Trader Corporation and Freelance.ca strengthen their online marketplaces through new acquisitions
Freelance.ca scoops up Workhoppers, while Trader purchases Collateral Management Solutions.
Ontario
Raven Connected intends to grow workforce by 25 percent with Series A funding led by Telus Global Ventures
Connected car startup uses machine vision to track and analyze company vehicles and drivers.
Following pivot to enterprise SaaS model, Haloo closes $4.7 million CAD
Startup has made key hires as it looks to scale from hundreds of SaaS customers to tens of thousands.
e-Zinc powers up with $42 million CAD to validate energy storage solution in the field
With beefed-up leadership team, CEO feels Chris Hadfield-backed e-Zinc is ready for pilot production.
IGM Technology joins Lead Edge Capital’s portfolio with strategic investment
The $5-billion growth equity firm counts Alibaba, Bumble, Uber, and more among its portfolio.
Fed invests $2.4 million into two Ontario accelerators
New investments into Spark Centre, Georgian Bay Business Accelerator expected to support over 600 entrepreneurs.
Bitcoin miner Hut 8 to receive $150 million to provide AI computing power
Hut 8 shifted its headquarters from Toronto to Miami following a merger last year.
BetaKit wins General Excellence, Small Publication at SABEW Canada Best in Business Awards
Reporter Josh Scott named Best Young Journalist.
ReturnBear to launch operations in UK in July
Retail logistics startup has grown to over 1,000 Canadian locations.
OSC accuses Liquid MarketPlace of fraud and pursues action against startup, top execs
Leaders of Logan Paul-founded NFT marketplace allegedly used $3 million from investors for “personal enrichment.”
CoGuard received funding from OpenAI’s Cybersecurity Grant Program
Startup automates the identification of software misconfiguration to reduce the threat of cyberattacks.
Ottawa companies receive FedDev funding for AI, semiconductor, biotech work
FedDev invested nearly $20 million across nine Ottawa-based companies.
Shopify announces embedded AI as part of Summer 2024 Edition product updates
Shopify is using AI for image editing, product creation, customer support, navigation.
DistriQ joins Quantum Industry Canada as advocacy group continues membership drive
Quantum Industry Canada has added more than 20 members and affiliates since the beginning of 2024.
How Web Summit Vancouver came to be with Casey Lau
Web Summit’s co-host is full of optimism about Vancouver’s place on the global tech stage.