Shopify merchants generate $5.1 billion USD over Black Friday, Cyber Monday weekend
Shopify merchants generated over $5.1 billion USD in sales worldwide during Black Friday and Cyber Monday, according to data…
Event platform Planned raises $4.7 million as it hopes for return to in-person events
Montreal-based corporate event platform startup Planned has raised $4.7 million CAD in venture financing led by Inovia Capital,…
Report finds entrepreneur stereotypes perpetuate gender bias, barriers for women
A new report from the Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub (WEKH) suggests that stereotypes associated with entrepreneurship…
Five Atlantic Canada startups receive $25,000, chosen for latest Volta cohort
Halifax-based innovation hub Volta has announced that five early-stage startups will each receive $25,000 and join the fall…
Xanadu, MaRS, Creative Destruction Lab launch Canada’s first quantum network
Toronto-based quantum computing startup Xanadu, in partnership with MaRS and Creative Destruction Lab (CDL), announced this…
Lightspeed adds former Videotron CEO Manon Brouillette to board
Montreal-based Lightspeed has added former Videotron CEO Manon Brouillette to its board of directors. Brouillette, who served…
HR report indicates women still underrepresented in tech, shows impacts of COVID-19
Women are still underrepresented in Canada’s technology sector, while the COVID-19 pandemic has affected vacation time and…
SWTCH, Opus One partner to launch blockchain-based electric vehicle platform
Toronto-based SWTCH Energy has partnered with Opus One Solutions to implement a blockchain-based electric vehicle (EV) charging…
Nasdaq acquires St. John’s based Verafin for $2.75 billion USD
Nasdaq, Inc., has acquired St. John’s-based Verafin for $2.75 billion in cash, a move to combine Verafin’s anti-financial…
Trufan acquires Kelowna-based PLAYR.gg
Toronto-based Trufan has acquired Kelowna-based PLAYR.gg, a move by the social intelligence platform to enter the first-party…
Toronto tops tech talent, Canada well-positioned amid pandemic, CBRE report finds
Toronto has once again taken the top spot in the CBRE Scoring Canadian Tech Talent report rankings, and according to CBRE Canada…
Toronto-based Fiix Inc. to be acquired by Rockwell Automation
Rockwell Automation, Inc., announced on Tuesday that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Fiix Inc., a Toronto-based…
Silofit announces $3.5 million seed extension, adds two Toronto locations
Montreal-based startup Silofit announced a $3.5 million seed extension Monday, adding to the $1 million it raised in 2019 through…
Jim Balsillie, Dan Breznitz talk opportunity to adapt Canadian innovation policy amid COVID-19, US election
The COVID-19 pandemic presents opportunities for Canadian innovation, according to CCI’s Jim Balsillie and Dan Breznitz of…
Element AI, PemPem collaborate to improve accountability, sustainability in Indonesian palm oil industry
Montreal-based startup Element AI and PemPem have announced a collaboration aimed to increase accountability and sustainability…