Ritual reportedly raises $29.8 million CAD following COVID-19 layoffs
Toronto-based food ordering and mobile pickup startup Ritual has reportedly raised $29.8 million CAD ($22 million USD) from…
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MaRS shares tribute following the passing of IAF managing director Barry Gekiere
Barry Gekiere, the managing director for the MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund (IAF) and longtime member of the Canadian venture…
15 percent of Canadian occupations to decline by 2030, says Brookfield Institute
Fifteen percent of Canadians are currently working in occupations projected to decline by the year 2030, while 19 percent are…
BehrTech receives $3 million grant to build industrial IoT lab in Toronto
Toronto-based BehrTech, a startup that develops wireless connectivity products for the Internet of Things (IoT), has received…
Canadian startup Boss Insights helping American small businesses navigate PPP loans
Since launching in early April, the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), a COVID-19 relief initiative in the United States that…
Toronto ShopHERE initiative goes national with $1 million investment from Google Canada
Google Canada is committing $1 million to ShopHERE to help expand the Digital Main Street program across Canada. Google Canada’s…
Phelix.ai raises $1 million seed round led by Well Health Technologies
Toronto-based Phelix.ai, a startup that develops automation tools for the health sector, has raised a $1 million seed round.…
DMZ launches virtual incubator program with Town of Innisfil to help scale tech startups
The DMZ has partnered with the Town of Innisfil, Ontario to help scale tech startups and increase government procurement in…
Top Hat to acquire Nelson Education’s post-secondary textbook business
Top Hat is set to acquire the Canadian domestic higher education textbook businesses of Nelson Education, one of the country’s…
Future Skills Centre to invest $15 million in projects that support workers affected by COVID-19
The Future Skills Centre, a research organization based in Toronto, has launched a $15 million call for proposals for solutions…
Cinchy secures $10 million, looks to expand data network into healthcare amid COVID-19
Toronto-based startup Cinchy has closed a $10 million CAD Series A funding round as it looks to help financial and healthcare…
Black Swan #9 – Calgary and Toronto look to stop the bleeding
It’s been two weeks since our last episode, and there’s a reason for that. Black Swan was launched shortly after the pandemic…
Director-general of World Health Organization to speak at Collision from Home
Collision from Home has announced that Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO),…
Koho partnering with Hyr to offer early access to paycheques and government support
FinTech startup Koho is partnering with staffing startup Hyr, which provides in-app staffing solutions to employers, to give…
Emerge Commerce looking to go public on TSXV via reverse takeover
Toronto-based e-commerce startup Emerge Commerce has announced plans to go public on the TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV) following…