Today in funding: Hopper, Medgate, SkySquirrel, Ubique Networks
A wide diversity of companies all across Canada managed to raise some funding in this week’s roundup. Here’s the latest…
Halifax
Volta hires Velocity and Creative Destruction Lab founding director as its CEO
Halifax-based incubator Volta Labs, which recently received $500,000 in federal funding, is welcoming Velocity and Creative…
Startup Canada Podcast: 17-year-old Alex Gillis on entering the Dragons’ Den
A $50,000 deal with Next Gen Den Dragons Harley Finkelstein and Nicole Verkindt has 17-year-old Alex Gillis thinking about…
Empowering female entrepreneurs through coast-to-coast funding & support programs
This week, in celebration of International Women’s Day, entrepreneurs, non-profit organizations, politicians and private…
Spring Loaded Technology raises $1.9 million in funding, snags Canadian National Defense contract
Halifax-based Spring Loaded Technology, which develops a company bionic knee brace, has secured $1.9M in seed round funding…
Startup job spotlight: Software developer at Affinio
With startups leading the way in Canadian innovation, every day, BetaKit does its part to help fill the talent gap with our…
Halifax’s Clean Simple looks to grow beyond Atlantic Canada with new seed funding
It took a kick in the ass from Dan Martell to get Michael Brown out of Atlantic Canada. The Clean Simple CEO had been…
Halifax incubator Volta Labs receives $500,000 in federal funding
Volta Labs, a Halifax-based incubator that provides mentorship and resources for growth for the local startup community, has…
Holiday Funding Roundup: Axios, Athletigen
A few Canadian companies received rounds of funding in their stockings over the holidays. Here’s the latest on who raised…
Startup Canada announces latest recipients of Community Investment Fund
In a second round of investment, Startup Canada announced two more recipients of the Startup Canada Community Investment Fund,…
Skysquirrel pitch takes flight on #TheDisruptors
According to data from the CleanTech group, agtech is quickly becoming a fast growing industry, with $1.14 billion invested…
The CFL got hacked Grey Cup weekend (but it’s not what you think)
The CFL fan experience will never be the same again. Over 170 hackers from across the country tackled the challenge…
Today in funding ($4.6M): SmartReno, 4Deep, Ideal Candidate
In this round of funding, companies from all across Canada and in varying industries managed to raise rounds of funding —…
Today in acquisitions: Wantering, Playerize Network, SecureReset, Zoomission
Canadian companies got a lot of attention from American acquirers in this round of funding. Here’s the latest on who acquired…
Halifax-based Vendeve wants to be the go-to referral network for female entrepreneurs
“It’s not what you know, it’s who you know,” is an often-regurgitated piece of advice when entrepreneurs…