Report: As COVID-19 causes job postings to plunge, software development stable
As the COVID-19 pandemic begins to impact the job market in Canada, postings for new positions are beginning to fall, according to new data…
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Hockeystick launches list of active funders as COVID-19 creates cash crunch for Canadian startups
As the Canadian economy prepares for the effects of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak, Toronto-based market data company Hockeystick has released a new list of…
Report: Canadian VC investments set record in 2019 as tech sector dominates
Canadian venture capital (VC) investment reached new heights in 2019, with a record $6.2 billion CAD invested over 539 deals, according to a new…
Canada sees improvement from 2019 as eight Canadian startups appear on CB Insights’ AI 100
Eight Canadian artificial intelligence startups have made CB Insights’ AI 100, a marked difference from last year, which saw only one Canadian startup make…
Report suggests making 407 autonomous vehicle highway, other ways prepare Toronto area for autonomous future
As Canada prepares for an autonomous future, Toronto will need to scale its deployment of autonomous vehicles (AV), according to a report by the…
Tech funding in the GTA reaches record $3.1 billion in 2019, report finds
Tech companies in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) surpassed $3 billion in investments last year, according to an ecosystem report released by startup hub…
Shopify surpasses revenue expectations in Q4 2019 financial results
Shopify has released its Q4 and full-year 2019 financial results, the period which ended December 31, 2019. The Ottawa e-commerce company has surpassed predictions…
Jim Balsillie led expert panel on intellectual property releases report
The expert panel that was established as part of the Ontario government’s 2019-2020 budget released its report on Tuesday, outlining its recommendations on how…
Startup founders have positive outlook despite concerns over access to talent, SVB reports
Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) has released its annual Startup Outlook Report, surveying founders and executives from tech and healthcare companies based in the United…
Another record breaking year for Canadian VC as AI, FinTech, cybersecurity reach new heights
PwC Canada and CB Insights have released the MoneyTree report on Canadian investment trends for the second half and full year of 2019 (all…
Narwhal List 2020 tracks a year of massive raises, 42 potential Canadian Unicorns
In partnership with MaRS Discovery District, Communitech, and Invest Ottawa, Charles Plant, the founder of the Narwhal Project, has released the 2020 Narwhal List,…
Toronto tech sector sees 16.6 percent jump in employment from 2018
The Toronto tech sector is “booming,” according to the City’s 2019 Toronto Employment Survey. The annual survey, released on Monday during a discussion between…
Carbon Engineering, Cabricrete among Canadian startups to emerge on the Global Cleantech 100
Carbon Engineering and Cabricrete are two of the 12 Canadian companies named on the Global Cleantech 100 list for 2020, representing the first time…