BetaKit - Canadian Startup News & Tech Innovation

By Charles Mandel May 19, 2022

Lightspeed sees path to profitability despite posting $146.1 million loss in fiscal Q4

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By Charlize Alcaraz May 10, 2022

Dapper Labs launches $725 million ecosystem fund for Flow blockchain innovation

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By Charles Mandel May 10, 2022

Maverix leads $83.5 million USD investment in Shopify-focused ecommerce aggregator Agora

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By Josh Scott May 9, 2022

Wattpad co-founder Allen Lau to step down as CEO, become executive advisor

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By Douglas Soltys May 9, 2022

OMERS Ventures’ Damien Steel wants you to stop reading tech headlines

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Canadian Startup NewsMay 20, 2022<May 20, 2022

Converge Technology Solutions to acquire San Diego-based Technology Integration Group

by Charlize Alcaraz

Technology Integration marks Converge’s 31st acquisition since 2017.

Shopify Shop app

Canadian Startup NewsMay 20, 2022<May 20, 2022

Shopify beta testing new rewards program, Shop Cash

by Charles Mandel

Shopify’s latest Shop app experiment ratchets up potential competition with Amazon.

dialogue-team

NewslettersMay 20, 2022<May 20, 2022

H|T: The Healthtech Times – Canadian healthtech stocks struggle to please shareholders

by Michael Edgar

Plus: Peloton’s earnings are even worse than expected.

OpenSea NFTs

Canadian Startup NewsMay 20, 2022<May 20, 2022

Haloo raises $2.9 million CAD to offer IP verification tech as solution for NFT theft, fraud

by Charlize Alcaraz

Haloo sees a rise in NFT-related applications for trademarks.

Canadian Startup NewsMay 20, 2022<May 19, 2022

Ex-Shopify GM leads ReturnBear into more Cadillac Fairview malls with national expansion

by Alex Riehl

ReturnBear is bullish on consolidating returns processing for e-commerce retailers.

Arthur Zhao (Brim Financial)

Canadian Startup NewsMay 20, 2022<May 19, 2022

Brim Financial appoints former Marqeta VP Arthur Zhao as chief financial officer

by Charlize Alcaraz

Arthur Zhao co-led Marqeta to its Nasdaq IPO last year.

NewslettersMay 20, 2022<May 18, 2022

R|T: The Retail Times – E-commerce Maverix

by Michael Edgar

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Pressto

Canadian Startup NewsMay 19, 2022<May 19, 2022

Pressto secures $1.5 million in pre-seed round to foster healthy relationship between students and media

by Charlize Alcaraz

Pressto’s platform aims to make it easy for kids to make zines of their own.

PLATO Testing

Canadian Startup NewsMay 19, 2022<May 19, 2022

PLATO secures additional $2 million from Raven Indigenous Capital Partners

by Charlize Alcaraz

PLATO wants to build a network of 1,000 Indigenous software testers across Canada.

Lightspeed payments

Canadian Startup NewsMay 19, 2022<May 19, 2022

Lightspeed sees path to profitability despite posting $146.1 million loss in fiscal Q4

by Charles Mandel

Lightspeed’s fourth-quarter revenue grew by 78 percent year-over-year.

Doug Ford

PodcastsMay 19, 2022<May 18, 2022

Should politicians use Twitter + Ontario’s election budget

by Douglas Soltys

What can a social media account tell us about our elected representatives?

Canadian Startup NewsMay 19, 2022<May 20, 2022

Round13 launches new venture fund with initial $70 million USD to back blockchain companies providing “the base” for Web3

by Josh Scott

Bruce Croxon: Web3 infrastructure “a natural extension” to Round13’s software investments.

Canadian Startup NewsMay 19, 2022<May 18, 2022

ChargeLab secures $19.3 million CAD with aim to be Android for EV charging

by Meagan Simpson

“The winner will be whoever builds ‘Android’ to power the whole ecosystem.”

NewslettersMay 19, 2022<May 19, 2022

A|I: The AI Times – A modest vision

by Michael Edgar

Plus: Applications close May 31 for Amii’s AI program for women and gender-diverse people.

Raquel Urtasun, founder and CEO of Waabi.

Canadian Startup NewsMay 18, 2022<May 19, 2022

Five Canadian startups crack CB Insights’ 2022 AI 100 list

by Charlize Alcaraz

Four out of the five Canadian companies come from Toronto.

The BetaKit Podcast

Doug Ford

Damien Steel, OMERS Ventures

Remote work, COVID

Bay Street

Elon Musk

Doug Ford

Damien Steel, OMERS Ventures

Remote work, COVID

Bay Street

Elon Musk

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Should politicians use Twitter + Ontario’s election budget

by Douglas Soltys

What can a social media account tell us about our elected representatives?

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OMERS Ventures’ Damien Steel wants you to stop reading tech headlines

by Douglas Soltys

What is the value of a valuation?

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How do you measure culture in the remote and hybrid workplace?

by Rob Kenedi

Donuts are not enough.

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Can the feds build a talent strategy for digital nomads?

by Douglas Soltys

Do digital nomads solve Canada’s tech talent gap?

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Do Canadian FinTechs want bank kickbacks or competition?

by Douglas Soltys

Can a “whole of government” approach to competition break Canada’s oligopolies?

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Quiet tech towns & Twitter’s Elon Musk Problem

by Douglas Soltys

Are you doomscrolling?

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