Tom Keiser to replace Ryan Holmes as CEO of Hootsuite
Vancouver-based Hootsuite has appointed Tom Keiser, former chief operating officer at San Francisco-based Zendesk, as its new…
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Terramera leading project to predict future strains of COVID-19 with AI
Vancouver-based agricultural technology company Terramera is leading a new research project that hopes to use machine learning…
Montréal makes Startup Genome’s top 30 as Toronto, Vancouver ecosystems drop in rankings
Montréal is Canada’s newest entrant to the top 30 of Startup Genome’s 2020 global ecosystem rankings, while Toronto-Waterloo…
Bench re-hires workers as sales rebound following shift to helping US businesses with COVID relief
Vancouver-based Bench was initially hit hard by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. A sudden drop in sales in March forced…
Food-X Technologies brings on Attabotics to streamline its fulfillment operations
Food-X Technologies, a Vancouver-based e-grocery startup, has entered into a three-year partnership with Calgary-based Attabotics,…
US private equity firm Crest Rock Partners takes majority ownership of Vancouver-based Unbounce
Crest Rock Partners, a Denver-based private equity firm, has acquired a controlling stake in Vancouver-based startup Unbounce…
Victory Square Health acquires COVID-19 antibody test from Brazilian company
Vancouver-based Victory Square Health has acquired assets and intellectual properties from Brazilian company Safetest Comércio…
Enterprise software startup jSonar raises $50 million USD from Goldman Sachs
jSonar, an enterprise software startup that has developed a database security platform, has raised $50 million USD in its first…
Slack reports record customer growth as global workforces go remote
Vancouver-founded communications software company Slack has reported its financial results for the first quarter and provided…
Report: Canada ranked fourth startup ecosystem globally as Toronto, Vancouver drop for second year
Despite being ranked in the top four, Canada has fallen one spot in StartupBlink’s 2020 global startup ecosystem rankings,…
Sonic Incytes raises $3.5 million seed round to commercialize liver health assessment device
Sonic Incytes, a medical device startup based in Vancouver, has raised a $3.5 million CAD seed round. This startup’s funding…
Canadian angel groups mixed on capital availability in COVID-19 world
As COVID-19 forces angel investor groups to move their activities online, industry leaders have mixed views about the outlook…
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.…
AbCellera secures $144 million CAD Series B funding round
Vancouver-based AbCellera has closed a $144 million CAD ($105 million USD) Series B funding round to help further advance its…
AbCellera partners with American pharmaceutical company on multi-year antibody discovery project
Vancouver-based biotechnology firm AbCellera has entered into a multi-year strategic research partnership and license agreement…