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…
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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,…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
Women, minorities still underrepresented in Montreal senior leadership despite increase: report
Women and minorities remain underrepresented in senior leadership roles in the Greater Montreal Area, despite an increase in…
White Star Capital report finds Canadian VC deal size grew, deal volume decreased in 2019
The pace of venture capital investments in Canada has increased this year, surpassing the peak years of 2017 and 2018, according…
North American banks expect to lose $88 billion in retail payments to FinTechs over 3 years
Financial incumbent banks are expected to lose up to 15 percent in retail payments revenue to FinTech competitors and challenger…
Canadian SaaS investment skyrockets by over 200 percent in 2019
Ottawa-based accelerator L-Spark has released the results of its annual State of Canadian SaaS report, which found that Canadian…
Edmonton surges in CBRE Canadian tech talent report
Toronto, Ottawa, Vancouver, Waterloo Region, and Montréal continue to rank as the top tech talent markets in Canada in CBRE”s…
Canadian venture capital investments surpass $2 billion CAD in record breaking Q3 2019
According to the Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association’s (CVCA) latest report, $2.48 billion CAD of…
Lagging regulation, consumer trust inhibiting FinTech adoption in Canada
Canada’s FinTech sector has seen steady growth in recent years, and there seems to be more on the horizon with increased…
Sidewalk Labs shares more specifics on how it will collect, use data
Sidewalk Labs has released its Digital Innovation Appendix, laying out more details about the Alphabet company’s proposed…