Report: Underrepresented workers disproportionately impacted by layoffs amid COVID-19
Underrepresented workers at Canadian startups are significantly overrepresented in the pool of talent left unemployed due to…
Provision extends food tech software reach through acquisition of Crop Boss
Calgary-based food safety software startup, Provision, has acquired Crop Boss farm management software from Platinum Agriculture…
Chronometriq rebrands to Pomelo Health, raises $5 million in debt financing
Montréal-based Chronometriq, which offers a platform to help health professionals book appointments and manage patients, has…
Wealthsimple announces $114 million investment led by TCV, claims $1.4 billion valuation
Toronto-based FinTech startup Wealthsimple has raised $114 million CAD in equity financing. Following the raise, Wealthsimple…
Felix & Paul Studios delivers space camera to ISS as part of upcoming series
Felix & Paul Studios, a film studio that specializes in virtual reality, has delivered its customized space camera to…
Today in hires: Traction Guest, TextNow, Deep Genomics, Perk Labs
Four Canadian companies have filled positions on their leadership teams. Here’s a breakdown of who is joining and what they…
Invest Ottawa receives $17 million to expand autonomous vehicle test facility
Economic development agency Invest Ottawa is expanding its autonomous vehicle test facility, Ottawa L5, and rebranding the…
Praemo raises $4.5 million CAD in Series A follow-on financing
Kitchener-Waterloo-based Praemo, which uses industrial IoT data to provide insights to enterprises, has raised $4.5 million…
BroadbandTV looking to go public on TSX through $172 million IPO
BBTV Holdings, the holding company of Vancouver-based media and technology company BroadbandTV, has filed for an initial public…
Federal government doles out cumulative $13.4 million to four healthtech organizations
Four Toronto-based healthtech businesses and organizations have received a cumulative $13.4 million in loans and grants from…
Clearbanc deepens push into e-commerce with inventory financing
Toronto-based Clearbanc has launched a new inventory program, whereby Clearbanc purchases inventory directly from suppliers…
Privacy commissioner finds pandemic raises new privacy concerns around telemedicine, EdTech
A new report from Canada’s privacy commissioner is warning new technologies that have seen mass adoption during the COVID-19…
New angel group launches to inject early-stage capital into Western Canada tech startups
A new angel organization has formed with an aim to expand access to capital for early-stage tech entrepreneurs in Western Canada.…
SaaS companies in 2020 have raised one-fifth of 2019 numbers: report
Investments in software as a service (SaaS) companies reached $1.17 billion so far this year, only 22 percent of the $5.13…
Canadian procurement policies missing the mark for cleantech startups, says innovation council
Canada’s procurement incentives and policies are missing the mark for Canada’s high-growth cleantech startups, according…