Today in funding: Information Venture Partners, TandemLaunch
Two Canadian funds have closed rounds that will be dedicating to injecting Canadian in strong Canadian companies in the future.…
BDC Capital launching $135 million VC fund for energy and cleantech startups
BDC Capital announced that it is launching a new $135 million fund that will invest in 15 to 20 energy and cleantech startups.…
SalesTO launches 30 Under 30 to celebrate Canada’s sales community
SalesTO is launching an initiative with the hope of uniting Canada’s “dispersed” sales community. SalesTO’s…
Wealthsimple, OMERS, DMZ among Canadian FinTech Awards winners
Last night, the Digital Finance Institute brought together some of Canada’s top FinTech companies and investors for the…
Vision Critical founder Andrew Reid leaving executive team to found spinoff company
Andrew Reid, founder and president of corporate innovation of Vancouver-based Vision Critical, has announced the launch of…
As Wattpad celebrates 10th birthday, CEO Allen Lau shares Netflix-like ambitions
In 2007, Allen Lau and his close friend Ivan Yuen were a year into building out their vision for a mobile reading platform…
Five Canadian companies among 500 Startups’ Batch 19
500 Startups has announced the 44 companies accepted into Batch 19 of its program — and five Canadian companies are among…
Google investing $4.5 million in Montreal Institute for Learning Algorithms
Montreal’s burgeoning AI and machine learning ecosystem just got a boost. Today, the Canadian Press reported that the…
Borealis Wind wants to help wind farms make up lost revenue with its technology
When Daniela Roeper worked as a consultant at a wind farm, she was surprised to learn that because of ice develops on the blades…
Adam Chowaniec Memorial Fund seeking initiatives that help entrepreneurs go global
Startup Canada and Export Development Canada have opened applications for the Adam Chowaniec Memorial Fund for Global Entrepreneurship,…
AngelList Canadian Syndicates page now live
Almost a month after AngelList and the Ontario Securities Commission announced a partnership to launch AngelList Syndicates…
Today in funding: PageCloud, Zafin, Procurify
Cloud-based companies are well-represented in this roundup of funding. Here’s the latest on who raised how much, and…
Today in product updates: Goldmoney, SweetIQ, instaMEK, EventMobi
This week, several startups have launched new features in an effort to make life easier for their customers. Here’s the latest…
Zoom.ca wants to bring transparency to used car purchasing with its platform
Zoom.ca (acquired by Performance & link updated for context) has an online used car platform that it says brings more transparency…
Today in hackathons: The Lady Hacks, FINHACKS
This weekend, Toronto is hosting a couple of hackathons to get both tech and non-tech people excited about creating new and…