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August 10, 2021

FreshBooks reaches $1B+ valuation with $130.75M for its SMB-focused accounting platform

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FreshBooks, a Toronto-based cloud accounting software company focused on SMBs, announced today it has secured $80.75 million in a Series E round of funding,

Golden Ventures raises $100M fourth fund and $20M opportunities fund

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Canadian early stage venture firm Golden Ventures has raised its fourth fund, a $100 million pool of capital that it will use to invest

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Snapcommerce raises $85M to make over your mobile shopping experience

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People are not only shopping digitally more than ever. They’re also shopping using their mobile phones more than ever. And for mobile-first companies like

November 24, 2020

Recycling robotics company AMP Robotics could raise up to $70M

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AMP Robotics, the recycling robotics technology developer backed by investors including Sequoia Capital and Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners, is close to closing on as much

November 17, 2020

Sequoia-backed recycling robot maker AMP Robotics gets its largest purchase order

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AMP Robotics, the manufacturer of robotic recycling systems, has received its largest purchase order from the publicly traded North American waste handling company, Waste

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October 14, 2020

Toronto will test Olli driverless shuttles to boost its transit system

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Self-driving shuttles in North America aren’t limited to the US. The city of Toronto has struck a deal with Local Motors to use the

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Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs abandons its Toronto smart neighborhood project

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Alphabet subsidiary Sidewalk Labs will no longer pursue its dream of a smart neighbourhood in Toronto.In a Medium blog post, CEO Daniel Doctoroff said

GM exits car-sharing business and shuts down Maven

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GM’s experiment with car sharing is over. The automaker Tuesday said its Maven car-sharing service, which launched in 2016, will shut down for good.

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Startup group works to get flat-packed protective boxes to frontline COVID-19 medical workers

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There are a number of initiatives by startup companies and entrepreneurs looking to support the healthcare response to COVID-19, and one that’s addressing a

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Rocket Lab to acquire satellite hardware maker Sinclair Interplanetary

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Rocket Lab is acquiring Sinclair Interplanetary, a manufacturer of spacecraft hardware based in Toronto that has provided hardware for more than 90 satellites sent