Black Professionals in Tech Network partners with Canadian companies to support Black tech workers
The Black Professionals in Tech Network (BPTN) has partnered with eight Canadian companies, including TD Bank, Bell Canada,…
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City of Toronto commits $250,000 to expansion of Black Innovation Fellowship
The Black Innovation Fellowship (BIF), a DMZ program designed to provide Black tech startup founders with more equitable entrepreneurial…
Toronto-based Crescendo forms anti-racism coalition of North American tech companies
Crescendo, a Toronto-based startup that offers curated diversity and inclusion education, is calling on North American tech…
BMO Financial Group, Deloitte launch new grant program for women-owned businesses
BMO Financial Group and Deloitte have launched a new grant program aimed to support women-owned businesses in Canada, particularly…
Canadian Black Chamber of Commerce signs onto BlackNorth Initiative to remove barriers for Black-owned businesses
The Canadian Council of Business Leaders Against Anti-Black Systemic Racism and the Canadian Black Chamber of Commerce (CBCC)…
Tech leaders launch free mentorship initiative for underrepresented tech workers
Plato and Boast.AI have partnered and brought together more than 150 tech leaders globally to provide free virtual mentorship…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…