Newly rebranded True North Festival announces keynote speaker for 2020
On Wednesday Communitech revealed who will be headlining its annual tech event, True North, for 2020. Carole Cadwalladr, the…
British Columbia’s 2020 budget lacks new spending for tech and innovation
The Province of British Columbia released its 2020 budget on Tuesday revealing investments for childcare, housing, education,…
Briza raises $3 million CAD as it looks to revolutionize commercial insurance
Briza, an insurance-as-a-service startup based in Toronto, has raised $3 million CAD ($2.3 million USD) in seed financing.…
TechAlliance moving to new space as it looks to spur growth for Southwestern Ontario tech
TechAlliance, the Regional Innovation Centre (RIC) for Southwestern Ontario, announced Wednesday that it will be moving into…
Conquest raises $3 million round with Portag3 to launch AI-powered financial planning
Financial planning FinTech startup Conquest Planning has raised $3 million CAD in seed funding in anticipation of bringing…
AgTech startup Semios raises $100 million CAD
Vancouver-based Semios, which has developed a platform for crop data and pest control management, has raised $100 million CAD…
Kitchener-based self-driving industrial robot maker Otto Motors expands into Japan
Otto Motors, the industrial division of Clearpath Robotics, has expanded its operations in the Japanese market with a partnership…
Brother of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson joins as chairman at Kitchener’s ApplyBoard
Jo Johnson, the brother of current United Kingdom (UK) prime minister Boris Johnson, and a former member of parliament himself,…
Shopify surpasses revenue expectations in Q4 2019 financial results
Shopify has released its Q4 and full-year 2019 financial results, the period which ended December 31, 2019. The Ottawa e-commerce…
Jim Balsillie led expert panel on intellectual property releases report
The expert panel that was established as part of the Ontario government’s 2019-2020 budget released its report on Tuesday,…
University of Waterloo holds grand opening of autonomous vehicle research facility
Tuesday marked the official grand opening of the Autonomous Vehicle Research & Intelligence Laboratory (AVRIL), a facility…
Startup founders have positive outlook despite concerns over access to talent, SVB reports
Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) has released its annual Startup Outlook Report, surveying founders and executives from tech and healthcare…
Toronto machine learning startup Dessa acquired by Square
Dessa, a Toronto-based startup that builds machine learning applications, has been acquired by Square. While terms of the deal…
Google to open three new Canadian offices in Toronto, Montreal, and Waterloo
Google is expanding its Canadian presence with the opening of three new offices in Toronto, Montreal, and Waterloo. Google…
Lightspeed partners with Stripe, launches payment product across North America
Lightspeed POS is partnering with global payments platform Stripe as part of the extended launch of its own payments product.…