Flatbook rebrands to Sonder after $10 million funding round
Montreal-based Flatbook is officially rebranding as Sonder after raising a $10 million funding round. According to Montreal…
Montreal-based Transit raises $2.4 million in funding, launches transit assistant feature
In a Medium post, Montreal-based Transit announced $2.4 million in funding in a round including new investors Accel Partners…
Toronto-based Chefs Plate raises $6 million in funding
Chefs Plate, which delivers gourmet ready-to-cook meal deliveries, today announced $6 million in new funding led by Munich-based…
FreshBooks releases first major design change since 2003 launch
In early February, FreshBooks CEO Mike McDerment revealed in an open letter to customers that the company was planning on launching…
Fortay believes in developing a startup culture beyond free booze and office dogs
As startup success stories get more publicity, many large companies have attempted to emulate startup culture within their…
Hootsuite opening Toronto and Sydney offices
Buried deep in a media release about Hootsuite achieving cash flow positive status last week was this little tidbit: the Vancouver-based…
Vancouver-based DarkVision raises $8 million Series A for product development
Vancouver-based DarkVisionannounced $8 million in Series A funding, in a round led by BDC Capital, Sustainable Development…
Thalmic Labs raises $158 million CAD Series B
In a Medium post this morning, Thalmic Labs CEO and co-founder Stephen Lake announced that the company raised $120 million…
OMsignal announces $13 million in funding alongside launch of smart bra
When OMsignal first launched in 2014, their initial vision wasn’t to launch the smart shirts that the company is well-known…
BetaKit Next selectee Sampler pitches a solution to in-store sampling on #TheDisruptors
When stores hand out product samples in-store, they lose out on potentially valuable data like who is buying their product…
#firesideconf brings 250 people to the middle of nowhere and asks them to connect
Last year, the first-ever Fireside Conference brought together 80 members of Toronto’s tech community, put them in a campground…
Griffin Farley Search for Beautiful Minds Canada opens applications for annual pitch competition
The Griffin Farley Search For Beautiful Minds Canada (GFBM Canada) is opening applications for its bootcamp and pitch competition,…
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency invests $498,150 in Qimple
The Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, which is part of the Atlantic Growth Strategy established by the Government of Canada…
Quandl raises $12 million Series B to expand its financial data platform
Quandl, which provides alternative datasets alongside financial and economic data for investment professionals, announced a…
SweetIQ acquires California-based Connectivity to fuel US expansion
As part of its ongoing expansion into the US, Montreal-based SweetIQ announced it has acquired the local marketing division…