Four student-led startups take home Velocity Fund $5K prizes
Four student teams, Insula Medical, WatFly, Emergency Response Africa, and VOYHS, have each won $5,000 each at the University…
Impact Centre updates Narwhal List to reflect 2019’s big rounds, exits
Following Canada seeing a number of significant raises in addition to large exits in the first half of 2019, the University…
Wattpad launches monetization model globally
Toronto-based Wattpad has announced that two of its monetization initiatives, Wattpad Paid Stories and Wattpad Premium, are…
Michelle Obama to speak at Elevate 2019
Today at Design Exchange, Elevate announced that Michelle Obama, former First Lady of the United States, will be speaking at…
Rob Maurin wants to replicate Wave’s success at Plooto
Rob Maurin knows a thing or two about crafting an identity for an early-stage FinTech startup. In 2009, when financial services…
Communitech, Rogers to launch 5G innovation lab in Kitchener-Waterloo
Communitech and Rogers have announced a three-year partnership that will see the organizations open a 5G innovation lab in…
Rival Technologies raises first financing round totalling $8.5 million CAD
Rival Technologies, a voice, video, and chat marketing solution based in Vancouver, has raised $8.5 million CAD, claiming to…
Jetti Resources raises $642,000 for cleantech mining project
Jetti Resources, a natural resources tech startup based in Vancouver, has raised $642,000 in public funds, including a $492,500…
Traction Conference announces speakers, first-ever Traction Fundraising Summit
On August 7 and 8, the sixth annual Traction Conference is returning to Vancouver to offer entrepreneurs insights and connections…
Today in acquisitions: mCloud, Croesus, Xtreme Blockchain Labs
Over the past few weeks, several companies have made announcements on acquiring startups. Here’s the latest on Canada’s…
Landr raises $26 million CAD Series B for audio mastering platform
Landr, an AI-powered audio mastering software startup based in Montréal, has raised a $26 million Series B. Sony Innovation…
Flybits secures $45 million CAD Series C for context-as-a-service platform
Toronto-based Flybits, a context-as-a-service platform for mobile apps, has closed a $45 million CAD ($35 million USD) Series…
Indigenous cleantech Carbonix receives $3.1 million from federal government
Carbonix, a Canadian Indigenous cleantech company based in Fort William, Ont., has received a $3.1 million investment from…
Canada Learning Code receives $9.4 million from govt’s CanCode program
Canada Learning Code, an initiative that specializes in digital literacy education, has received $9.4 million in funding from…
AI Deep Dive chooses Toronto over San Francisco for AI skills course
AI Deep Dive, a three-month, full-time, retreat-style artificial intelligence course, is closing its San Francisco program,…