New York-based FinTech startup Jeeves announces $71.6 million CAD, expansion into Canada
Armed with a major round of funding, New York-based Jeeves announced September 2 it’s expanding within Canada as well as…
New interactive database examines attention candidates give to Indigenous matters during the federal election
When it comes to Tweeting about indigenous matters, the NDP are outstripping every other political party as the 2021 election…
Quantum Algorithms Institute seeks new partners as it works to accelerate BC’s quantum computing ecosystem
The Quantum Algorithms Institute (QAI) is calling for new corporate partners that are interested in incorporating quantum-enabled…
Payments Canada launches real-time payment transfer system
Payments Canada is replacing the 20-year-old electronic wire system for payment transfers with a new solution called Lynx.…
Former Shopify VP Janeen Speer joins Benevity as company preps for hiring spree
Janeen Speer, the former vice president of talent for Shopify, is joining Calgary-based Benevity Inc. as chief people officer.…
D3 Security secures $18.9 million CAD in growth equity, debt financing
Vancouver’s Vistara Growth (formerly Vistara Capital Partners) is taking a $10 million USD ($12.6 million CAD) growth equity…
Funding for unicorns Wealthsimple and Trulioo help push VC investment to highest levels yet in H1 2021
As the country and economy segued into post-pandemic recovery, record levels of venture capital flowed into Canadian tech companies.…
Liberals and Conservatives both promise to introduce open banking on election trail
One day after the Liberal Party pledged to put in place the recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Open Banking by 2023,…
High rate of mental health conditions in women entrepreneurs “alarming,” reports FLIK study
More than half of women entrepreneurs surveyed for a new study, released on August 30, reported that they had struggled with…
Maple continues push for all-in-one virtual care with new mental health offering
Toronto-based Maple is extending its reach in the mental health space. The virtual care provider announced August 26 that it…
Flinks CEO says Montreal FinTech has “grand plans” as National Bank takes majority stake
After giving up majority ownership to a Canadian banking incumbent, Flinks’ CEO says the transaction is a signal the…
Braze Mobility among four Canadian businesses accepted to Google’s second Women Founders accelerator cohort
Four Canadian startups are in this year’s Google for Startups Accelerator: Women Founders program. The search giant announced…
Toronto entrepreneur helps raise over $350,000 CAD in support of Afghan refugees
In five days, a Toronto tech entrepreneur raised $354,035.93 CAD for two charities supporting Afghan refugees. Serial entrepreneur…
Raw Signal Group’s new book extracts leadership lessons from the pandemic
Johnathan Nightingale said the new book he co-authored with his wife, Melissa, is designed to “give people a place to stop…
Province commits $3.9 million CAD for internet improvements in BC Indigenous communities
High-speed internet is coming to nine Indigenous communities in BC as part of new provincial funding commitments. The territories…