Lightspeed sees record uptake amid COVID-19 despite concerns over reduced demand
Montreal-based Lightspeed POS has released its financial results for the fiscal fourth quarter and full fiscal year, both ending…
Startup Canada’s Canadian Export Challenge to be held virtually due to COVID-19
Startup Canada has announced the second annual Canadian Export Challenge (CXC), a competition for entrepreneurs to pitch and…
Platform Calgary receives $30,000 from federal government for summer incubator program
Platform Calgary, an organization that offers access to space, programming, and advocacy for startups based in the city, has…
Shopify moving "vast majority" of employees to permanent remote work
Shopify has announced that it is now a “digital by default” company, meaning the majority of its employees will permanently…
Report: One-quarter of Canadian startups have made layoffs amid COVID-19
Nearly one-quarter of Canadian startups have made layoffs in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, representing 5.5 percent of…
Alberta Enterprise Corporation launches $10 million Accelerate Fund III
Alberta Enterprise Corporation has launched its third early-stage angel co-investment fund with a $10 million investment. BetaKit…
Shopify opens applications for fulfillment network to merchants
Shopify has announced it is now actively accepting merchant applications for its fulfillment network. The news follows the…
Survey: Half of Canadian East Coast startups are feeling financial impact of COVID-19
About half of Canadian East Coast startups say they are feeling the financial impact of the COVID-19 crisis, according to a…
Shopify partners with Facebook to launch Facebook Shops
Shopify has partnered with Facebook to launch Facebook Shops, a free tool aimed to help merchants create customized online…
Accelerator Centre to fund eight startups in COVID-19 cohort of JumpStart program
Eight Ontario-based startups developing COVID-19 solutions are set to receive $30,000 in seed funding and $10,000 in business…
The51, Atlantic Women’s Venture Fund partner on women-focused venture initiative
Calgary-based investment platform The51 and the Atlantic Women’s Venture Fund have created a new initiative that will support…
Canadian groups urge governments to implement funding for underrepresented entrepreneurs amid COVID-19
The Canadian Women’s Chamber of Commerce (CanWCC) and Dream Legacy Foundation have shared policy recommendations with the…
Kin launches ad network to help generate demand for its cryptocurrency
Digital cryptocurrency ecosystem Kin, an organization started by Kik, has launched an independent ad network that allows consumers…
CIFAR launches 14 AI research projects to help in fight against COVID-19
The Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) is launching 14 projects through a new grant program focused on research…
Moves expedites launch to provide loans to gig economy workers during pandemic
Moves, a Toronto-based FinTech startup, has expedited the planned launch of its platform in order to offer loans to gig economy…