Grassroots group survey finds pay disparity among Victoria tech workers
YYJ Tech, a grassroots Slack community for Victoria’s tech ecosystem, recently surveyed its members in order to better…
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QuadrigaCX bankruptcy proceedings to move from Halifax to Toronto
QuadrigaCX’s bankruptcy proceedings are being moved out of Halifax, after a Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge approved Ernst…
Advisory panel publishes scathing commentary of Sidewalk Labs’ master proposal
Waterfront Toronto’s advisory panel has issued its official “preliminary commentary” on Sidewalk Labs’…
Borrowell, Traction on Demand, Jobber among Canada’s best workplaces in tech for 2019
Great Place to Work, an organization that evaluates companies based on company culture, has released its 2019 list of Canada’s…
Facedrive expands eco-conscious ridesharing service to Guelph
Toronto-based ridesharing app Facedrive has expanded to Guelph, Ontario. Facedrive markets itself as an eco-conscious and driver-friendly…
Sourced raises $20 million CAD from Round 13, Comerica, HSBC
Sourced, a Toronto-based IT consultancy firm, has closed a $20 million CAD round of financing, led by Round 13 Capital, with…
Event ticketing startup Showpass acquires Token Mobile Solutions
Calgary-based event ticketing startup, Showpass, has acquired Toronto-based event app Token Mobile Solutions, and is reporting…
Fitplan raises $4.5 million, partners with baseball all-star Alex Rodriguez
Vancouver and Los Angeles-based personal training app Fitplan Technologies, has raised $4.5 million from a group of investors…
Lift & Co. launches platform to help cannabis brands learn from customer data
Toronto-based Lift & Co. has released a new platform with the goal of being a single source of truth for consumer insights…
Parity secures $1.25 million from Silicon Valley Bank
Toronto-based Parity, which builds software that uses AI to eliminate energy waste in multi-residential buildings, has received…
BetaKit’s Guide to Elevate Retail
Returning for its third year, Elevate is now simply too big for one event guide. So BetaKit has produced a guide to every event…
Shopify acquiring fulfillment platform 6 River Systems for $450 million USD
Shopify is acquiring Waltham, Massachusetts-based 6 River Systems, which offers collaborative warehouse fulfillment solutions,…
Vancouver-based Radius seeking social impact ventures for Slingshot accelerator
Vancouver’s Radius, a social innovation hub based out of Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business, is…
Stash Energy raises $400,000 to help people save money on utility bills
Stash Energy, a startup that builds advanced energy storage systems, has received a $400,000 investment from The New Brunswick…
McRock Capital announces initial close of $80 million for Fund II
McRock Capital has held an initial close of its second venture capital fund, McRock Fund II LP, with $80 million in funding…