“We are still waiting”: FinTech leaders urge Liberals to enact much-delayed open banking rules

A coalition of Canadian tech leaders have penned a new letter to Canada’s finance minister, pressing…

Q3 2023 marked a three-year low for venture deal volume in Canada

The third quarter of 2023 marked Canada’s slowest quarter for venture capital (VC) activity in three…

BDC’s Thrive Lab announces 25 co-investment partners

The Business Development Bank of Canada’s (BDC) Thrive Lab is ready to begin deploying capital in…

New foodtech association looks to promote more sustainable seafood alternatives

A new global association has launched to accelerate cleantech and foodtech solutions in the alternative seafood…

Tokens.com slashes headcount by 40 percent in push to cut costs

Toronto-based cryptocurrency and Web3 firm Tokens.com has reduced its headcount by approximately 40 percent and is…

VentureLab’s latest HardTech Summit explores barriers, opportunities facing Canadian deep tech startups

At VentureLab’s third HardTech Summit, speakers discussed challenges and opportunities facing deep technology startups across the…

H|T: The Healthtech Times – Former unicorn Olive AI winds down operations

The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and around the globe.…

Report: Diversity gap persists in senior ranks of Canadian VC firms

Despite year-over-year gains in the representation of women and visible minorities at Canadian venture firms, senior-level…

Cavelo secures $5-million Inovia-led seed round to help financial services firms protect their data

Kitchener-Waterloo-based cybersecurity startup Cavelo has closed $5 million CAD in seed financing to fuel its United…

Virtual care platform Mednow announces restructuring, looks for buyer

Toronto-based digital pharmacy startup Mednow has been placed into receivership under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act,…