Eric Rafat

LiONS LAIR Startup Competition 2026
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October 5, 2026

NewGen Health Takes Top Prize at Innovation Factory’s 2026 LiONS LAIR Competition

NewGen Health has taken the top prize at Innovation Factory’s 16th annual LiONS LAIR pitch competition,...

Vaelix platform
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October 5, 2026

Vaelix Expands AI-Powered Procurement Platform to 600+ Vendors

Selling technology to governments can be difficult even in a company’s home market. Doing it across...

Powerpay Report
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October 5, 2026

Powerpay Survey Finds Canadian Small Businesses Resilient Despite Economic Pressures

Canadian small and medium-sized businesses are facing mounting cost pressures, tight hiring conditions and limited financial...

Crafty Ramen US
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September 29, 2026

Crafty Ramen Expands Into U.S. Market With Rollout to More Than 4,200 Retail Locations

Guelph-based Crafty Ramen is making a major push into the U.S. market, with plans to roll...

Huumans Launch-Bill-Murphy
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September 28, 2026

Huumans is Making Access to Capital Faster for Canadian Small Businesses

For many Canadian small business owners, access to capital can become a problem at exactly the...

TechExit Conference
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September 21, 2026

What Makes a Tech Company Valuable? TechExit.io Toronto Looks at the Buyer’s Perspective

Founders spend years looking at their companies from the inside. They know the product, the customers,...

SAAS North Conference
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September 14, 2026

SAAS NORTH 2026: Rethinking SaaS in the Era of AI

The SaaS playbook is being rewritten in real time. Artificial intelligence is changing what software can...

Jonathan Hillis Tech Entrepreneur Mayor Collingwood
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August 31, 2026

Tech Entrepreneur Jonathan Hillis Enters Collingwood Mayoral Race

The Tenure CEO and Techskis co-founder is bringing his experience as an entrepreneur, community builder and...

TechExit Toronto Conference
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August 25, 2026

TechExit.io Toronto Conference: Rethinking How Founders Build for Growth, M&A and Exits

For founders, thinking about an exit often starts too late. By the time a company is...

CEO Liner
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August 25, 2026

AI Startup Liner Raises $36.1 Million as It Expands Into Enterprise Market

South Korean AI startup Liner has raised $36.1 million in a Series C funding round as...