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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.

pocketpills
Healthtech

Digital pharmacy startup PocketPills tracks increased growth amid COVID-19

Jun 5, 2020

PocketPills, a Surrey, British Columbia-based digital pharmacy startup, is tracking increased interest and growth in its service…

Edmonton
Reports

Report: Canada ranked fourth startup ecosystem globally as Toronto, Vancouver drop for second year

Jun 4, 2020

Despite being ranked in the top four, Canada has fallen one spot in StartupBlink’s 2020 global startup ecosystem rankings,…

agtech
Funding

Greeneye Technology raises $7 million USD seed round with Panache Ventures, Techstars

Jun 4, 2020

Greeneye Technology, an AgTech startup that offers an artificial intelligence-powered platform to help farmers detect and spray…

Manzil
Funding

Halal FinTech startup Manzil launches private placement offering on FrontFundr

Jun 4, 2020

Manzil, a Toronto-based FinTech startup that offers halal financial solutions including mortgages, is offering the public a…

Lumeca
Healthtech

Lumeca Health, SaskTel partner to provide residents of Cowessess First Nation virtual care

Jun 4, 2020

Lumeca Health, a Regina-based healthtech startup, has partnered with telecommunications company SaskTel to make virtual healthcare…

blackcart
Funding

Fashion e-commerce startup BlackCart raises $2.8 million CAD to fast-track platform launch

Jun 3, 2020

BlackCart, a Toronto-based fashion and e-commerce startup, is coming out of beta with $2.8 million CAD ($2 million USD) in…

Canadian Shield
Impact

Canadians can now buy their own PPE direct from The Canadian Shield

Jun 3, 2020

The Canadian Shield, a Kitchener-Waterloo-based personal protective equipment (PPE) manufacturer that was spun out of EdTech…

Minister Navdeep Bains

Ten members added to federal government’s Industry Strategy Council

Jun 3, 2020

The federal government has announced the members of its Industry Strategy Council, the initiative aimed to help with Canada’s…

Funding

Sonic Incytes raises $3.5 million seed round to commercialize liver health assessment device

Jun 1, 2020

Sonic Incytes, a medical device startup based in Vancouver, has raised a $3.5 million CAD seed round. This startup’s funding…

Funding

Scale AI invests $10 million to create ten AI university chairs across Canada

May 29, 2020

Québec-based artificial intelligence (AI) supercluster Scale AI is investing $10 million to support the creation of at least…

engineering
Funding

BehrTech receives $3 million grant to build industrial IoT lab in Toronto

May 28, 2020

Toronto-based BehrTech, a startup that develops wireless connectivity products for the Internet of Things (IoT), has received…

Element AI
AI

Element AI launches new collaborations in Singapore, South Korea

May 28, 2020

Element AI has launched two new artificial intelligence (AI) collaborations in Asia-Pacific, one with a South Korean investment…

Boss Insights
FinTech

Canadian startup Boss Insights helping American small businesses navigate PPP loans

May 28, 2020

Since launching in early April, the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), a COVID-19 relief initiative in the United States that…

retail, store, open
Funding

Toronto ShopHERE initiative goes national with $1 million investment from Google Canada

May 28, 2020

Google Canada is committing $1 million to ShopHERE to help expand the Digital Main Street program across Canada. Google Canada’s…

healthtech
Funding

Phelix.ai raises $1 million seed round led by Well Health Technologies

May 27, 2020

Toronto-based Phelix.ai, a startup that develops automation tools for the health sector, has raised a $1 million seed round.…

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