Bruce Croxon interviews former competitor Markus Frind on #TheDisruptors
When Markus Frind founded Plenty of Fish in 2003, he said that he just needed to learn a new programming language and the best…
BDC Capital increases commitment to Mistral Venture Partners early-stage fund to $6 million
BDC Capital has committed an additional $3 million to the early-stage venture fund managed by Mistral Venture Partners, bringing…
Scotiabank hosting FinTech hackathon dedicated to debt management tools
On February 5, Scotiabank is hosting Scotiabank Hack IT, its first-ever hackathon. The hackathon, which is open to 100 people,…
#TheDisruptors reports that Tony Chvala is the new CEO of Shop.ca
On today’s episode of BNN’s The Disruptors, co-hosts Amber Kanwar and Bruce Croxon exclusively reported that former…
Shoes.com wants to raise at least $25 million for acquisitions
It seems that Shoes.com’s acquisition of LA-based Richer Poorer last year was just the beginning of many acquisitions…
StackAdapt raises $1 million Series A to boost native advertising platform
Toronto-based StackAdapt, a native advertising platform that allows clients to access global native advertising inventory on…
Ladies Learning Code partners with Scotiabank to launch code:clubs
Ladies Learning Code has announced an official partnership with Scotiabank. Through the partnership, LLC will launch code:clubs,…
Scribblelive acquires Visually and expands its Silicon Valley presence
While US-based acquisitions of Canadian companies has been the norm over the past year, ScribbleLive’s latest acquisition…
C100 co-chair and GGV Capital co-founder Scott Bonham joins Scotiabank board of directors
Scott Bonham, co-founder of GGV Capital, which currently has $2.2 billion under management, is joining Scotiabank’s board…
Cleantech Group names EnerTech Capital financial investor of the year
EnerTech Capital, a venture capital firm that invests in mid-stage energy and clean energy companies, has been named Financial…
Today in funding: icejam, Clockwork Fox, iNovia investment fund, HeyOrca!
Today is a huge roundup of funding as both startups — especially in Atlantic Canada — and funds close impressive rounds…
Invest Ottawa launches innovation management clinic for businesses
As part of its mission to deliver collaborative economic development programs and initiatives, Invest Ottawa has announced…
Montreal-based Radialpoint becomes Appdirect’s fifth acquisition
AppDirect, a San Francisco-based cloud service commerce platform, announced that it has acquired Montreal-based Radialpoint.…
360incentives raises $10 million in funding
Whitby-based 360incentives, a cloud-based incentives software platform for businesses, announced $10 million in new financing.…
Mayor John Tory explains how tech innovation will sell Toronto to the world
Since becoming Toronto’s Mayor, John Tory has made a point to embrace the startup community or innovation in the city.…