| Date | Title | Description |
| 15.08.2024 | Shopify and the Problem of Shareholder “Approval” at Multi-Class Companies | Media reporting can make proxy season seem more dramatic than it is. While breathless coverage of board strife, impossibly high executive pay figures and shareholder activism at well-known companies is the norm, the overwhelming majority of... |
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Canadian news outlet The Logic has raised C$4 million, CEO David Skok tells Axios, in a round led by The Financial Times' venture arm.
Why it matters: The fundraising is a vote of confidence for the u... |
| 27.09.2023 | Canada wants to be the first country to implement AI regulations: Minister of Innovation | VentureBeat presents: AI Unleashed - An exclusive executive event for enterprise data leaders. Network and learn with industry peers. Learn More
Canada aims to be the first country in the world with official regulations covering the emergin... |
| 16.08.2023 | Canadian government seeks input on voluntary code of practice for generative AI | Head over to our on-demand library to view sessions from VB Transform 2023. Register Here
The Canadian government plans to consult with the public about the creation of a “voluntary code of practice” for generative AI companies.
According t... |
| 23.06.2022 | HonestDoor expands free residential home valuations | HonestDoor, a Canada-based online property valuation source, today announced the nationwide expansion of its free digital appraisal service, according to a press release.
This means the company’s Automated Valuation Model (AVM) is now avail... |
| 12.06.2022 | $30T by 2030 | Good morning! We all know the adult urge to say “but after this week things will slow down.” That’s probably not going to be the case next week… But, with events like these and plenty more on our events calendar, it’ll be worth it:
Monday, ... |
| 22.03.2022 | 'This is out of Shopify's hands': Silicon Valley data fight could pose problem for e-commerce giant | Article content
OTTAWA — A long-simmering data dispute between two tech giants in Silicon Valley could have significant implications for Canada’s own digital titan. |
| 18.03.2022 | HonestDoor raises $2.2M seed round for real estate valuation platform | HonestDoor, an Edmonton-based proptech that offers a free platform for searching real estate valuations, announced raising a $2.2 million seed round led by Luge Capital, according to Storeys.
Launched in 2018, the company utilizes machine l... |
| 03.02.2022 | Why BBTV’s stock spiral doesn’t tell the whole story | BBTV founder Shahrzad Rafati
It’s really difficult to get in Shahrzad Rafati’s way. Unless, I suppose, you're a neglectful barista. When Rafati appeared on my Zoom screen last week, it was a few days later than expected as she felt sick the... |
| 19.12.2021 | 🚗 From $50k to $5 million, real quick | Good morning everyone. Last week, we sent you our top 21 stories from 2021. It was a subtle reminder that we’re almost at the end of the year. We’re so close that this very email is actually the second last one you’ll get from us until Janu... |
| 06.12.2021 | AbCellera’s antibody treatment becomes first to receive emergency FDA approval for kids under 12 | Bamlanivimab, the antibody therapy discovered by Vancouver-based artificial intelligence (AI) biotech company AbCellera, has been granted emergency approval by the United States (US) to treat children with COVID-19.
On December 3, AbCellera... |
| 28.11.2021 | 👩💼The woman who engineered a $1B exit | Good morning everyone. Welcome to the hundreds of new readers with us this Sunday. As we get closer to the end of the year, I keep telling myself that things will slow down. But I think I’m going to stop saying that now because, as this wee... |
| 29.10.2021 | Breather co-founder secures $12.4 million CAD for new coaching software startup | Coaching business software startup Practice, which was launched by Breather co-founder Julien Smith, has raised $12.4 million CAD ($10 million USD) in seed financing to fuel its product development efforts.
The company’s all-equity round, w... |
| 15.09.2021 | Neo Financial secures $64 million CAD led by Peter Thiel-backed Valar Ventures | Having secured new equity capital from a notable group of investors, Neo Financial is furthering its push to become a full-stack digital bank to compete with Canada’s financial giants.
The three-year-old startup closed a $64 million CAD Ser... |
| 14.09.2021 | The Logic Chooses MEI Global LLC to Expand B2B and International Licensing Partnerships | “The Logic seeks to spark important conversations that will help make Canada a better place to live and work. Those conversations rely on our ability to reach readers wherever they are." -- David Skok, Founder, CEO, and Editor-in-Chief... |
| 03.09.2021 | FedDev Ontario commits combined $12 million to OneEleven and new Waterloo-London healthtech hub | In August, the Government of Canada made some investments, through FedDev Ontario, in the province’s innovation and startup support ecosystem.
FedDev Ontario committed $2 million to the Ontario Centre of Innovation (OCI) to support the rela... |
| 31.08.2021 | NVBC 2021: The 10 most promising BC tech startups | The Traffic Driven team.
After kicking off the competition with over 200 companies, the 21st Annual New Ventures BC Competition, presented by Innovate BC, is down to its final 10.
And instead of just sharing the top 10 list with you, we’re ... |
| 17.08.2021 | Hopper secures $175 million in Series G funding | Montréal’s Hopper has raised $175 million USD in Series G financing led by new, New York-based investor GPI Capital, as it looks to capitalize on growing demand for its travel app.
The all-equity round also saw participation from new invest... |
| 26.07.2021 | Lumira Ventures Closes on US$255 Million of New Capital to Build Transformative Healthcare Companies | Oversubscribed Lumira Ventures IV to continue successful focus backing biotechnology and medtech companies in Canada and U.S. |
| 15.06.2021 | Canadians are polite, but we’re still recruiting your biotech talent, America | Michael May Contributor
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| 20.05.2021 | Hardware startup Tenstorrent raises over $200 million in funding, claims $1 billion valuation | Tenstorrent, a Toronto-based startup that develops computing hardware for artificial intelligence applications, has raised over $200 million in funding, which the company reported brings its valuation to $1 billion.
“Having a great investor... |
| 03.05.2021 | Ocean Supercluster provides collective $5.2 million to four new projects | The Atlantic Canada-based Ocean Supercluster is providing a cumulative $5.2 million to four new projects with a combined value of approximately $11 million.
The projects, which range from developing propulsion motors to aquaculture protein ... |
| 29.04.2021 | AbCellera breaks ground on new Vancouver HQ as it plans to hire hundreds | AbCellera, Canada’s most valuable biotech company, has broken ground on a new 380,000-square foot tech hub in Vancouver that is set to serve as the company’s new headquarters.
The hub comes in ahead of the Vancouver company’s plans to add “... |
| 16.04.2021 | Today in funding: dcbel, Milk Moovement, Virtual Gurus, MazumaGo, Acorn Biolabs | Five Canadian tech startups have recently secured fresh funding to fuel their growth, including dcbel, Milk Moovement, Virtual Gurus, MazumaGo, and Acorn Biolabs. Here’s the latest on who raised money, how much, from whom, and what they pla... |
| 01.04.2021 | ‘It is very personal’: AbCellera’s COVID-19 treatment is saving lives in the U.S. In Canada, it’s sitting in storage. Now the company’s CEO is speaking out | Article content
VANCOUVER — In early December, Kush Dalal answered a phone call from his 83-year-old father, then in a B.C. hospital battling COVID-19. Though coronavirus-related delirium had wreaked havoc in his brain, Dalal’s dad remember... |
| 29.03.2021 | OSC demands crypto trading platforms bring operations into compliance with securities regulations | The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) is looking to crack down on unregistered cryptocurrency trading platforms operating in the province.
On Monday, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) issued new guidance for platforms currently... |
| 24.03.2021 | Travel startup Hopper raises $213 million CAD Series F round | Montréal-based travel startup Hopper has closed a $213 million CAD ($170 million USD) Series F round of funding led by Capital One.
Hopper, which was founded in 2007, allows consumers to book flights and hotels on its mobile app. In additi... |
| 01.03.2021 | Ocean Supercluster commits $12 million to real-time analytics for aquaculture project | The Atlantic Canada-based Ocean Supercluster has committed close to $12 million to a project focused on providing real-time analytics for the aquaculture industry.
The project is worth almost $27 million, with $14.8 million coming from matc... |
| 23.02.2021 | ZenHub raises $5.9 million CAD seed round to help automate tasks for developers | ZenHub, a Vancouver-based provider of GitHub-embedded project management and collaboration software, has raised $5.9 million CAD ($4.7 million USD) in its first institutional financing round.
The seed round was co-led by BDC Capital and Rip... |
| 10.02.2021 | Digital Technology Supercluster invests $2.5 million into new telehealth wound care project | The Digital Technology Supercluster is investing $2.5 million into a new $3.1 million initiative aimed to help wound patients access care virtually.
The project, called Telewound Care Canada, will use an artificial intelligence-powered mobi... |
| 09.02.2021 | Toronto FinTech startup Payfare files to go public on Toronto Stock Exchange | Toronto-based startup Payfare, which offers FinTech software for gig economy workers and employers, has filed to go public on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) via an initial public offering (IPO).
Payfare filed its preliminary prospectus on... |
| 28.01.2021 | Digital Technology Supercluster makes new investment to create $8.7 million tech talent program | The British Columbia-based Digital Technology Supercluster has invested in a new $8.7 million program focused on fostering tech talent in Canada.
The new program, called the Canadian Tech Talent Accelerator, comprises a total investment of ... |
| 24.01.2021 | Sunday Briefing | #122 | Podcasting is a $9B industry expected to grow 30% over the next seven years.Welcome to the Vancouver Tech Journal’s Sunday Briefing, the city’s most comprehensive digest of local tech stories and insights.
This week, explore the smartest lo... |
| 15.01.2021 | Shopify awarded two merchant patents as company continues to ramp up IP activity | In recent weeks, Shopify was awarded two merchant patents by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
The patent approvals come as part of a broader shift in the e-commerce company’s intellectual property strategy, which saw S... |
| 10.01.2021 | Sunday Briefing | #121 | Welcome to the Vancouver Tech Journal’s Sunday Briefing, your bi-weekly roundup of Vancouver innovation stories and insights.
Recently, reporters and writers explored a proposed real estate development for Vancouver’s tech sector, what Cana... |
| 06.01.2021 | Hootsuite expanding into customer service, acquires Sparkcentral | Vancouver-based Hootsuite has acquired Sparkcentral, a Belgium and New York-based startup offering customer service software. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Sparkcentral’s product is an automated message distribution pl... |
| 21.12.2020 | Cycle Capital announces $145 million Cleantech fund final close, adds EDC as LP | Montreal-based cleantech venture capital firm Cycle Capital has closed $145 million CAD for its cleantech fund, Cycle Capital IV. The startup also announced that Export Development Canada (EDC) is a new limited partner.
As reported in the L... |
| 13.12.2020 | Sunday Briefing | #120 | Welcome to this edition of the Vancouver Tech Journal Sunday Briefing, your bi-weekly roundup of Vancouver innovation stories and insights.
Last week, reporters explored the steep drop in local venture financing; the Vancouver company provi... |
| 28.11.2020 | As Silicon Valley gets disrupted by the pandemic, this CEO says tech companies should look to Canada to expand | Yung Wu is the CEO of MaRS Discovery District, an innovation hub located in Toronto, Canada. Yung Wu
Yung Wu is an entrepreneur, VC, and the CEO of MaRS Discovery District, a startup innovation hub located in Toronto.
Amid the pandemic and ... |
| 27.11.2020 | As Silicon Valley gets disrupted by the pandemic, this CEO says tech companies should look to Canada to expand | Yung Wu is an entrepreneur, VC, and the CEO of MaRS Discovery District, a startup innovation hub located in Toronto.
Amid the pandemic and surge in remote work options, Wu says tech founders and workers should look beyond Silicon Valley to ... |
| 27.11.2020 | As Silicon Valley gets disrupted by the pandemic, this CEO says tech companies should look to Canada to expand | Yung Wu is the CEO of MaRS Discovery District, an innovation hub located in Toronto, Canada. Yung Wu
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| 01.11.2020 | Sunday Briefing | #117 | The Vancouver Tech Journal brings you news, insight, opinions, and the lesser-known stories from Vancouver's innovation ecosystem. It is written by William Johnson, an independent writer, communications advisor, and consultant based in Vanc... |
| 05.10.2020 | Apple судится с компанией, перепродавшей айфоны, которые должна была разобрать для утилизации | Александра Кукуть 5 октября 2020, 10:48 Apple судится с компанией, перепродавшей айфоны, которые должна была разобрать для утилизации
Apple подала в суд на канадскую компанию GEEP Canada по переработке электроники, обвинив в том, что та укр... |
| 05.10.2020 | Apple accuses recycling partner of reselling more than 100,000 devices | More On: apple
Apple, Google block Alexei Navalny's app in act of 'political censorship' Access thousands of audio books and get new AirPod Pros to listen to them with this bundle FTC accuses Big Tech of using merger 'loopholes' to dodge an... |
| 05.10.2020 | Apple accuses recycling partner of reselling more than 100,000 devices | More On: apple
Apple store workers in Atlanta file for first union election: report How I lost $650,000 of crypto in seconds Ukrainian man uses Apple's 'Find My' feature on stolen AirPods to trace Russian troops The best smartwatches for me... |
| 05.10.2020 | Apple is suing a recycling firm for $23 million, claiming it resold iPhones, iPads, and Apple Watches instead of breaking them down | Apple is suing a Canadian recycling company that it says resold upward of 100,000 iPhones, iPads, and Apple Watches instead of breaking them down.
The recycling company says that theft of the devices was carried out by three "rogue&quo... |
| 29.09.2020 | Following COVID-19 layoffs, Busbud looks to evolve business with $15 million Series C | Busbud, a Montréal-based travel startup specializing in intercity bus tickets, has raised a $15 million Series C round of financing, bringing the startup’s total funding to date to $40 million CAD.
“This fundraising shows the resilience of ... |
| 08.09.2020 | Brightspark closes $60 million for new venture fund | Brightspark Ventures has announced a new venture fund, securing $60 million as part of a third close, with the ultimate goal of raising $75 million.
LPs for the Brightspark Canadian Opportunities Fund (BCOF), as it is called, include BMO Ca... |
| 06.09.2020 | Sunday Briefing | #113 | The Vancouver Tech Journal brings you news, insight, opinions, and the lesser-known stories from Vancouver's innovation ecosystem. This is The Sunday Briefing. Enjoy.
The BBC profiles BroadbandTV CEO Shahrzad Rafati (pictured above): The Ir... |
| 12.08.2020 | Following pivot and pandemic-fuelled growth, Zoom.ai raises $600,000 in funding | Meeting scheduling software platform Zoom.ai has secured $600,000 CAD in a combination of equity and debt financing.
The startup is classifying the round as bridge financing, with its last round being a seed extension in 2018. Zoom.ai told ... |
| 22.06.2020 | The Sunday Briefing | #107 | The Vancouver Tech Journal brings you news, insight, opinions, and the lesser-known stories from Vancouver's innovation ecosystem. This is The Sunday Briefing. Enjoy.
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| 26.05.2020 | Cinchy secures $10 million, looks to expand data network into healthcare amid COVID-19 | Toronto-based startup Cinchy has closed a $10 million CAD Series A funding round as it looks to help financial and healthcare sectors manage and collect data amid COVID-19.
Cinchy touts itself as a data collaboration company that has develo... |
| 15.05.2020 | Hopper raises $70 million | Travel booking app Hopper Hopper
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Headquarters: Montreal, Canada
Total Funding: $253.68M
See full company profile "> has raised $70 million in a new round of funding led by Westcap with participation from Inovia, BDC, O... |
| 13.04.2020 | What privacy-preserving coronavirus tracing apps need to succeed | This article is part of a VB special issue. Read the full series: AI and Surveillance.
At present, most of the U.S. population is being asked to stay home to flatten the curve of the coronavirus pandemic, but as hundreds of millions of peop... |
| 24.03.2020 | Toronto is gathering cellphone location data from telecoms to find out where people are still congregating amid coronavirus shutdown | Article content
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| 25.02.2020 | Prescription for disruption: How Amazon could shake up Canada’s $45-billion pharmacy sector | Article content
When Amazon bought a 46 per cent stake in the now-defunct Drugstore.com over 20 years ago, The Globe and Mail predicted the end of brick-and-mortar pharmacies with a blunt headline: “Farewell, Preparation H aisle.” |
| 20.01.2020 | ArcTern Ventures’ Fund II reaches $200 million CAD in total capital commitments | Cleantech-focused venture capital firm ArcTern Ventures has raised an additional $35 million CAD for its second fund, bringing the fund’s total commitments to $200 million CAD.
The second close of Fund II, totalling $165 million, was announ... |
| 15.01.2020 | Juul to stop making fruity flavored vape pods in Canada | More On: juul
How Juul founders' dream to disrupt Big Tobacco left teens hooked on vaping Juul trying to recoup millions from brazen entrepreneurs Counterfeit Juul e-cigarette manufacturer busted in China E-cigarette maker Juul slashes valu... |
| 09.12.2019 | Wattpad chooses Halifax over Calgary for second HQ, citing Wexit and cuts to Alberta’s tech tax credits | Article content
Wattpad chose Halifax over Calgary as the site of its second headquarters, citing concerns about Western separatism and cuts to Alberta’s tax credits for tech companies, The Logic has learned. |
| 13.11.2019 | Royal Bank of Canada is considering its own Bitcoin exchange | - |
| 12.11.2019 | Report: Canada’s Largest Bank, RBC Plans to Develop Crypto Trading Outlet | While some banks are placing restrictions on their customers regarding the purchase of cryptocurrencies, it appears that the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), a Canadian multinational financial services company, is very ready to accept them.
Acco... |
| 06.11.2019 | Coveo raises $227 million CAD to pursue “aggressive” growth in AI e-commerce market | Unlike some other Canadian AI companies, Coveo has flown relativity under the radar since it was founded in 2005. That hasn’t stopped the Québec City-based company, which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to power a range of software-as-a-s... |
| 17.10.2019 | Bitcoin ‘Direct Threat’ May Be Handled by Canada’s Central Bank Through Launching Its Own Crypto | Contents New crypto to co-exist with fiat paper currencyIs users’ personal data to be collected?
Many experts believe that within the next few years all national currencies will be digitized. China is the ‘pioneer’ in this industry as its c... |
| 16.10.2019 | Canada’s Central Bank Researching Digital Currency for Cash Replacement | The Canadian apex bank, The Bank of Canada, is considering the launch of its digital currency, to help it mitigate the threat of cryptocurrencies on financial systems.
According to an exclusive presentation made for the bank’s governor and ... |
| 13.09.2019 | Element AI announces $200 million CAD Series B round | Element AI has closed a much-anticipated venture round, raising a $200 million CAD ($151.4 million USD) Series B from the Government of Quebec, pension fund Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), and McKinsey & Company, among ot... |
| 17.08.2019 | 6G Internet? Huawei Begins Research On Next Level Connectivity From Its Canada Center | Naia Carlos, Tech Times 17 August 2019, 04:08 pm
The world is still in the early stages of 5G cellular network technology, but Huawei is already working on the sixth generation. Huawei Researching 6G Connectivity
The tech company has been m... |
| 15.08.2019 | Huawei inicia pesquisas sobre redes 6G, assim como Samsung e LG | O 6G vai demorar para chegar, por isso as empresas de tecnologia estão começando a trabalhar nisso agora mesmo: a Huawei se juntou à lista, confirmando que pesquisa redes de próxima geração em seus laboratórios no Canadá. Especialistas acre... |
| 09.06.2019 | Vancouver Tech Journal | #65 | In this week’s Sunday Briefing: Why Vancouver’s mayor is trying to ban bitcoin ATMs; the focus of RBC’s new AI lab; a company that built the electric Porsche that Bill Gates and Warren Buffett were recently driving; and why one Vancouver en... |
| 25.02.2019 | Barcelona Startup News February 25 2019 – Barcinno | Hello and happy Mobile Monday! I hope you had a great weekend!
Barcelona’s biggest and busiest tech week is finally underway as the city becomes the focal point of the world for a few days thanks to MWC19!
Barcinno’s MWC events and partie... |
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