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Events

NERv Technology wins 2019 Entrepreneurship World Cup global finals

Nov 19, 2019

Kitchener-Waterloo healthtech startup NERv Technology, which provides a sensory monitoring system designed to detect complications…

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FinTech

Kin ecosystem surpasses one million active spenders

Nov 18, 2019

Canadian cryptocurrency company Kik Interactive says that the Kin ecosystem has reached over a million active-spending users,…

Volta cohort
Events

Volta announces 15 Atlantic Canadian startups in fall cohort pitch event

Nov 18, 2019

Halifax-based innovation hub Volta has announced the 15 Atlantic Canadian early-stage tech startups that will compete in its…

AI

Cyclica launches joint venture using AI to develop drugs for mental health

Nov 18, 2019

Toronto-based biotechnology company Cyclica has partnered with global biotechnology platform ATAI Life Sciences to develop…

Cleantech

New not-for-profit organization launched to promote Ontario’s cleantech sector

Nov 18, 2019

Ontario Clean Technology Industry Association (OCTIA), a new not-for-profit organization, has been launched by clean technology…

Funding

Stradigi AI closes $53 million CAD Series A, with support from will.i.am

Nov 12, 2019

Montreal-based artificial intelligence provider Stradigi AI has closed a $53 million CAD in Series A funding round led by Fonds…

Acquisitions

OpenText to buy data security firm Carbonite for $1.88 billion CAD

Nov 11, 2019

Waterloo-based software company OpenText has announced plans to acquire American data backup and protection firm Carbonite…

Funding

Facedrive in strategic partnership with Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith’s content company

Nov 6, 2019

Toronto-based ridesharing company Facedrive has made an investment in Westbrook Global, a content creation company co-founded…

Funding

Chip startup Untether AI announces $9.2 million in funding closed in May

Nov 6, 2019

Toronto-based chip startup Untether AI recently announced that it has raised an additional $9.2 million CAD ($7 million USD),…

Acquisitions

Diagram-backed Collage acquired by People Corporation

Nov 5, 2019

Winnipeg-based group benefits and human resource provider People Corporation has announced its acquisition of Collage, a cloud-based…

Propel reveals 32 companies selected for its largest Incite cohort to date

Nov 4, 2019

Saint John, New Brunswick-based accelerator Propel has announced its selection of 32 companies for its cohort of Phase 2 of…

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FinTech

FreshBooks to open first international office

Oct 29, 2019

Cloud-accounting software FreshBooks has announced plans to open its first international office, to be stationed in Amsterdam,…

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Funding

League receives strategic investment from Workday Ventures

Oct 29, 2019

Toronto-based League announced that it has received a strategic investment from Workday Ventures, the investment arm of HR…

Events

SaaS North conference returns to Ottawa for its fourth year

Oct 28, 2019

Canada’s largest software-as-a-service (SaaS) conference is returning to Ottawa in November for its fourth year. SaaS North…

FinTech

Mastercard consolidates startup programs to make it easier to partner with FinTechs

Oct 28, 2019

Mastercard has launched a new global program designed to make it easier for FinTech startups to work with Mastercard to access…

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