Axonify, Nulogy among Great Place to Work’s best workplaces for women
Great Place to Work, a 30-year-old organization that evaluates companies on company culture, has released a list of Canadian…
Ecofuel announces five startups selected for spring 2018 cohort
Montreal-based Ecofuel, an accelerator for cleantech companies, has announced the five companies accepted into its spring 2018…
Report: Lack of awareness among job seekers contributes to tech’s talent challenge
According to a report from Toronto’s MaRS Discovery District, there are several factors contributing to the challenge…
Poka raises $10 million to be the messaging platform for factories
Quebec City-based Poka has raised a $10 million in a round led by Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec through its fund…
ecobee raises $80 million to invest in voice tech, AI
Toronto-based smart thermostat maker ecobee has raised an $80 million Series C in a round led by Energy Impact Partners, followed…
With aggressive hiring plans, Wattpad doubles down on the Asian market
In early January, Wattpad announced a $61.25 million round of funding as it looked to continue its focus on machine learning…
TouchBistro partners with Chase to offer instant payment processing
Toronto-based TouchBistro has announced a partnership with JPMorgan Chase that will see its WePay platform powering TouchBistro…
Frontfundr and SeedUps Canada partner to address funding gap for early-stage founders
Two organizations dedicated to helping founders raise funding have launched a partnership in an effort to better support the…
Ex-500 Canada partners close $25 million for new Panache Ventures fund
Four former members of the 500 Canada team have closed an initial $25 million for Panache Ventures, an early-stage venture…
CVCA report: Life sciences companies received a fifth of dollars invested in 2017
Canadian venture capital investment grew 11 percent in 2017 with $3.5 billion invested over 592 deals, according to a Canadian…
Committee recommends opt-in consent, algorithmic transparency to modernize PIPEDA
A report from the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics is recommending several measures to bring…
#DisruptMining announces Acoustic Zoom as winner of potential $1 million contract
Goldcorp has announced the winner of Disrupt Mining 2018, a challenge that calls for innovators in the mining space to pitch…
ThoughtWire raises $20 million to build smart cities and hospitals
Toronto-based ThoughtWire has raised $20 million in debt and Series A financing. Yaletown Partners led the round and was joined…
Shopify appoints Amy Shapero as chief financial officer
Shopify has appointed Amy Shapero, former chief financial officer of online wealth management platform Betterment, as its new…
Figure1’s Joshua Landy says we need a Hippocratic oath for tech
As Figure1 co-founder Joshua Landy puts it in his recent TechTO talk, Silicon Valley currently has an image problem. Whether…