Whitby opens accelerator, hoping to scale local tech companies
Whitby, Ontario’s newest innovation accelerator, 1855 Whitby, looking to help local tech companies commercialize, has…
Fanxchange acquired by US ticket marketplace, Vivid Seats, for $80 million CAD
Toronto-based online ticketing marketplace, Fanxchange has been acquired by leading US online ticket marketplace, Vivid Seats,…
Synapse raises $3.3 million CAD seed funding for corporate e-learning software
Toronto-based Synapse, which provides e-learning software for company training programs, recently announced the close of a…
Koho launches new feature helping uncover hidden bank fees
FinTech startup Koho recently launched a new feature and website to help Canadians find hidden bank fees. The initiative, entitled…
Bunz giving users digital currency for viewing advertisements, sharing data
Money-free trading community Bunz recently announced a new in-app advertising initiative, looking to reward users for viewing…
HiMama raises $7.25 million CAD Series A to expand child care software
Toronto-based HiMama announced today that it has raised a $7.5 million Series A funding round, as it looks to expand its child…
Precision OS brings virtual reality to surgical residents
Orthopaedic VR software company, Precision OS, is currently working with 10 medical institutions across North America, bringing…
Saskatchewan startup beats out Shopify as POS behind cannabis retailers
In February 2018, Shopify was the winner in the Ontario cannabis lottery after the Ontario Cannabis Retail Corporation (OCRC)…
Duke of York’s Pitch@Palace competition comes to Canada for first time
Pitch@Palace, the pitch competition founded by Prince Andrew, Duke of York, is taking place in Canada for the first time. The…
Shopify among top ten Canadian companies 2019, according to LinkedIn
Shopify among the top ten companies in 2019 where Canadians want to work, according to a new list from LinkedIn. Earlier this…
Velocity, PerkinElmer partnership giving incubator startups access to innovative tech
The University of Waterloo today announced that global life science company, PerkinElmer, has relocated its Canadian demonstration…
Lyft managing director to speak at Traction on Demand’s 2019 conference
Traction on Demand, the Vancouver-based cloud technology company, yesterday announced the speaker lineup for its TractionForce…
Today in funding: Sharebee, SmartCone
Two Canadian startups have announced fresh funding rounds to fuel growth. Here’s the latest on who raised, how much, and…
Drug prescription healthtech, GenXys, closes $1.77 million seed round
Drug prescribing software, GenXys Health Care Systems, has raised $1.77 million CAD in seed funding as it looks to expand into…
Sidewalk Labs CEO defends “real-time” planning process in front of House ethics committee
Today, Sidewalk Labs CEO Dan Doctoroff appeared before the federal government’s Standing Committee on Access to Information,…