BCâs tech investment boom continued in Q3
With over $900 million raised by British Columbiaâs tech startups, venture investment in the province stayed strong in the…
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In Q3, Toronto startups broke venture funding records⊠again
Toronto tech startups once again broke venture funding records, raising over $1.6 billion through 53 deals in Q3 2021, according…
Despite COVID-19, Ontario AI ecosystem continues growth trajectory, report finds
The Vector Instituteâs second annual snapshot of Ontarioâs artificial intelligence (AI) sector has found that despite the…
Toronto-Waterloo rises in Startup Genomeâs 2021 global ecosystem rankings, as Vancouver falls
Toronto-Waterloo has jumped four spots in Startup Genomeâs annual global startup ecosystem report since 2020, as Canadaâs…
BC set a new venture funding record in Q2 as total investment eclipsed previous quarter
Tech startups in British Columbia raised over $1 billion in the second quarter of 2021, slightly eclipsing total investment…
Lack of late-stage deals in Q2 deflated Calgary venture funding to two-year low
With no late-stage deals, the second quarter of 2021 marked the Calgary tech ecosystemâs lowest quarter for venture funding…
Toronto tech smashed venture funding records in Q2 with $1.46 billion raised
Toronto tech set a new record for venture funding during the second quarter of 2021, one of several milestones smashed according…
Montréal saw best venture funding quarter yet in Q2 as local startups clinched more megadeals
Over the last year, MontrĂ©al has often relied on one megadeal to keep venture funding levels healthy each quarter. But in…
Funding for unicorns Wealthsimple and Trulioo help push VC investment to highest levels yet in H1 2021
As the country and economy segued into post-pandemic recovery, record levels of venture capital flowed into Canadian tech companies.…
High rate of mental health conditions in women entrepreneurs âalarming,â reports FLIK study
More than half of women entrepreneurs surveyed for a new study, released on August 30, reported that they had struggled with…
ApplyBoard, Faire megadeals pushed Waterloo Region tech funding to new record in Q2
Tech startups in the Waterloo Region raised $749.7 million in venture funding during the second quarter of 2021, making Q2…
Ownr report suggests more entrepreneurs placing faith in digital over brick-and-mortar
A new report from Ownr says the COVID-19 pandemic caused many entrepreneurs to change their business models, and move online.…
VerticalScope continues an upward trajectory following its second quarter 2021 results
VerticalScopeâs steady upward climb continued with its earnings announcement August 10, pointing to increased acquisitions…
WELL Health revenue increased 484 percent in Q2 2021, bolstered by acquisition strategy
WELL Health Technologies is seeing its acquisition strategy pay off, as the digital health company reported a sizeable increase…
New report shows drop in angel investment during COVID-19 pandemic
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Canadian angel organizations made more investments in 2020 but invested less capital overall than…