OSC building FinTech Advisory Committee to stay on pulse of FinTech space
After the Ontario Securities Commission announced the creation of LaunchPad, a team that will be dedicated to helping FinTech…
Slack CMO Bill Macaitis steps down after less than two years
According to a report from Business Insider, Slack CMO Bill Macaitis — who has been with the company since November 2014…
#DisruptorsPitch contest gives your startup a chance to pitch to Canada on TV
As an entrepreneur, maybe you’ve already had experience pitching at competitions with an audience of hundreds of entrepreneurs…
Montreal and Toronto mayors hope trade mission to Israel will result in more investment, collaboration in Canada
Between November 12 to 19, Montreal mayor Denis Coderre and Toronto mayor John Tory will travel to Israel to convince Israeli…
Dentons launches platform helping startups navigate legal issues including IP, immigration
Dentons, currently the world’s largest law firm, announced the launch of an online platform meant to help startups navigate…
VC Report: $2.5 billion invested in first nine months of 2016 best since 2001
Thomson Reuters released its analysis on venture capital deal activity for Q3 2016, stating that venture capital activity in…
Inbound Retargeting acquires Las Vegas-based Primeloop (and its IP)
Vancouver-based Inbound Retargeting Technologies has acquired Las Vegas-based Primeloop in an effort to strengthen its link…
Relay Ventures raises $200 million third fund to continue focus on mobile tech companies
When Kevin Talbot co-founded Relay Ventures in 2008, he knew two things: that this up-and-coming “mobile thing” was going…
The Hyperloop dream is reality with world’s first pneumatic levitation system demo in Waterloo
After the date for SpaceX’s International Hyperloop Competition got pushed back from August 2016 to January 2017, the…
Today in funding ($69.1M): Big Viking Games, Turnstone Biologics, Decisive Farming
Canadian companies are reporting are announcing major rounds today. Here’s the latest on who raised how much, and from…
Shopify reports 89 percent YoY Q3 revenue growth as Gail Goodman joins board
Shopify released its results for Q3 2016, which ended on September 30, 2016. Shopify’s total revenue in the third quarter…
Flexiti Financial raises $5 million Series A to fuel mission of leading the POS financing space
With the presence of all of Canada’s major financial institutions and a supportive startup ecosystem — including incubators…
Government unveils Global Skills Strategy with fast-track visa process
During the Canadian government’s fall economic update, it was revealed that the government is proposing a fast-track…
Waterloo-based Axonify raises $36 million to accelerate growth of employee knowledge platform
Waterloo-based Axonify, a corporate learning platform that allows businesses to deliver information to employees in a more…
Intellijoint Surgical announces $11 million Series A to continue US expansion
Waterloo-based Intellijoint Surgical, which develops 3D surgical navigation solutions for surgery, announced the close of an…