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Isabelle Kirkwood

Isabelle Kirkwood

Isabelle is a Vancouver-based writer with 5+ years of experience in communications and journalism and a lifelong passion for telling stories. For over two years, she has reported on all sides of the Canadian startup ecosystem, from landmark venture deals to public policy, telling the stories of the founders putting Canadian tech on the map.

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Funding

Sourced raises $20 million CAD from Round 13, Comerica, HSBC

Sep 10, 2019

Sourced, a Toronto-based IT consultancy firm, has closed a $20 million CAD round of financing, led by Round 13 Capital, with…

showpass
Funding

Event ticketing startup Showpass acquires Token Mobile Solutions

Sep 10, 2019

Calgary-based event ticketing startup, Showpass, has acquired Toronto-based event app Token Mobile Solutions, and is reporting…

Fitplan
Funding

Fitplan raises $4.5 million, partners with baseball all-star Alex Rodriguez

Sep 10, 2019

Vancouver and Los Angeles-based personal training app Fitplan Technologies, has raised $4.5 million from a group of investors…

colliers
Toronto

Three Canadian startups selected to participate in Colliers Proptech Accelerator

Sep 9, 2019

Three Canadian startups have been chosen to participate in Colliers Proptech Accelerator‘s 2019 class, a three-month…

forest fire
AI

BC-based Lightship Works using AI to aid first responders with natural disasters

Sep 9, 2019

Lightship Works, a SaaS startup based in Kamloops, BC, is integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into its disaster response…

Montreal
AI

Canadian, Quebec governments pledge $15 million to create AI centre in Montréal

Sep 6, 2019

The federal and Quebec governments have announced the creation of a Montréal-based international centre of expertise for the…

Funding

Today in government funding: Edmonton, Niagara, Vancouver

Sep 6, 2019

As the federal election looms, ISED is doling out a number of investments for innovation projects across Canada, totalling…

MIMS
Funding

AI startup My Intelligent Machines raises $2.6 million seed round

Sep 6, 2019

Montreal-based My Intelligent Machines (MIMS), which is developing a platform to help life sciences companies maximize their…

thescore
Funding

TheScore secures $40 million to scale media, sports betting businesses

Sep 6, 2019

TheScore, a Toronto-based digital media and sports reporting company, has secured a $40 million private placement from Fengate…

windmill cleantech
Cleantech

Applications open for second cohort of 100+ Sustainability Accelerator​

Sep 6, 2019

Highline Beta​ and global beer company Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) have opened applications for the second cohort of…

CIX
Events

CIX names top 20 early-stage startups, top 10 growth-stage startups of 2019

Sep 5, 2019

Canadian Innovation Exchange (CIX) has named the Top 20 Early and Top 10 Growth Canadian technology startups that have been…

black boys code
Funding

Twenty-one organizations receive $12.4 million from government’s CanCode program

Sep 5, 2019

Twenty-one organizations are receiving a collective $12.4 million from the second stream of the federal government’s…

vanbex
FinTech

Blockchain company Vanbex Labs sells products to Hyperion amid legal strife

Sep 5, 2019

Vanbex Labs, a Vancouver-based blockchain solutions company, has sold two of its products to Hyperion Technologies, a Toronto-based…

bird
Toronto

Bird Canada launches e-scooter pilot in Toronto’s Distillery District

Sep 5, 2019

Bird Canada has launched an e-scooter pilot in Toronto, that will allow residents to take Bird One e-scooters for a test ride,…

Velocity to split up offering with separate, student-focused incubator

Sep 5, 2019

The University of Waterloo-based entrepreneurship hub, Velocity, is launching a new pre-incubator campus program, called Concept,…

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