Canadian tech and innovation leaders launch new anti-racism coalition
Senior leaders in Canada’s tech and innovation sectors have launched a new anti-racism initiative, the Coalition of Innovation Leaders Against Racism (CILAR). The coalition’s…
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Shopify partners with four Indigenous-led organizations to offer e-commerce education
Shopify has partnered with four Indigenous-led organizations to explore approaches to Indigenous entrepreneurship education and learn how Shopify’s platform can better meet the needs…
Ryerson’s DMZ reaches $400,000 of $1 million goal to expand Black Innovation Fellowship
The Black Innovation Fellowship (BIF), a program dedicated to providing Black tech founders with more equitable entrepreneurial opportunities at Toronto-based incubator The DMZ, is…
CrowdRiff launches Localhood to help amplify small businesses during pandemic
Toronto-based marketing software startup CrowdRiff has launched Localhood, a free online platform intended to allow users to discover and support small businesses during the…
Banff Spark accelerator looks to foster women entrepreneurship in media with second cohort
The Banff Spark Accelerator for Women in the Business of Media (Banff Spark), launched by the Banff World Media Festival, has announced its second…
Black Swan #11: A Canadian in the Valley
If you weren’t aware, allow me to confirm: the Black Swan podcast is co-hosted by two white males living in Canada. Both Rob Kenedi…
The horrifying truth about being a Black woman founder in Canada
Of the thousands of Canadian venture deals produced from 2014 to 2019, so few Black women founders raised money that these figures are very…
Sylvain Carle on his departure from Real Ventures and “next chapter”
Climate change and social impact investing have been on the mind of Real Ventures’ Sylvain Carle for some time now. A few years ago,…
Canadians can now buy their own PPE direct from The Canadian Shield
The Canadian Shield, a Kitchener-Waterloo-based personal protective equipment (PPE) manufacturer that was spun out of EdTech startup InkSmith, has made its face shield available…
Shopify donates funds in response to racial injustice, resurfacing long-standing criticisms
Shopify has resurfaced long-standing criticisms of its company policies after CEO Tobi Lütke shared a message of support for Black communities amid the ongoing…
Benevity founder Bryan de Lottinville to become executive chairman as Andrew Huddart takes over CEO role
Bryan de Lottinville, the founder of corporate social responsibility software startup Benevity, is departing his role as CEO of the company, BetaKit has learned….
Group of Shopify volunteers create free COVID-19 contact tracing app
A group of Shopify volunteers have created COVID Shield, an app that offers COVID-19 exposure notifications, aimed at helping support contact tracing efforts. The…
Microsoft, Dream Legacy Foundation partner to support underrepresented founders
Microsoft for Startups Canada has entered into a new partnership with Dream Legacy Foundation in order to support diverse founders in the Canadian tech…