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Checkfront Raises $1 Million
March 16, 2015
Last week, Checkfront – an online booking platform for tours, activities and rentals – announced it raised $1 million. Checkfront was founded by Grant Jurgeneit and Jason Morehouse in 2010 with a goal to […]
Pressly Raises $2.1 Million
March 5, 2015
Yesterday, Toronto-based content marketing company Pressly announced they have raised another round of funding, led by Gibraltar Ventures, and with participation from existing investors iNovia and OMERS. LaBarge Weinstein acted […]
Dash Hudson Raises $1 Million
March 5, 2015
Earlier this week, Dash Hudson, a mobile commerce company based in Halifax, announced the initial close of its seed round. The $1 million financing included participation from institutional and angel investors, including […]
C100’s 48 Hours in the Valley Nominations are Now Open
March 5, 2015
48 Hours in the Valley is a semi-annual, highly-selective program that invites some of Canada’s most promising startups to the Silicon Valley for two full days of mentorship, workshops, investor meetings, and networking […]
Flytographer Raises Seed Round
February 27, 2015
Flytographer, a photography service that connects vacationers with local photographers, has raised a $650K seed round from a number of investors. The Victoria-based startup said the funds will be used to grow […]
Lifetime Capital Gains Exemption Increase
February 27, 2015
In 2013, the Canadian government announced that the lifetime capital gains exemption (“LCGE”) available to resident Canadian individuals would increase to $800,000 for the 2014 year, and the amount would […]
MediaCore Raises $4.5 Million Series A
February 23, 2015
MediaCore has raised a $4.5 million Series A round from Vanedge Venture Partners. The Victoria-based startup says it will use the funding to fuel growth of its video education platform, which serves more than 100 […]
Harper Government Announces Significant Investments in Clean Technologies
February 23, 2015
Last week, the Honourable Greg Rickford, Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, along with Jane Pagel, Acting CEO of Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC), announced seven clean technology projects in Ontario […]
Coming to Ottawa – The Brad Feld and Sean Wise’s Book Tour
February 18, 2015
On March 25, serial entrepreneur and investor, Brad Feld, and bestselling business author, Sean Wise, are stopping by Algonquin College as part of their Book & Pitch Tour. The two […]
Gymtrack Raises $2.5 Million
February 9, 2015
Today, Ottawa-based Gymtrack announced a $2.5 million seed round, lead by Real Ventures and White Star Capital, with additional investment by BDC and 500 startups. Gymtrack provides devices and software to […]
