Montreal FinTech research unit launches with $2 million from Finance Montréal, regulator
Finance Montréal has partned with the Université du Québec à Montréal and Québec government-associated financial…
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Startup Edmonton partners with Microsoft for Startups Canada
To kick off the sixth annual Edmonton Startup Week, a new startup partner has come to Alberta’s capital city. Local hub Startup…
New Accelerate Okanagan CEO wants to boost OKGN Tech globally
Last week, Kelowna-based Accelerate Okanagan appointed Brea Lake as its new CEO. Lake, who has been the acting CEO of the hub…
Microsoft Reactor launch marks Toronto’s latest global startup addition
On Tuesday, Microsoft officially opened its newest Reactor hub at the MaRS Discovery District in Toronto, marking the first…
Communitech CEO Iain Klugman to step down in 2021
Iain Klugman, the longtime president and CEO of Kitchener-based innovation hub Communitech, has announced that he will be stepping…
Ignite Labs launches second hub for startups in northern Nova Scotia
Ignite Labs, a Yarmouth-based innovation hub dedicated to supporting rural Nova Scotia startups, has opened a second location…
Communitech launches service to help startups with international hiring
Kitchener-based innovation hub Communitech is launching a new service to help Canadian companies hire international sales employees…
Microsoft for Startups, Volta announce partnership in Atlantic Canada
Halifax-based innovation hub Volta and Microsoft for Startups Canada have announced a strategic partnership to support the…
Amii Innovates announces first cohort, looks to accelerate AI adoption
The Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii) has launched Amii Innovates, a program aimed to guides teams and businesses…
Velocity to split up offering with separate, student-focused incubator
The University of Waterloo-based entrepreneurship hub, Velocity, is launching a new pre-incubator campus program, called Concept,…
Microsoft for Startups partners with OneEleven to offer support to startups
Microsoft for Startups (MFS) and Canadian tech hub OneEleven have announced a partnership aimed at helping Canadian startups…
Today in government funding: BC Tech, Let’s Talk Science, Femmessor
Today in government funding, BC Tech, Let’s Talk Science, and Femmessor receive millions in funding from the Government of…
Actua receives $600,000 to launch women and girls cyber-empowerment initiative
Actua, an organization providing STEM education programs to Canadian youth, has received $600,000 from the federal government…
Vancouver-based CozyStay launching co-living space in Kitchener-Waterloo
Cozystay, a Vancouver-based vacation rental platform company, recently announced plans to open a shared living space for entrepreneurs…
Communitech, Thomson Reuters Labs, Gowling launching bootcamp for legal, tax startups
Communitech is partnering with Thomson Reuters Labs and international law firm Gowling WLG to launch a new bootcamp for startups…