Indiegraf to expand independent news solution after raising $2.9 million CAD
Vancouver-based Indiegraf has closed $2.9 million CAD ($2.2 million USD) in funding to expand its platform aimed at helping journalists create sustainable digital businesses. The…
Flora Fertility closes $1.5 million CAD to bring individual fertility insurance across North America
Calgary-based Insurtech startup Flora Fertility has raised $1.5 million CAD in pre-seed funding as it prepares to take its fertility insurance platform to market in…
MaRS CEO lays out reset business model as innovation hub makes more cuts
As its new CEO continues to overhaul MaRS Discovery District’s operations, the Toronto-based innovation hub has made additional layoffs and revamped its advisory model. After…
BlueCat Networks to acquire San Francisco-based LiveAction from Insight Partners
Toronto-based network management firm BlueCat Networks has entered an agreement to acquire San Francisco-based LiveAction for an undisclosed amount. BlueCat is acquiring LiveAction from New…
Addressing the 600-pound beaver in the room
Shopify’s Harley Finkelstein kicked the hornet’s nest at Elevate’s opening night when he called for “injecting more ambition into the Canadian psyche.” The president of…
CalendarHero team returns with $1.1 million to help AI SaaS companies launch API integrations through Unified.to
Repeat Canadian technology entrepreneurs Roy Pereira and Alexey Adamsky have teamed up with former colleagues to help software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies launch new application programming interface…
Elevate FinTech speakers tout need for customer-centric innovations
At Elevate’s FinTech stage, programmed by BetaKit as part of the broader tech and innovation festival, FinTech leaders came together to challenge traditional banking, air…
Can Wealthsimple build Canada’s largest financial institution?
Building a company is no easy business. It takes persistence, luck, and more than a little bit of insanity. Which is why it’s meaningful when…
NACO launches fellowship program with national innovation orgs
The National Angel Capital Organization (NACO) has rolled out a new initiative backed by the Government of Canada geared towards helping entrepreneurs across Canada strengthen…
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