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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.

4AG Robotics
Funding

Innovate BC, NRC IRAP invest $2 million into 13 BC cleantech companies

Dec 4, 2023

BC Fast Pilot program has invested $9.9 million into 75 projects to date.

Funding

InBC leads $13.5-million financing round for ThoughtExchange

Dec 1, 2023

The startup claims its revenues have grown fivefold in the last five years.

Vancouver skyline
Reports

Vancouver, Toronto-Waterloo, Calgary among the top 50 global cleantech ecosystems

Nov 30, 2023

Atlantic Canada ranks third in top North American oceantech startup ecosystems.

proptech
Acquisitions

Real estate investment startup Willow.ca acquired by rental platform Guiker

Nov 30, 2023

Majority of Willow’s team “offboarded” prior to acquisition, CEO to join Guiker.

Shopify LV Sphere BFCM 2023
Markets

Shopify merchants set $9.3-billion sales record over Black Friday, Cyber Monday

Nov 29, 2023

Over 61 million consumers globally made purchases from Shopify sellers.

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Funding

Sun Life makes $9.5-million investment into digital pharmacy Pillway

Nov 28, 2023

Sun Life’s Pillway deal echoes early strategy with now-acquired Dialogue Health.

Peloton Tech
Funding

FinTech startup Peloton Technologies closes $2 million in seed financing

Nov 24, 2023

Executive chair says the capital will fuel the startup’s acquisition strategy.

Neo Financial
FinTech

These three FinTech companies are hiring software developers in Canada

Nov 24, 2023

Neo Financial, Float Financial, and Ripple are on the prowl for software engineers, devs.

healthcare
Acquisitions

Semantic Health acquired by US-based medical documentation firm AAPC

Nov 23, 2023

Semantic uses AI to help hospitals improve their medical coding, auditing, and documentation processes.

laptop stock
Acquisitions

HS GovTech Solutions acquired by Banneker Partners

Nov 23, 2023

HS GovTech is the latest Canadian tech company delisting from public exchanges.

Microsoft
AI

Microsoft looks to scale Québec presence with $500-million USD investment

Nov 22, 2023

Tech giant plans to expand its AI, cloud computing infrastructure in the province.

SaaS
VC

Canadian SaaS investment rebounded in 2023, reaching nearly $7 billion

Nov 21, 2023

L-SPARK’s report identified 20 SaaS deals valued at $50 million or more.

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VC

McGill, venture studio BXVentures spin out cleantech venture FeX Energy

Nov 20, 2023

FeX Energy uses metal fuel technology to generate renewable energy.

SAAS NORTH winners
Events

Four startups win over $210,000 at SAAS NORTH 2023

Nov 17, 2023

Among the winners are Enurgen, Strucwise, Myomar, and Soralink.

Volta - Grand Opening

Boosted by $6.8 million in government funding, Volta unveils its new space

Nov 17, 2023

Volta chose to scale back its physical premises earlier this year to focus on hybrid startup support.

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