First-ever Toronto Community Week will be headlined by Wattpad, Stripe, and Calendly
International event focuses on community building as a measurable business advantage.
Impact
Serenity Power wins $100K Women+ Pitch Prize at Elevate
Black Innovation Zone and Moneris eCommerce North also crown pitch winners.
Manzil surpasses $100 million in halal mortgages for Muslim Canadians
CEO says FinTech’s strong pipeline highlights unmet demand for faith-aligned financial products.
Meet the Toast Top 25 Women in Tech
Women leaders from MedEssist, Antler, Certn among those honoured at Toast Summit in Calgary.
How TD turned 100,000 employee ideas into 10,000 actionsÂ
TDâs internal innovation platform, iD8, helps turn some colleague ideas into measurable business outcomes.
Purpose CEO Som Seif vows to fight OSC greenwashing allegations
Seif claims no investor harm occurred as regulator alleges Purpose overstated ESG integration.
Leadership changes hit Benevity and Fable as CEOs step aside for board seats
Toan Dinh replaces Fable co-founder Alwar Pillai while Soraya Alexander steps in at Benevity.
The program looking to help Black founders build against the odds
The Black Entrepreneurship Alliance is building space, mentorship, and community for racialized founders in the GTA.
FedDev Ontario pledges millions to support Black entrepreneurs
The $2.4 million CAD will support the Black Entrepreneurship Alliance’s incubator programs.
Inside the platform powering a womenâs health uprising
Femtech Canada and Innovation Factory are turning a founder network into a national force.
Taking Pride in Canadian tech
Plus: The former Meta employee trying to stop Canada’s AI brain drain.
Queer tech founders explore move to Canada as US abandons DEI
Misfit Ventures co-founders say âreverse brain drainâ of talent could be a silver lining for Canada.
Bobbie Racette steps down as CEO of Virtual Gurus after closing undisclosed funding
COO Elliot Schneier promoted to CEO as company founder becomes president.
Enabled Talent is using AI to make every job disability-inclusive
Hiring platform preps âfull-scale launchâ after partnering with Algoma University on accessibility tool.
Growcer snaps up assets of bankrupt US rival Freight Farms
Ottawa-based modular farming startup now has over 600 new customers from 30 different countries on its plate.