Canadian startups in Y Combinator tie all-time high at Winter 2022 Demo Day
For the second time, 16 Canadian startups participated in a YC cohort.
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With new funding, Athennian hopes to follow in Clio’s unicorn footsteps
The legaltech startup’s backers include Clio’s CEO.
Following 2021 losses, Thinkific to lay off 100 employees
Layoffs to impact one-fifth of Thinkific’s 499-person team.
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RoofBundle secures $500,000, support from construction players to fuel launch of roofing software solution
Construction vet David Peters has set out to help other contractors run their businesses.
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Google reveals second cohort of Canadian cloud accelerator
Tiggy, Booxi, and SmartONE are some of the 11 startups joining this year.
ApplyBoard makes first acquisition, grabbing Panda Portal to train recruiters
ApplyBoard has rebranded Panda Portal to TrainHub.
MinuteBox scores $5 million CAD to accelerate growth of its legaltech solution
Lawyer-led MinuteBox helps law firms manage their operations.
With $150 million USD in fresh funding, Montréal’s Talent.com is ready to take on Indeed worldwide
Co-CEO says startup wants to be Pepsi to Indeed’s Coke.
Impact.com acquires Pressboard to ramp up branded content program for publishers
Pressboard was formerly a customer of Trackonomics, an Impact.com company.
Scribble Data closes $2.2 million to help data science teams train machine learning models
Scribble Data aims to dip into Toronto’s machine learning talent pool.
Virtual Gurus closes $8.4 million amid US-driven demand for diversity-focused virtual assistants
CEO Bobbie Racette one of the first Indigenous women in #CDNtech to close a Series A round.
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HubSpot opens first Canadian office in Toronto
HubSpot aims to add over 50 employees in Ontario.