Today in funding ($5M): Vanbex, ProntoForms
This week, startups across Canada got a boost with rounds of funding. Here’s the latest on who raised how much, and from…
Canadian Startup News
Hack To Start Ep.151: Nathan Bashaw, co-founder and CEO of Hardbound
Nathan Bashaw is the co-founder and CEO of Hardbound. After discovering the world of startups during college, and driven by…
Q4’s Darrell Heaps says “hustle and grind” are key to growing a company
For Darrell Heaps, CEO of Toronto-based Q4, having a “hustle and grind” mentality is crucial to growing a startup.…
Lazaridis Institute accepting applications for second cohort of Scale-Up Program
The Lazaridis Institute is now accepting applications for the second cohort of its Scale-Up Program. The program, which will…
TouchBistro raises $16.3 million Series C to continue North American expansion
Toronto-based TouchBistro has raised $16.3 million in a Series C round led by two major firms. The round was led by Napier…
Vancouver Tech Podcast Ep. 78: Adaptech Solutions’ Adam Dymitruk on Monoliths vs. Microservices
Dive deeper into Monoliths Versus Microservices with part two, where special guest Adam Dymitruk, CEO of Adaptech Solutions…
Brookfield Institute partners with Ontario’s Policy Innovation Hub to promote policy innovation tools
The Brookfield Institute for Innovation + Entrepreneurship’s Policy Innovation Platform has announced a partnership with…
Startup Canada Podcast: Trulioo’s Stephen Ufford on verifying global identities
Inequalities felt in developing nations aren’t always visible. With an estimated 2.5 billion people with unbanked identities,…
Steven McCartney joins Ssimwave as president, Communitech hires Greg Barratt as new VP
Ssimwave announced that Steven McCartney, former VP of Strategic Growth at Communitech, will be joining the company as president.…
Mistral Venture Partners closes $26 million of Fund II, invests in Blue J Legal
Ottawa-based Mistral Venture Partners announced that it closed $26 million of its second fund in January, according to PE Hub…
Code for Canada opens applications for public service innovation fellowship
Code for Canada, in partnership with the Government of Ontario, has opened applications for its first-ever fellowship program.…
NACO report says Canadian startups received $157.2 million from angel groups in 2016
The National Angel Capital Organization (NACO) has released its annual report on angel activity in Canada for 2016. The report,…
Wave raises $32 million from RBC, Portag3 Ventures
Toronto-based Wave has announced a strategic financing round of $32 million CAD from National Australia Bank (NAB), RBC, Portag3,…
#C2M17: Yoshua Bengio suggests AI innovation still has a long way to go
Canada’s first Artificial Intelligence Forum took place at C2 Montreal last week, inviting leading minds in AI research to…
Project Jasper urges private-public sector collaboration to bring blockchain into financial system
Collaboration between the public and private sector can pave the way for developing a modernized, distributed ledger technology-based…