Startup Canada and Launch Academy develop program to help entrepreneurs get better at startup experiments
Today, Vancouver-based incubator Launch Academy announced a partnership with Startup Canada to help Canadian entrepreneurs…
Google’s Go North conference examines the Canadian tech industry’s strengths and challenges
Canadian entrepreneurs may have a reputation for not being the best at selling themselves, but there’s no denying that big…
First Stone Venture Partners call quality of life biggest benefit of building startups in small towns
While Canada is well-known worldwide as a resource-based economy, the fact that the oil and gas industry has been undergoing…
Nectar Desk wants to modernize call centres with the cloud
With a need to house servers and other hardware, operating a call centre can be a costly endeavour. But one Prince Edward County-based…
Innovacorp receives $40 million from Nova Scotia government for early stage fund
The Nova Scotia government is dedicating a total of $40 million to Innovacorp’s Nova Scotia First Fund, its fund for…
Google launches $5 million nonprofit competition in Canada
While hosting its Go North conference in Toronto celebrating the Canadian tech ecosystem, Google announced today that it was…
With $2 million in funding, Litmus Automation says it was an IoT player before it was cool
From connected cars to connected thermostats, the IoT industry is getting a significant amount of attention thanks to large…
CIBC partners with Borrowell to provide “one-click” online lending to its customers
Today, CIBC announced that it is partnering with Toronto-based Borrowell to offer “one-click” online lending for…
NEXT Canada launches NextAI program to seed growth of Canada’s AI ecosystem
It’s a big week for AI in Canada. Yesterday, Bloomberg got the details on D-Wave co-founder Geordie Rose and former D-Wave…
C100 announces 22 companies selected for 48Hrs in the Valley December 2016 cohort
C100 has selected the 22 companies that will take part in its 48Hrs in the Valley program, which brings Canadian startups to…
L-SPARK now exclusively a SaaS-scaling accelerator
When L-SPARK launched two years ago, the goal was to support early stage SaaS businesses looking to scale their companies.…
Today in AI: Machine learning heavyweights launch AI startup factory, D-Wave co-founder reveals stealth AI company
Two big machine learning stories popped off this morning. Here are the latest developments sure to continue setting up Canada…
Lazaridis Institute announces 10 companies accepted into its Scale-Up program’s first-ever cohort
After doing a national tour with the goal of recruiting startups to join its Scale-Up program, the Lazaridis Institute has…
nanoPay raises $10 million Series A to expand the MintChip platform globally
Earlier this year, Toronto-based nanoPay announced that it was acquiring MintChip, a digital currency created by the Royal…
LEAGUE, SecureKey lead list of Canadian companies atop FinTech 100 list
Fintech Innovators, a collaboration between FinTech investment firm, H2 Ventures and KPMG Fintech, today announced the 2016…