On the heels of Startupfest win, Flashfood raises $1.5 million seed round
It’s been a good week of funding for Toronto-based Flashfood. After winning $140,000 for Startupfest, the company has announced…
Flashfood wins $140,000 Best in Fest prize at Startupfest
Flashfood has won the $140,000 Best in Fest top prize at Startupfest. The prize was among several handed out at Montreal’s…
Second Closet raises $500,000 from Hyatt brothers for pay-per-item storage company
Toronto-based Second Closet’s $500,000 seed round only took a day. That was partly thanks to BlueCat founder Michael Hyatt,…
Council of Canadian Innovators reportedly asked to stop promoting government access for $10,000
According to a report from The Globe and Mail, the office of Environment Minister Catherine McKenna has asked the Council of…
Highline BETA acquires Female Funders with goal to support 1,000 women angels by 2020
Highline BETA has acquired Female Funders, an education platform dedicated to helping women pursue angel investing. Female…
Former Nokia, Microsoft VP joins Thalmic as VP of engineering
Thalmic announced today that Jari Niemela has joined the company as VP of engineering. Niemela has spent 20 years in engineering…
League partners with Dialogue to launch personalized consumer health concierge
League has launched a new addition to its group benefits offering with Health Concierge, a platform meant to help users more…
Canadian gov’t appoints former RBC exec as infrastructure bank chair
Janice Fukakusa, a former Royal Bank of Canada CFO, was appointed as the first chairperson of Canada’s new infrastructure…
BDC moving Kitchener-Waterloo office into Catalyst137 IoT hub
BDC is moving its Kitchener-Waterloo Business Centre to the Catalyst137 hardware hub, putting BDC’s financing and advisory…
Raw Signal Group’s Johnathan Nightingale explains why investing in leadership can help your business save money
Last week, Raw Signal Group’s Melissa Nightingale and Johnathan Nightingale spoke candidly with BetaKit about why they launched…
Following nearly $1 million raise, GoBumpFree launches travel platform for airline employees
GoBumpFree has launched its travel platform for airline employees and retirees after raising nearly $1 million from private…
Report: Canada must be proactive about policies that target political bots
A new report led by a professor from the Centre for the Study of Democratic Citizenship suggests that bots could be creating…
11 Canadian innovation hubs partner with SingularityU Canada Summit
Eleven innovation hubs have joined the SingularityU Canada Summit as community partners, opening up the Summit to startups…
Canadian gov’t officially launches $1.26 billion strategic innovation fund
The Canadian gov’t officially launched its $1.26 billion Strategic Innovation Fund, first revealed during the official…
Ontario gives $1.5 million to Carrot Rewards app, celebrates 200,000 users
The Ontario government is providing $1.5 million to Carrot Rewards, an app that rewards users for increasing digital finance…