Covera raises $1.5 million to help customers overcome boring insurance shopping
Montreal-based Covera, which has a platform that finds annual insurance rates for customers, has raised $1 million in its seed…
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Federal gov’t sets $50,000 a year threshold on taxing passive investments
Finance Minister Bill Morneau announced that a new tax on passive income investments will only apply to earnings above $50,000…
Wattpad launches subscription, reportedly looking to raise $50 million with Tencent
Wattpad is looking to raise $50 million CAD from Tencent, according to a report from The Globe and Mail. Tencent will reportedly…
Ontario gov’t investing $30 million in Vector Institute as part of Amazon HQ bid
At a Canadian Club speech this morning, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne’s business advisor and Vector Institute Chair Ed Clark…
How to build an authentic network
Has saying “hello” ever changed your life? Let me answer that for you. Yes, it has. You just might have to think…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 89: Is Canada ready for the Singularity?
The singularity is coming! Is Canada ready? According to the SingularityU Canada Summit last week, the world has at least a…
Lightspeed raises $207 million Series D as company preps for IPO
Montreal-based Lightspeed has raised $207 million Series D round. The round was led by Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec…
Today in company updates: StackAdapt launches Unbiasify, Kik co-founder launches news subscription startup
This week, several startups have made announcements launching new features and partnerships. Here’s the latest on company…
Alphabet investing $62 million in Sidewalk Labs Toronto site
Alphabet has officially won the bid to make Toronto the site of its Sidewalk Labs Project. Sidewalk Labs is Google’s…
GoDaddy awarding $2,500 to small business ventures
GoDaddy Canada has announced its second annual contest to support Canadian entrepreneurs. The Life Fulfilling Ventures Contest,…
Startup Canada Podcast: Capital ideas with Seafair Capital’s Anne Whelan
Did you set up shop when days became warmer and you knew the demand would rise for thirst-quenching juice? That may have been…
Clearbanc powering Facebook program providing $500,000 to entrepreneurs
Facebook has launched a new program to help ecommerce companies grow their businesses on the platform — and it’s leveraging…
Traction on Demand, Axonify among GPTW’s best workplaces in tech list
Great Place To Work, a company that recognizes the world’s best workplaces, announced its 2017 list of Canada’s Best Workplaces…
Teams from over 32 countries attend Ethereum hackathon in Waterloo
ETHWaterloo hackathon — which calls itself the world’s largest Ethereum hackathon — hosted its inaugural competition…
Gov’t nixes proposed tax change targeting capital gains, will restrict income sprinkling
The federal government is cutting the small business tax rate from 10.5 percent to nine percent by 2019, and confirmed that…