Saskatoon-based Vendasta raises $40 million CAD in growth capital
Cloud commerce platform for small and medium businesses (SMBs) Vandasta announced on Wednesday that it has raised $40 million…
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Coconut Software receives $1.75 million in debt financing from CIBC
Saskatoon-based Coconut Software has received $1.75 million in debt financing from CIBC Innovation Banking, with the company…
11 Prairie startups to watch in 2019
One of my favorite articles each year in the Canadian startup world is reading Kevin Sandhu’s predictions for the 11 Canadian…
11 Canadian tech companies to watch in 2019
Thanks to my friends at BetaKit, for the last three years I’ve had the opportunity to share my thoughts about some amazing…
Uber finally brings ridesharing to Saskatchewan, launching in Saskatoon
Uber today announced the launch of UberX in Saskatoon, marking the first service of its kind available in Saskatchewan, after…
7shifts closes $10 million series A round to bring automation, compliance to restaurant management
Saskatoon-based restaurant labour management platform, 7shifts, announced Thursday it has raised $10 million USD in a Series…
Vendasta receives $3.3 million from Western Innovation Initiative
Through the Western Innovation (WINN) Initiative, the Canadian government has invested over $3.3 million in Vendasta Technologies…
Coconut Software closes $4.2 million Series A
Coconut Software announced today the close of a$4.2 million CAD Series A round, led by Toronto-based Information Venture Partners,…
7shifts raises $4.5 million to scale automated employee scheduling platform
Saskatoon-based 7shifts has raised $4.5 million in funding from Tandem Capital and existing investor Relay Ventures. 7shifts’…
HTML500 expands to nine cities to teach 2500 Canadians to code
After a year-long hiatus, HTML500, a free learn to code event hosted by Lighthouse Labs, is kicking off in Toronto on February…
7shifts raises $1.2 million seed round to grow sales team
Saskatoon-based 7shifts, which provides employee scheduling software for restaurants, announced $1.2 million in seed funding.…
Startup Canada campaign gives entrepreneurs a say in next federal budget
Startup Canada is launching a campaign to allow every entrepreneur to voice their opinion in the Canadian government’s…
Shell Canada gives entrepreneurs $50,000 for cleantech projects
As this generation is reported to be a highly-conscious generation when it comes to sustainability, Shell Canada is giving…
Saskatoon, Toronto startup spaces first recipients of Startup Canada’s Retail Startup Fund
The Saskatoon Maker Fair and Toronto’s Tempo Space are the two first-ever recipients of Startup Canada’s Trushield…
Report says cities in Western Canada the best for starting businesses
While many Canadians might think our nation’s largest cities, Toronto or Montreal, are the top places to start a business,…