Tech entrepreneurs launch donation platform to help Canadian local businesses affected by COVID-19
Toronto Mayor John Tory has announced the launch of an online donation platform created by a group of tech entrepreneurs allowing…
âHope is not a strategyâ: Michael Hyatt on how to survive a Black Swan
COVID-19 is disrupting Canadian business in ways many of todayâs founders have never experienced. Startups across the country…
SR&ED payments beginning to flow to Canadian tech following delay caused by COVID-19
Funds from the federal governmentâs Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) tax incentive program that…
Inkblot Therapy raises additional $700,000, bringing private placement to $1.7 million CAD
Toronto-based Inkblot Therapy, which uses matching algorithms to connect clients with mental health counsellors, has raised…
Vector Institute repurposing AI infrastructure to support Ontarioâs COVID-19 health data project
The Toronto-based Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence is repurposing artificial intelligence computing infrastructure…
Federal governmentâs 75 percent wage subsidy passed by Senate
The Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) has passed in the Canadian Senate. The legislation, passed Saturday evening, is aimed…
Lightspeed sees reduced demand for e-commerce services, as restaurants, retailers heavily affected
Montreal-based Lightspeed POS has reported that social distancing measures in place due to COVID-19 have impacted merchantsâ…
Mejuri lays off 15 percent of staff as itâs forced to close all retail stores due to pandemic
E-commerce fine jewelry startup Mejuri has laid off 15 percent of its team and has closed all of its retail stores due to the…
Damon Motorcycles raises additional $3 million, acquires Mission Motorsâ portfolio
Vancouver-based Damon Motorcycles, a developer of safety innovations for motorcycles using sensor fusion, robotics, and artificial…
Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance urges feds to release backlogged SR&ED funding
The Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance (CATA) is submitting an âemergencyâ funding proposal to the federal government…
Raw Signal Group launches online course to help bosses manage new COVID-19 realities
Toronto-based leadership training company Raw Signal Group is offering an online course for bosses dealing with the new work…
District Ventures Capital secures additional $35 million, closes first fund at $100 million
District Ventures Capital has closed its first fund at $100 million CAD, after securing $35 million CAD in additional funding…
Survey finds 82 percent of tech CEOs plan to make layoffs after being left out of federal wage subsidy
A new survey from the Council of Canadian Innovators (CCI) estimates that around 39,000 Canadian information and communications…
WorkJam raises $70.6 million CAD Series C for platform serving frontline workers
MontrĂ©al-based digital workplace solutions startup WorkJam has closed a $70.6 million CAD ($50 million USD) Series C round.…
ResQ uses platform to help service industry deliver meals to frontline workers in Toronto
ResQ, which has created a restaurant repair and maintenance app, is raising donations to buy meals from the restaurants on…