in 2013
There seems to be a lot of venture capital (VC) being invested in 2013, but the question is whether it may dry up. According…
Toronto’s Kinetic Café Partners with Freshii to Start Health-Focused Startup Program
Toronto-based innovation firm Kinetic Café is teaming up with Freshii, a leader in healthy fast food, to offer a health, food…
High-End Travel Marketplace Demeure Raises $4M to Help Take on Airbnb and HomeAway
Demeure, a Waterloo-based online travel marketplace that launched publicly last week, recently announced that is has raised…
TeamBuy.ca raises another $5 million to become the “leading shopping destination for Canadians”
TeamBuy.ca, the Toronto-based group buying site was founded in 2009 by Edward Yao and Andrew Hutchings, has just announced…