Mike Woollatt departs OMERS for new role at Hamilton Lane
OMERS Director of Strategic Partnerships Mike Woollatt has departed the firm for a new role at Hamilton Lane, BetaKit has learned.…
Why 2019 will reveal Canada’s new tech darling (CanCon ep. 139)
New year, new CanCon podcast! Let’s do this. The title above is a bold prediction, followed by a photo of Bold Commerce,…
Fiix closes $53 million CAD Series C from Georgian to build Salesforce for predictive maintenance
Toronto-based Fiix announced today the close of a $53 million ($40 million USD) Series C round, led by Georgian Partners, with…
Whitecap IV hits $110 million CAD first close as VC firm adds new partners
Toronto-based VC firm Whitecap Venture Partners has announced a $110 million CAD first close of its Whitecap IV fund. LP commitments…
Zafin raises $22 million CAD Series B as the FinTech expands its relationship with Accenture
Toronto-based FinTech provider Zafin announced today the close of a $17.2 million ($22 million CAD) Series B round, led by…
University of Waterloo’s Velocity taps AngelList to launch new startup fund
University of Waterloo startup incubator Velocity has announced a bold plan to provide funding support to its startups. Velocity…
Shopify’s largest app developer raises $22 million to build the middleware for all e-commerce
Winnipeg-based e-commerce solution developer Bold Commerce announced today the close of a $22 million CAD Series A funding…
Montreal’s Vention closes $17 million Series A, adds AI to custom manufacturing platform
Montreal-based digital manufacturing startup Vention announced the close of a $17 million CAD Series A round today, led by…
OMERS Ventures opens Silicon Valley office, adds Michael Yang as Managing Partner
OMERS Ventures announced the opening of its first dedicated US office in Silicon Valley today. The Toronto-headquartered VC…
#FutureMakers returns January 28 to share the innovations that will drive 2019
RBC has set the date for the first 2019 edition of its Tech Community Team’s FutureMakers Talks series. Taking place…
Why Canadian developers are pissed at Facebook (CanCon ep. 138)
When BetaKit hosted a group of prominent thought leaders for a podcast on coding education in Canada, the conversation invariably…
Bicameral Ventures invests in new Aion-powered blockchain browser Metalyfe
Toronto-based Metalyfe announced today that it has received a strategic investment from Bicameral Ventures. Led by Kesem Frank,…
Ada closes $19 million Series A to tackle travel and financial customer support
Toronto-based automated customer service startup Ada announced the close of a $19 million Series A round today, led by FirstMark…
Shopify won the holidays because Boxing Day lost to Black Friday (CanCon ep. 137)
We’re rapidly approaching the end of the year, which is normally the time when the CanCon podcast poses an existential…
Northleaf announces first close of VCCI-backed Venture Catalyst Fund II
Toronto investment firm Northleaf Capital Partners has announced the launch and initial closing of its Northleaf Venture Catalyst…