Lyft donates $34,000 to SickKids through Round Up and Donate campaign
Lyft announced that it’s raised $34,000 for Toronto’s SickKids hospital after launching its Round Up and Donate…
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Ethereum Capital wants to raise $50 million to invest in Ethereum-based companies
Several Canadian VC firms and technologists have banded together to launch Toronto-based Ethereum Capital, a company dedicated…
FloSonics raises $5 million for device helping hospitals track critically-ill patients
Sudbury-based FloSonics Medical has raised $5 million in funding led by iGan Partners. Other investors include Genesys Capital,…
MedStack’s Balaji Gopalan says companies must tell the stories of their customers
While entrepreneurs may be excited about their products and how they’ll change the industry, it’s hard to translate…
Coinsquare planning $150 million IPO this year
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinsquare is planning to raise $150 million in an IPO in September, according to a report from Bloomberg.…
Bright + Early wants to help Toronto’s scrappy startups embrace HR
The Toronto tech ecosystem is getting attention in many areas; companies are reaching their next phases of growth, attracting…
Borrowell launches free Equifax credit report monitoring
Toronto-based Borrowell is now allowing Canadians to access their full credit reports for free. Borrowell first partnered with…
TWG announces new CTO, VP of product as company grows executive team
Toronto-based TWG has announced that it is making changes to its executive team. Derek Watson, who started as a senior software…
Toronto seeking residents’ ideas for Smart Cities Challenge proposal
The city of Toronto announced that it’s participating in the federal Smart Cities Challenge, and is inviting the public…
Globalive Technology Partners and Nuuvera using blockchain to ensure safety in cannabis products
Globalive Technology Partners has announced that it is working with Brampton, Ontario-based Nuuvera, which is working on commercial…
Toronto’s UPPLift pilot program seeking tech solutions for city infrastructure challenges
This week, the city of Toronto is participating in the launch of UPPLift, an urban pilot program (UPP) seeking tech innovations…
Toronto only Canadian city to make #AmazonHQ2 shortlist
Out of 20 cities, Toronto is the only Canadian city to make the AmazonHQ2 shortlist. Toronto finds itself in company with cities…
Sidewalk Labs’ Dan Doctoroff says data won’t be used for commercial purposes in Quayside project
As part of RBC’s Disruptors speaker series in Toronto, RBC SVP John Stackhouse sat down with Sidewalk Labs CEO Dan Doctoroff…
Hyr raises $1.6 million to help retailers embrace the gig economy
Toronto-based Hyr has announced a $1.6 million CAD seed round led by Flybridge Capital Partners, with participation from Newark…
Hack To Start Ep.183: Jordan Scheltgen, co-founder of CaveSocial
Jordan Scheltgen is the co-founder and managing partner at CaveSocial, a marketing agency that he started during university…