Progressa announces loan milestone, updates plan for IPO
Short-term lending platform Progressa has announced that it has surpassed a self-proclaimed milestone of $100 million in funded…
Mailchimp, Box, Zapier headline Traction 2019
The seventh edition of Traction Conf is set to take place in Vancouver this upcoming August. The conference will be hosting…
PitchIt series comes to Durham region
PitchIt, an interactive pitch event designed to connect entrepreneurs with potential clients and angel investors, will be taking…
York University’s LaunchYU startup accelerator accepting applications
York University is now accepting applications for the newest cohort of its four month accelerator program, designed to support…
Waterloo wearables-tech company announces first shipment of “smart shirt”
Aexos (Advanced Exoskeletal Systems), a Kickstarter-funded wearables company based in Waterloo, has announced the first shipment…
Report: Canadians willing to share data for personalized products, efficient services
A recent study revealed that nearly half of Canadian consumers would share personal information, such as location data and…
OrbCare secures $2 million seed funding for healthtech software
OrbCare, a healthtech company based in Toronto, has announced the close of its seed funding round, raising $2 million in equity…
Nova Scotia invests $2 million in pilot program preparing students for province’s tech sector
The government of Nova Scotia has announced a six year pilot program, to be launched September 2019, designed to help students…
DocuSign expanding Canadian presence, announces headquarters in Toronto
DocuSign, a San Francisco-based company that provides e-signature technology, has announced the opening of its first Canadian…
Fredericton-based Eigen Innovations receives $800,000 government funding
Eigen Innovations, an AI-based IoT software company, has received $800,000 in funding from the federal government’s Atlantic…
CVCA report: VC firms invest $1.3 billion in Q4 2018
A recent report from the Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (CVCA) has outlined stats for the VC investment…
Crypto Action Task Force calls for universal framework after QuadrigaCX
In light of the QuadrigaCX incident, an organization, the Crypto Action Task Force (CATF), is coming together in an effort…
Brookfield Institute announces research project looking at employment in 2030
The Brookfield Institute is announcing a new research project, Employment in 2030, that aims to forecast employment skills…
Inventures 2019 announces lineup of speakers, includes Michele Romanow
Inventures 2019, taking place in Calgary from June 5 to 7, has announced its latest lineup of speakers to be featured at the…
3D printing company, Formi3DP, receives $150,000 government investment
Formi3DP, a 3D printing company based in London, Ontario, has received a $150,000 investment from the federal government, as…