Tag: business
York University’s Schulich School of Business continues tech leadership focus with new certificate programs
Program directors include leaders from OMERS, Wealthsimple, Q2, and Panache. York University’s Schulich School of Business is continuing its focus on technology leadership with…
Small business banking platform Vault launches with backing from Google’s Gradient Ventures
Vault’s co-founders have previously worked at Revolut, Koho. Vault is the latest Canadian startup looking to make banking easier for small-to-medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Toronto-based…
Carbonhound raises $1.3 million help small, medium business get ready for emissions regulations
The startup will help cut carbon as the United Nations says “catastrophic” warming is upon us. Toronto startup Carbonhound has raised $1.3 million CAD…
R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify sheds staff, offloads logistics business to focus on “main quest”
Plus: RenoRun halts operations as it pursues asset sale. The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and around…
General Assembly takes slice out of business, sells frozen pizza line
General Assembly saw an over 40 percent decline in revenue from its frozen pizzas. Toronto-based pizza company General Assembly is no longer selling its…
Cogeco acquires independent internet provider Oxio’s telecom business
The purchase marks latest blow to Canadian telecom competition. Canada is losing another independent internet service provider as Montréal-based Oxio has sold its telecommunications…
Smart business card startup Ovou wins $110,000 at 22nd New Ventures BC competition
New Ventures BC gave out a cumulative $250,000 in prize money across eight winners. New Ventures BC (NVBC) has unveiled the winners of…
Bootstrapped to date, Field Effect closes $41 million CAD Series A to expand SME-focused cybersecurity business
Led by a former Communications Security Establishment researcher, Ottawa firm plans to invest in sales and marketing. After bootstrapping its way to product-market fit,…
Trulioo to cut up to 10 percent of staff, exit small business market
Vancouver-based unicorn plans to focus on medium and large enterprises. Global online identity verification firm Trulioo plans to lay off five to 10 percent…
DealMaker takes over FundAmerica book of business from Prime Trust
DealMaker CEO says deal doubles its client base. Toronto-based capital raising platform DealMaker has taken over the book of business of crowdfunding platform FundAmerica…