This week in government funding: Saltworks, Ecoation, Indigenous Digital Accelerator
Over the last two days, the federal government has made investments in three BC-based companies, which totalled to $9.3 million…
Canadian Startup News
CCLA files suit over Sidewalk Labs, #BlockSidewalk holds rally
The Canadian Civil Liberties Association has filed a lawsuit against all three levels of government and Waterfront Toronto,…
Four Waterloo projects receiving $41 million for quantum, AI, machine learning
Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED), Navdeep Bains, today announced a $41 million CAD investment…
Ample Labs supporting Toronto’s homeless population with chatbot
Ample Labs, a Toronto-based non-profit that builds technology solutions for the homeless community, has launched a crowdfunding…
Wave, Visa launching solution to improve cash flow management for SMBs
Toronto-based Wave, a financial platform for small business owners, has announced a new payments solution created in partnership…
Wealthsimple, Freshbooks, Vidyard make Canada’s Top Small and Medium Employers 2019
Canada’s Top Small and Medium Employers is an editorial competition that recognizes the small and medium enterprises…
Axonify expanding presence in Europe
Waterloo-based learning software company Axonify will be expanding into the European market, with strategic new roles supporting…
Concordia University, Inerjys Ventures sign $1.2 million cleantech partnership
The Concordia University Foundation (CUF) and global cleantech investment firm Inerjys Ventures have announced a new partnership…
Wattpad, Sony Pictures Television teaming up for TV programming deal
Wattpad has announced a partnership with Sony Pictures Television to co-produce original programming of Wattpad’s stories…
Element AI, Gore Mutual collaborating for AI-powered insurance underwriting
Element AI and Gore Mutual Insurance Company are working together to integrate Element AI’s Underwriting Partner software…
Ex-OMERS director, Mike Woollatt, leading Hamilton Lane’s new Toronto office
Hamilton Lane, a private markets investment and advisory firm, has officially opened a Toronto office (its first in Canada),…
Dot Health, Maple partnering to create virtual healthcare solution
Dot Health, a mobile platform that finds and stores medical records, and Maple, a platform for on-demand access to healthcare…
Toronto FinTech, Lendified, raises $15 million CAD Series A
Lendified, a Toronto-based FinTech, announced today that it has closed a $15 million CAD Series A funding round, in order to…
Path to Canada: Hafsa Imran takes the leap from Pakistan to Toronto
As part of a regular series, Global Skills Hub asks their clients to share their experience hiring globally and asks technologists…
HackerYou offering students deferred-payment tuition option
HackerYou College of Technology has announced it will offer Income Share Agreements (ISAs) as a payment option to students…