inkbox raises $1 million seed round from KGC Capital, Survivor host Jeff Probst
A year after brothers Tyler and Braden Handley launched a Kickstarter campaign for two-week tattoo company inkbox — raising…
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Despite Canada’s growth-funding gap, tech will flourish
According to a report recently published by Vancouver-based venture capital firm Yaletown Partners, capital supply for tech…
Canadian entrepreneurs can spend a 15-minute ride with investors using UberPITCH
Uber is testing the idea of an entrepreneur “elevator pitch” with UberPITCH, a service inviting entrepreneurs to…
Ask @StartupCFO: How to avoid the “Oh shit” board meeting
I was at a gathering of most of Canada’s VC fund managers a few weeks ago in Vancouver. One of the fund managers talked about…
Influitive raises additional $8.2 million, acquires Ironark software
Toronto-based Influitive, a B2B advocate marketing platform, announced that it has raised an additional $8.2 million in a series…
TSX Venture Exchange announces the 2016 TSX Venture 50
TSX Venture Exchange officially announced its 2016 TSX Venture 50, an annual ranking of the top performing companies across…
ModernAdvisor wants to disrupt investment management with robots
Robots are set to eventually take over almost every industry, and for one pitching company on The Disruptors, the future is…
Cleantech Group names EnerTech Capital financial investor of the year
EnerTech Capital, a venture capital firm that invests in mid-stage energy and clean energy companies, has been named Financial…
Startup Canada announces latest recipients of Community Investment Fund
In a second round of investment, Startup Canada announced two more recipients of the Startup Canada Community Investment Fund,…
OMERS Ventures names Brian Kobus director of its investment team
Brian Kobus has just been announced as the director of the investment team at OMERS Ventures, the venture capital arm of one…
Today in funding ($4.6M): SmartReno, 4Deep, Ideal Candidate
In this round of funding, companies from all across Canada and in varying industries managed to raise rounds of funding —…
Today in funding ($51M): Turnstone Biologics, Invixium, Qvella, Elastic Path Software
This week, three Toronto-based companies raised impressive Series A rounds – two of them in healthtech. Here’s…
#VanIMPACT: investing for profit, people, and the planet
Driven by purpose as well as profit? You might have joined hundreds of earnest entrepreneurs, non-profit folks and investors…
.CA Community Investment Program commits $1 million in funding for 25 projects
The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) launched its Community Investment Program (CIP) last year with a goal to…
bitHound raises over $2 million from Michael Wekerle and BDC Capital
Kitchener-based bitHound has successfully closed over $2 million in seed funding, led by Michael Wekerle, who is the CEO Co-founder…