Canadian-made AppDirect raises $140 million Series E
TechCrunch is reporting that AppDirect has raised a $140 million Series E funding round, led by J.P. Morgan, with participation…
Hubba closes $11 million Series A with lofty intentions
The Globe and Mail is reporting that Hubba has closed an $11 million Series A round, led by Real Ventures and Kensington Venture…
Flixel raises $2.2 million seed round as company locks in on its customer
Toronto-based Flixel Photos announced today the close of a $2.2 million seed round, led by Extreme Venture Partners, with participation…
#MastersOfCode recap: Poutine Hacks
Last weekend, approximately 100 designers, developers, and hackers locked themselves into Notman House in beautiful Montreal…
CABI gets new name and focus with leadership change
The Canadian Association of Business Incubation is now the Canadian Acceleration and Business Incubation (Association). The…
Upverter launches Parts Concierge, a Github for hardware
Toronto-based Upverter announced a new product today that could save countless hours of time for hardware engineers. The Y…
Encycle Therapeutics Raises $2.85 Million to Expand Development Pipeline
Ecycle Therapeutics announced today the close of $2.85 million (CAD) in financing, led by Takeda Ventures, the VC division…
PHEMI announces ‘Zero Trust Data’ initiative for enterprises
Vancouver-based PHEMI, a company delivering privacy, security, governance and enterprise-grade management for big data, introduced…
Canadian tech leaders help change NDP’s tax policy for startups
Back in May, BetaKit wrote about a speech Thomas Mulcair gave at the Broadbent Institute, where the NDP leader proposed a new…
Remember these last-minute hackathon tips before #MastersofCode
MasterCard’s Masters of Code hackathon starts tomorrow in beautiful Montreal. Last week, we hosted a Twitter chat with our…
Here are all the startups you can see tonight at #VSW2015
HIGHLINE and BetaKit will be taking over Startup City later today as part of our one-two Vancouver Startup Week punch. If you…
Spotlight Awards shine a light on Canada’s startup moment
When Razor Suleman invites you to his home, don’t arrive underdressed. That was the lesson I learned attending the…
BetaKit and HIGHLINE are taking over Thursday night at #VSW2015 (with some help from our friends)
BetaKit and Canadian pre-seed fund and accelerator, HIGHLINE, have collaborated in the past to great effect, most notably this…
Learn how to master hackathons during our #MastersofCode Twitter chat
On September 26th and 27th, MasterCard Canada is taking over Montreal with a new type of hackathon. Masters of Code is giving…
Startup Canada and Dell launch new fund to support women entrepreneurs
Startup Canada and Dell Canada announced this morning the launch of a new fund to invest in projects that encourage and support…