Material science company Trusscore raises $5.33 million seed round
Trusscore, a material science company that combines sustainable materials and nanotechnology, has raised a $5.33 million CAD…
Clearpath Robotics raises $40 million CAD Series C for industrial robot division
Waterloo-based Clearpath Robotics has raised a $40 million CAD ($29 million USD) Series C round. The capital will be used to…
MaRS shares tribute following the passing of IAF managing director Barry Gekiere
Barry Gekiere, the managing director for the MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund (IAF) and longtime member of the Canadian venture…
Creative Destruction Lab officially kicks off COVID-19 recovery program
Earlier this week, Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) officially launched its new program, CDL Recovery, focused on transforming…
15 percent of Canadian occupations to decline by 2030, says Brookfield Institute
Fifteen percent of Canadians are currently working in occupations projected to decline by the year 2030, while 19 percent are…
Atlantic Women’s Venture Fund launches inaugural fund, Danielle Graham joins as investment principal
The Atlantic Women’s Venture Fund (AWVF) has officially launched its inaugural fund as the group looks to address, head-on,…
Benevity founder Bryan de Lottinville to become executive chairman as Andrew Huddart takes over CEO role
Bryan de Lottinville, the founder of corporate social responsibility software startup Benevity, is departing his role as CEO…
AbCellera secures $144 million CAD Series B funding round
Vancouver-based AbCellera has closed a $144 million CAD ($105 million USD) Series B funding round to help further advance its…
Top Hat to acquire Nelson Education’s post-secondary textbook business
Top Hat is set to acquire the Canadian domestic higher education textbook businesses of Nelson Education, one of the country’s…
Cinchy secures $10 million, looks to expand data network into healthcare amid COVID-19
Toronto-based startup Cinchy has closed a $10 million CAD Series A funding round as it looks to help financial and healthcare…
Government launches hotline offering small businesses financial planning, COVID-19 recovery advice
The Government of Canada has launched a new hotline service to provide small businesses with financial planning and advice…
Applications open for Canadian rent relief program for small businesses
Applications for the Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance (CECRA) opened today, allowing landlords to apply to the federal…
Jon French departs NEXT Canada to take entrepreneurship role at University of Toronto
Jon French, who has long held a senior leadership position at NEXT Canada, has departed his role with the Toronto-based accelerator.…
Group of Shopify volunteers create free COVID-19 contact tracing app
A group of Shopify volunteers have created COVID Shield, an app that offers COVID-19 exposure notifications, aimed at helping…
CI Financial extends ownership of WealthBar to 100 percent of the robo-advisor startup
Vancouver-based robo advisor startup WealthBar has been fully acquired by one of Canada’s largest wealth management firms,…