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Charles Mandel's reporting and writing on technology has appeared in Wired.com, Canadian Business, Report on Business Magazine, Canada's National Observer, The Globe and Mail, and the National Post, among many others. He lives off-grid in Nova Scotia.

Acquisitions

FGC Health acquires Pharmacy Access Solutions to help independent pharmacies automate

Mar 3, 2022

FGC wants to place software into Canada’s 4,000 independent pharmacies.

Funding

Disco closes $15 million Series A round from investors behind MasterClass, Coursera to scale its live learning platform

Mar 1, 2022

Disco uses influencers like Margaret Atwood and Andre De Grasse to drive growth.

Acquisitions

Salesforce to acquire Traction on Demand

Feb 25, 2022

Traction on Demand revealed little about the acquisition plans.

BC’s budget strong on cleantech; Alberta positions itself as major tech hub

Feb 25, 2022

BC announces $654 million for cleantech, while Alberta promises $73 million for innovation.

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Markets

Thinkific’s revenue, losses up in Q4

Feb 24, 2022

Thinkific claims increased losses reflect rising expenses, competitive job market

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Markets

Blockchain startup Bitfarms tops the TSXV’s annual technology ranking

Feb 24, 2022

Energy storage firm Equana led the cleantech list this year.

FinTech

1Password expands into crypto, offering protection to crypto wallet users

Feb 23, 2022

“Crypto innovations are reshaping the world, but for many it seems too confusing or risky to join.”

Funding

Village Wellth raises $400,000 CAD seed round for its business acquisition platform

Feb 22, 2022

Village Wellth aims to “democratize” the acquisition process for buyers.

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Reports

Canadian tech salaries jumped 38 percent since 2019, but attracting talent is tough: reports

Feb 18, 2022

Deel report pegged Canadian rise in salaries as second fastest globally.

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Funding

Convictional secures $50.7 million CAD, announces UK expansion

Feb 17, 2022

FinTech startup plans to ramp up staff, accelerate product development.

AI

Cyclica spins out startup, Perturba Therapeutics, from University of Toronto

Feb 11, 2022

Perturba fuses AI-drug design and biological science.

Acquisitions

Wafra Capital Partners acquires Toronto FinTech startup Financeit from Goldman Sachs

Feb 11, 2022

The sale comes five years after Goldman Sachs acquired Financeit.

DMZ
Toronto

Dream Legacy Foundation, DMZ launch coaching program for Black founders

Feb 10, 2022

Program designed to help founders overcome barriers to business.

Funding

Hospitality platform 7shifts secures $101.6 million CAD to increase staffing, product development

Feb 10, 2022

Startup says it added more than 10,000 restaurants to its platform last year.

Funding

Cubbi secures $1.35 million CAD to expand its food delivery and storage platform

Feb 10, 2022

The food delivery startup comes from same city as SkipTheDishes.

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