Canscan, SparkCharge take home gold at Startupfest pitch competition
Canscan Technologies and SparkCharge were crowned winners of the pitch competition at Startupfest in Montreal last week. The…
Minister Ng shares plan to build capacity for women entrepreneurs as WES invests $3.2 million into Québec
The École des entrepreneurs du Québec has received a $3.2 million investment from the federal government’s Women Entrepreneurship…
AI and IoT startup Mnubo acquired by Aspen Technology for $102 million CAD
Mnubo, a Montreal-based Internet of Things (IoT) and AI company, has been acquired by Aspen Technology (AspenTech), an asset…
Front Row Ventures’ initiative for female student founders expands to Ontario
The Women Founders’ Project, a four-week social impact project organized by Front Row Ventures, is expanding to Ontario,…
Digital Finance Institute names Canada’s top 50 women in FinTech for 2019
The Digital Finance Institute has released its top 50 women in FinTech for 2019, a curated list of 50 women disrupting financial…
AI and robotics enterprise startup C2RO raises $2.25 million Series A
Montreal-based C2RO, a startup specializing in artificial intelligence-powered enterprise products for retail applications,…
PayPal launches shipping platform for Canadian e-commerce businesses
PayPal is launching a new platform for online businesses to manage cross-border shipments between Canada and the US. “We’re…
CVCA, other Canadian orgs pen letter to US over “onerous” investment law
Four Canadian organizations are urging the US Department of the Treasury to exempt Canadian businesses from a law that could…
Former Enercare CEO John Macdonald joins Parity as chair of the board
Parity, a Toronto-based computer software company using AI to reduce carbon emissions for condos and multi-tenant buildings,…
Karen HR acquired by Alexander Mann Solutions
Karen HR, a Toronto-based AI company with a recruiting software tool for human resources workers, has been acquired by global…
Nova Scotia’s Securicy raises $1.8 million from public, private investors
Cape Breton-based Securicy, which provides end-to-end cybersecurity tools and resources for small and medium businesses, has…
Report: Canadian businesses are lagging in the e-commerce race
The majority of Canadian small and medium-sized business (SMBs) are missing major growth opportunities by not focusing on an…
BMO, DMZ to launch Small Business Banking Challenge in October
Ryerson University’s technology accelerator, the DMZ, is extending its partnership with the Bank of Montreal through…
Weever Apps raises $1.6 million for Process Manager software
Hamilton-based Weever Apps, a B2B SaaS company that creates workplace solutions to reduce the need for paper, has raised $1,625,000…
Amsterdam’s Spaces to open first Ottawa location, three more in Toronto
Spaces, an Amsterdam-founded workspace company, is opening four new co-working locations in Ontario. The four new locations…