NEXT Canada celebrates cohorts at Venture Day, receives $1 million investment
On Wednesday, more than 10 NEXT Canada ventures pitched their startup at NEXT Venture Day, to an audience of business leaders,…
Global Talent Stream on track according to OECD report on Canadian immigration system
Canada’s economic immigration system is the largest, most comprehensive, and elaborate among OECD countries, according…
Akira Health acquired by Telus Health
Virtual care platform, Akira Health, which offers a healthcare app, as well as in-person healthcare clinics, has been acquired…
Fiix acquires US-based Alchemy IoT
Fiix has acquired Colorado-based Alchemy IoT, an industrial asset intelligence company, in order to bring AI to Fiix’s…
Today in Hires: Alberta IoT Association, BlueCat
In the past week, two Canadian tech organizations have added new members to their teams. Here’s a breakdown of who is joining,…
BlueRock Therapeutics remains committed to Toronto following $1 billion USD acquisition
On Thursday, it was announced that BlueRock Therapeutics, a stem cell-focused biotech company with operations in Toronto, is…
BDC commits $10 million to “first-if-its-kind” clean energy program
The Businesses Development Bank of Canada (BDC) has committed $10 million to support companies under the federal government-run…
Elevate acquires Startup Open House
Toronto-based tech festival Elevate has acquired Startup Open House, the biggest tech community open house in Canada. Terms…
Government of Canada’s chief information officer Alex Benay leaves to join Mindbridge
Alex Benay, the Government of Canada’s chief information officer (CIO), has announced he is leaving his post to join…
Kik denies all allegations, argues SEC misrepresented evidence in lawsuit
Kik has officially filed its response to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) lawsuit filed against the Kitchener-based…
Toronto pitches itself as leading tech ecosystem to athletes looking to invest
Toronto’s booming tech ecosystem has long been garnering global interest from industry players and now, even professional…
Owl.co raises $2.6 million CAD for encrypted data collection platform
Owl.co, a software company that helps banks and insurers collect and encrypt customer data, has raised its first round of funding,…
Federal government launches patent collective, public marketplace for IP
On Thursday, the federal government revealed additional plans for its previously announced ‘patent collective’…
Shopify shows strong second-quarter results, improved full-year outlook
In its second-quarter 2019 report released on Thursday, Shopify noted that it brought in revenue totalling $362.0 million USD,…
Clearbanc raises $300 million USD to take entrepreneur funding model global
Just over half a year since raising $159.28 million CAD, Clearbanc has raised an additional $393 million CAD ($300 million…