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FinTech

Wealthsimple launches previously announced stock-trading mobile app

Mar 13, 2019

Wealthsimple today announced its newest product, a mobile app allowing users to buy, sell, and track stocks. The app is now…

Vancouver

Digital Technology Supercluster first to announce projects

Mar 5, 2019

Today, Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, announced the first projects being undertaken…

Events

Elevate sending delegation to SXSW with hopes to emulate festival success in Toronto

Mar 1, 2019

Elevate, is making its way down to Austin, Texas for SXSW, with a delegation of Canadian tech leaders to drum up interest in…

SaaS

Influitive lays off 10 percent of staff as company looks upmarket for growth

Feb 28, 2019

Influitive has laid off 10 percent of its workforce in a shift to move its customer advocacy community platform upmarket. BetaKit…

Flashfood
Funding

Flashfood, Loblaw partner in Quebec food waste reduction rollout

Feb 27, 2019

Flashfood today announced a partnership with Loblaw Company, making its program available in the grocery chain’s Quebec…

Dozr receives $14 million CAD investment in Series A

Feb 27, 2019

Kitchener-based Dozr announced today it has closed a $14 million CAD Series A equity funding round. The round was led by Colorado-based…

Funding

Vancouver’s Cmd raises $19 million CAD Series B led by Google Ventures

Feb 26, 2019

Vancouver-based cybersecurity startup Cmd has closed a $19 million CAD Series B funding round led by GV (formerly Google Ventures).…

SaaS

Acceleprise hiring program director for new Toronto accelerator

Feb 25, 2019

US-based accelerator program Acceleprise is making a move into the Canadian market, with plans to open a Toronto location.…

FocalsbyNorth

North lays off a reported 150 employees, government suspends investment

Feb 22, 2019

North, the creator of Focals smart glasses, reportedly laid off 150 of its employees on Thursday. The layoff represents a substantial…

Funding

Influitive receives $10 million in equity and debt financing

Feb 22, 2019

Influitive recently announced that it has secured $10 million in equity and debt financing in an investment led by Georgian…

Mojio
Funding

Why Mojio keeps announcing its Series B funding

Feb 21, 2019

Mojio has announced, yet again, its Series B funding round. Early yesterday, the connected car startup announced the close…

AI

Element AI coming out of “stealth phase,” launching product with National Bank

Feb 20, 2019

Today, Element AI announced a partnership with the National Bank of Canada, which will see its AI-powered software help improve…

inovia capital
Funding

iNovia Capital raises $796 CAD million for two new venture funds

Feb 19, 2019

Montreal-based venture firm iNovia Capital has raised $796 million CAD to create two new funds. The firm has raised a $265…

VC

Former Softchoice CEO, Dave MacDonald, joins Leaders Fund as venture partner

Feb 15, 2019

Evergreen venture firm, Leaders Fund, has announced that Dave MacDonald, the former CEO of Softchoice, has joined as the firm’s…

coinsquare
FinTech

Coinsquare acquires decentralized crypto platform StellarX

Feb 14, 2019

Coinsquare today announced the acquisition of StellarX, a decentralized crypto platform. StellarX is a new global trading platform…

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