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Two organizations in Alberta are very serious about attracting tech talent to the prairies and they’re coming together this week to host a massive virtual job fair. On Thursday, September 23rd Tech West Collective is hosting their second recruiting event in partnership with Calgary Economic Development. Also a Tech Talent Canada partner, Calgary Economic Development […]
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Check Out These 28 Companies Hiring for 1,022 Tech Roles Across Canada
Tech Talent Canada is hosting our next virtual job fair on Wednesday, June 23rd and it promises to be our best one yet. Twenty-eight companies will be online hiring for 1,022 open roles in Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa, Saskatoon, Toronto, Vancouver, Waterloo, and Winnipeg. Many of the participating companies are also open to hiring remotely. If […]
Calgary Startup Symend Eyes Expansion Following Furious Funding
If you want to see an explosion in action, check out Symend. The Calgary-based software startup was founded in 2016, but it wasn’t until last year that it detonated. From just 50 employees in 2020 to nearly 300 today, Symend is blowing up. Adding to the heat is $55 million. That’s the amount of capital Symend […]
Talent Pipeline Makes Calgary A Great Place To Grow A Fintech Company
Calgary tech startups raised $307 million in 2020, an 88% increase from 2019. According to Hockeystick’s Calgary Tech Report, the prairie city’s ecosystem showed healthy growth across both funding and deal volume in 2020. A total of 34 deals closed in 2020, up by 26 percent from 2019. “The majority of this increase can be accounted […]
Symend Adds $55 Million To Financing Round & Plans To Hire Over 200 in 2021
Calgary’s Symend has added $55 million (USD $43 million) to $73 million Series B financing round it raised in May 2020. Symend is a digital engagement platform that uses behavioral science and data-driven insights to empower customers to resolve past due bills. This Series B+ round was led Inovia Capital with participation from a consortium […]
Meet 26 Companies at Tech Talent Canada Virtual Job Fair
Tech Talent Canada will be hosting our first virtual Vancouver job fair tomorrow on Wednesday, October 21st and we’ve finalized the lineup of organizations that will be participating. Our virtual job fairs replicate the experience of our in-person events with a number of the participating companies pitching the audience on why you should consider working for them. […]
LinkedIn’s 10 Startups Where Canadians Want To Work
2020 has been a year of upheaval as the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the globe, upending both business and personal plans. Startups have not been immune. Many have found ways to navigate these changes – or pivot all together – and some have even thrived. The 2020 LinkedIn Top Startups list reveals 10 young, resilient […]
Explore Your Career Options In Toronto Virtually
Tech Talent Canada will be hosting our first virtual Toronto job fair on Wednesday, September 23rd and we’re excited to announce the lineup of organizations that will be participating. Our virtual job fairs will replicate the experience of our in-person events with the participating companies pitching the audience on why you should consider working for […]
Calgary’s Symend Raises $73 Million And Will Hire 100+ By End Of 2020
Calgary’s Symend announced today that it has raised $73 million, which it says will be put toward R&D and international market expansion. Symend’s customer engagement platform leverages AI and machine learning to automate processes around debt resolution for telcos, banks, and utilities . CEO Hanif Joshaghani co-founded in 2016, along with chief strategist and chief marketing […]