Canada FinTech Forum seeing 10 startups pitch for $230,000 in prizes
Finance Montréal will be hosting the sixth edition of the Canada FinTech Forum from October 29 to 31 at the Palais des congrès…
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Lightspeed launches index to help businesses find growth opportunities
Montreal-based retail point-of-sale company Lightspeed has unveiled a Retail Success Index (RSI), which is meant to help businesses…
Entr raises $1.3 million to scale event planning marketplace
Montreal-based event planner platform Entr has raised a $1.13 million seed round with several investors, including iNovia Capital,…
Canadian government invests $25 million in Creative Destruction Lab
The Canadian government is investing $25 million in the University of Toronto’s Creative Destruction Lab. The government…
Techstars announces 2018 Montreal AI cohort
Techstars has announced the first cohort of its AI program in Montreal. Announced in March, Techstars and Real Ventures partnered…
Canadian Export Challenge offering $10,000 to entrepreneurs going global
The deadline is looming for the Canadian Export Challenge, which offers the chance to win $10,000 in cash and $100,000 in other…
Electrobac raises $1 million for smart electronic recycling bin
Montreal-based Electrobac, which develops a smart bin meant to help users recycle electronics, has raised $1 million in seed…
San Francisco-based Upgrade plans to open development centre in Montreal
San Francisco-based Upgrade, which has developed a consumer credit platform to help users monitor and understand their credit,…
Sonder closes new round, reveals it’s raised $135 million to date
Montreal-based Sonder has revealed that it’s raised $135 million to date, according to a report from Forbes. Sonder’s…
Today in SaaS: Lexop partners with Centris, BroadbandTV collaborates with PBS
Over the past several weeks, two Canadian SaaS startups have made announcements on the growth of their companies, launching…
BMO launches blockchain-based pilot for fixed-income markets
Bank of Montreal Capital Markets announced it is working with the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (Ontario Teachers’)…
Impak Finance raises $1.1 million from angel investors
Montreal-based Impak Finance has received $1.1 million from angel investors for its social impact platform. Participants in…
Startup Open House returns to give an inside look into companies like Shopify, Busbud
For the sixth year in a row, Startup Open House is returning to seven Canadian cities to invite tech enthusiasts inside the…
City of Toronto using Fundica API to help Toronto entrepreneurs access funding
Montreal-based Fundica, which helps Canadian businesses find funding opportunities, announced that the City of Toronto has…
A look at the architecture firm designing offices for Shopify, Element AI, and Klipfolio
As much as the startup world has a reputation for being nimble, there’s also a reputation for the interesting workspaces…