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…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The51, Atlantic Women’s Venture Fund partner on women-focused venture initiative
Calgary-based investment platform The51 and the Atlantic Women’s Venture Fund have created a new initiative that will support…
Canadian groups urge governments to implement funding for underrepresented entrepreneurs amid COVID-19
The Canadian Women’s Chamber of Commerce (CanWCC) and Dream Legacy Foundation have shared policy recommendations with the…
Ritual, City of Toronto partner to provide free ordering tool to local foodservice businesses
Toronto Mayor John Tory is set to announce a partnership between the City and food ordering and mobile pickup startup Ritual,…
City leading Toronto tech initiative to get local small businesses online
The City of Toronto is set to announce a new program, ShopHERE, aimed at helping Toronto’s independent businesses build and…
Canadian VCs launch initiative to provide one-on-one support to startups during pandemic
A group of Canadian venture capital (VC) investors is launching an initiative aimed to support Canadian startups during the…
Give-a-Seat adapts charity platform to promote Quebec products during COVID-19
Montréal-based Give-a-Seat, a charity startup that sells tickets to local events, is adapting its platform to promote local…
Report reveals widespread impact of COVID-19 on underrepresented entrepreneurs
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, eighty-five percent of underrepresented entrepreneurs in Canada have experienced…