US companies Avanade, Nautical Commerce, Twilio, Dealpath plot Canadian expansions
All four plan to conduct a hiring spree amid a growing number of global tech layoffs.
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Dependbuild, Easy Platter, PragmaClin Research win collective $75,000 from Volta pitch contest
The three startups represent Volta’a 10th cohort for its mentorship program.
Pressto secures $1.5 million in pre-seed round to foster healthy relationship between students and media
Pressto’s platform aims to make it easy for kids to make zines of their own.
Celtic House venture partner Jonathan Graff joins LifeRaft Inc. as CEO
Graff built digital media company, Kaboose, to over 500 employees.
Space startup Maritime Launch Services goes public on NEO Exchange
As the first space company on the NEO Exchange, Maritime is ready for take off.
Volta opens applications for second Scale AI-supported supply chain program
Scale AI also works with innovation hub MaRS on a supply chain program.
Canadian startups in Y Combinator tie all-time high at Winter 2022 Demo Day
For the second time, 16 Canadian startups participated in a YC cohort.
Curv Health closes $5.1 million to connect employers, insurers with healthcare providers
Round co-led by Build Ventures and healthtech-focused iGan Partners.
Hiring roundup: Carbon Engineering, ACTO, WorkJam, Wishpond, Volta, Silicon Valley Bank
Here are six Canadian tech firms that have added new talent this year.
Agtech Accelerator, Volta receive new funding from federal government
The two innovation hubs received a cumulative $1.3 million in total funding.
Proposify lays off 25 employees as it fails to hit growth targets
CEO insists Proposify is still a thriving startup.
Halifax-based LeadSift third company acquired by IDG Communications in last 18 months
IDG has been on a spree.
Volta Cohort program gives five early-stage Atlantic-Canadian startups $25,000 each
Halifax-based innovation hub Volta has announced that five early-stage Atlantic-Canadian startups will join its fall 2021 cohort…
Affinio to be acquired by NowVertical Group for $9 million CAD
NowVertical Group has signed a definitive agreement to acquire all issued and outstanding shares in Halifax-based marketing…
Sandpiper Ventures closes first $10 million of its $20 million CAD target fund
As of September, Sandpiper Ventures has closed the first $10 million of its planned $20 million CAD fund dedicated to investing…