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BetaKit
April 14, 2026
Community event platform Wygo secures nearly $1.6 million pre-seed
CTV News
April 9, 2026
The videos sitting in your camera roll could be worth some money, says this Montreal startup
LinkedIn / TealBook
April 2, 2026
TealBook joins Supplier.io
Indiegraf Blog
April 2, 2026
Stylebot Joins Indiegraf
Indiegraf Blog
March 27, 2026
Indiegraf's Pivot to Sovereignty
Fast Company
March 24, 2026
Manufacturing: Most Innovative Companies 2026
Hardline Blog
March 17, 2026
Are Women About to Save Construction?
PR Newswire
March 12, 2026
Coconut Software Launches Multi-Lines of Business (Multi-LOB) to Break Down Silos and Drive Cross-Bank Growth
PR Newswire
February 12, 2026
AmacaThera Named Life Sciences Ontario Emerging Company of the Year
Kingston Economic Development Corporation
February 4, 2026
New Ontario Program Helps Ontario Small Business Owners Plan for Succession
Fintech.ca
February 3, 2026
Velix Raises $2M Pre-Seed To Tackle Financial Friction in Logistics
The Logic
February 3, 2026
Montreal logistics fintech Velix emerges from stealth with $2M investment
BetaKit
January 28, 2026
Pluvo heads to San Francisco to join the latest a16z speedrun cohort
BuiltWorlds
January 22, 2026
40 AI-Driven AEC Solutions to Know in 2026
Yahoo Finance
January 21, 2026
Mercator AI Expands AI Platform
LinkedIn / design podcast
January 14, 2026
Dessn launches and is featured on design podcast
PR Newswire
November 19, 2025
ODAIA Adds Senior Pharma and AI Leaders to Accelerate Growth and Industry Adoption
BioXconomy
November 7, 2025
AmacaThera secures validation with $230M Pacira partnership
PR Newswire
November 4, 2025
AmacaThera Signs Exclusive Global Licensing Agreement with Pacira Biosciences for up to US$230 Million, Validating its Tunable Drug Delivery Platform
PR Newswire
October 28, 2025
Reusables.com Awarded Patent for Tap-to-Reuse Technology, Deposit-Free Container Tracking System
Bridgit Blog
October 24, 2025
Behind Bridgit AI
PR Newswire
October 22, 2025
ODAIA Introduces Brand Strategy Studio to Bridge the Gap Between Pharma Brand Planning and Commercial Execution
Yahoo Finance
October 9, 2025
Coconut Software Launches Meet Demand
CampusID News
October 9, 2025
Smart bins, tap-to-reuse are saving campus foodservice teams 50% on packaging costs
Becker's Hospital Review
September 23, 2025
Allina Health partners with AI platform for supply tracking
The Wall Street Journal
September 17, 2025
EU coffee cup reusable / single-use article
Engineering News-Record
September 17, 2025
MercatorAI Buys BuildIt Permits, Extends Reach Through AGC Austin
Pique Newsmagazine
September 11, 2025
Reuse Whistler seeking local cafes to test-run new reusable cup program
The Logic
August 21, 2025
BDC launches $200M second Industrial Innovation Venture Fund
The Logic
August 21, 2025
BDC launches $200M second Industrial Innovation Venture Fund
Houston Business Journal
July 25, 2025
AI platform for construction project Texas leads
BetaKit
June 28, 2025
Bridgit's Mallorie Brodie explains why Canadian startups need to think globally from the start
The Globe and Mail
June 24, 2025
How this B.C.-based startup is helping food-service operators keep containers out of landfills
CBC News
June 21, 2025
Vancouver reusable container company profile
Techcouver
May 29, 2025
Rebuilding Local News for the Trust Economy: A Conversation with Indiegraf CEO Erin Millar
Owensboro Times
May 7, 2025
OH using AI to streamline surgery documentation, automate supply tracking
BetaKit
May 4, 2025
Reusables looks to help cafeterias scrap single-use containers with $3.6 million seed round
Private Capital Journal
April 23, 2025
Reusables.com secures US$2.6M seed funding
BC Tech News
April 23, 2025
Vancouver-based Reusables.com Raises $3.6 Million Seed Financing Round to Tackle $100B Packaging Waste Opportunity
Techcouver
April 22, 2025
Reusables to Scale Smart Reuse System Across North America
Newswire.ca
April 22, 2025
Reusables.com Raises $2.6M Round to Tackle $100B Packaging Waste Opportunity; Launches University of California
Business in Vancouver
April 22, 2025
Vancouver-based Reusables Co. eyes expansion after $3.6M funding round
Yahoo Finance
April 22, 2025
Reusables.com Raises $2.6M
Toronto Star
March 7, 2025
Tech Update: Canadian tech leaders speak out against DEI backlash
BetaKit
February 18, 2025
Glassbox announces $1.65 million in funding to reimagine the spreadsheet for corporate finance
Toronto Star
December 21, 2024
11 Canadian Tech Entrepreneurs to Watch in 2025
Axios Pro
December 17, 2024
Indiegraf adds Roger McNamee to Board
LinkedIn Pulse / Jordan Crook
December 3, 2024
9 Native AI Companies Solving Actual Problems
LinkedIn
November 21, 2024
AmacaThera Announces Phase 1 Results of First-in-Human Study
AssistIQ Blog
November 21, 2024
The Power of a Living Lab — AssistIQ's Partnership with the CHUM
Bridgit Press
November 8, 2024
Bridgit, North America's Leading Workforce Planning Software, Continues Global Expansion
The Globe and Mail
November 6, 2024
Technology Fast 50: Fastest-growing companies
Edmonton Taproot
October 12, 2024
MercatorAI Founder Chloe Smith Awarded Most Promising Founder Award
SiteNews
June 5, 2024
Bridgit's Mallorie Brodie featured in SiteNews's Most Influential
ODAIA Blog / Press
May 7, 2024
ODAIA Partners with Veeva to Accelerate Adoption of AI in Life Sciences
Calgary.Tech
January 19, 2024
10 Homegrown Calgary Startups to Watch in 2024
Betakit
October 26, 2023
Arteria AI Closes $46 Million CAD Series B
Automotive News Canada
September 5, 2023
Data Will Drive Success in EV Manufacturing - Interview with Greta Cutulenco
Betakit
July 18, 2023
Metafold 3D Closes $2.35 Million CAD To Fuel Industrial Adoption of 3D Printing
Venture capital journal
July 11, 2023
CIBC Innovation banking Adds C$7M To Growth Financing of Bridgit
Canada.auto.news.com
June 27, 2023
MintList auction platform makes bid for dealers in Ontario
Betakit
May 1, 2023
Odaia Closes $34Million CAD Series B to Fix "Bottleneck" In Drug Delivery Process
Betakit
March 24, 2023
Mercator AI Raises $5.1Million CAD as it Develops Early Project Detection Tool For Construction
Betakit
February 28, 2023
AssistIQ Raises $2.5 Million CAD To Cut Down On Medical Waste In Hospitals
Newswire
January 4, 2023
AmacaThera Has Received Grant Funding From The Innovations for Vets QuickFire Challenge: Lung Cancer & Physical Trauma
Betakit
June 27, 2022
Mercator AI Raises $1M CAD to Fuel North American Expansion
Forbes
May 17, 2022
Arteria AI, Goldman Sachs, And The Transformation Of Financial Legal Documents
BetaKit
March 1, 2022
Disco closes $15 million Series A round from investors behind MasterClass, Coursera to scale its live learning platform
Forbes
February 21, 2022
These Tech Companies Are Helping To Solve The Construction Worker Labor Shortage
BetaKit
February 13, 2022
Who Are Canada's 'Soonicorns'?
TechCrunch
February 10, 2022
ODAIA raises $13.8M for its AI-powered commercial insights platform for pharma companies
BetaKit
February 10, 2022
ODAIA secures $17.5 million CAD to help pharma firms focus their sales and marketing with AI
BetaKit
January 27, 2022
MintList secures $2.76 million to fuel growth of online auto sales platform
Newswire
December 15, 2021
Sampler partners with UNFI to give suppliers an innovative solution to create trial for their brands
BetaKit
December 14, 2021
Tealbook looks to become global leader in supply chain data with $50 million in new funding
The Globe and Mail
December 14, 2021
‘Hustle and a will to win’ help Stephany Lapierre secure $50-million funding for her supply chain software seller TealBook
BetaKit
December 2, 2021
Arteria AI pens deal to acquire assets of H4
Business Wire
November 30, 2021
My Intelligent Machines Receives the 2021 AI Innovation Award Granted by ADRIQ
BetaKit
November 29, 2021
How Katherine Regnier Found the Right Enterprise Customers for Coconut Software
BetaKit
November 19, 2021
Fintech and healthtech startup Aya comes out of "stealth" with $3.7 million CAD in seed financing
The Globe & Mail
November 16, 2021
Coconut Software is banking on a vertical strategy
TechCrunch
October 26, 2021
Bridgit secures $24M CAD in funding to provide construction companies with ‘workforce intelligence’
Global Newswire
October 5, 2021
Coconut Software Closes $28M CAD Series B Funding Round, Led by Klass Capital
Betakit
October 5, 2021
Coconut software on growth trajectory with $28 Million CAD series B funding
Pharmaceutical Technology
June 17, 2021
ODAIA: Changing the face of pharma sales with AI
Yahoo Finance
May 20, 2021
Social Video-At-Scale Platform StoryTap Scales Up With Seed Round led by Refinery Ventures and StandUp Ventures
BetaKit
May 18, 2021
With its platform now on the market, ODAIA bets on pharma
Toronto Star
April 21, 2021
Tech startups give auto sector a digital edge
The Globe and Mail
March 24, 2021
Serial entrepreneurs launch new teaching platform Disco for experts to share wisdom
BetaKit
March 24, 2021
Virtual live learning platform Disco raises $6 million CAD seed round
BetaKit
March 22, 2021
Deloitte spin-out company Arteria AI raises $13.7 million CAD Series A round
Business Wire
February 22, 2021
AmacaThera Announces Close of Oversubscribed Series A Financing to Advance a Novel Post-Operative, Nonopioid Pain Therapy in Clinical Trials
Mars
February 8, 2021
Tealbook founder Stephany Lapierre and Michelle McBane reflect after closing $18-million Series A round
CBC News
November 10, 2020
Engineering professor who designs gels to mimic human tissues wins Canada's top science prize
Newswire
October 20, 2020
AmacaThera to commence Phase 1 clinical trial for non-opioid, post-operative pain management
University of Waterloo Engineering
September 10, 2020
AI spinoff Acerta secures $9 million to fuel growth
BetaKit
September 1, 2020
AutoTech startup Acerta secures $5 million USD of new capital in OMERS-led Series A
The Globe and Mail
July 15, 2020
Toronto online product sampling company Sampler sees business soar as in-store sampling comes to a halt
PR Newswire
February 4, 2020
Nudge Rewards Continues Rapid Growth Trajectory With Appointments of New CRO and Industry Veteran Board Members
PR Newswire
August 16, 2019
Nudge Rewards raises $9.3 million, led by Chicago-based Jump Capital to scale growth and drive innovation in employee experience management
RBC Disrupters Podcast
April 29, 2022
Podcast: The Way Forward: The Push for Women’s Inclusion in VC
The Conference Board of Canada
March 30, 2022
Parallel Paths, Unique Challenges
Neal Dempsey Presents Passing The Mic: The VC Exchange
March 14, 2022
Podcast: Passing the Mic The VC Exchange - Michelle McBane
BetaKit
September 23, 2021
StandUp Ventures reveals second fund dedicated to women-led startups with $30 million initial close
The Globe and Mail
September 23, 2021
StandUp Ventures raises $30-million plus for second fund to back promising, women-led Canadian startups
CIBC Innovation Banking Podcast
July 9, 2021
Podcast: Standing up to close the venture capital gender gap with StandUp Ventures’ Michelle McBane
StandUp Ventures
July 9, 2021
Michelle McBane On Shrinking the Gender Investing Gap in VC
Crunchbase
March 26, 2021
StandUp Ventures Managing Director Michelle McBane discusses investing in women with Crunchbase
Crunchbase News
March 25, 2021
Strategy Session: Toronto’s StandUp Ventures Celebrates Female-Founded Companies
Fast Frontiers
February 1, 2021
Tim Schigel hosts Michelle McBane on Refinery Ventures podcast, ‘Fast Frontiers’
Bay Street Bull
June 30, 2020
StandUp Ventures included the sixth annual Power 50 list by Bay Street Bull
Move the Dial
March 10, 2020
Women Founders Rejoice: StandUp Ventures secures over $21 million for funding
BetaKit
March 5, 2020
StandUp Ventures holds final close, secures $21M for Women-Focused Fund