Shopify, Ledger dodge class action as California court dismisses 2020 data breach lawsuit
A California court has dismissed a proposed class-action lawsuit against Shopify and Ledger over a 2020 Shopify data breach…
Dialectica plans to hire 500 people in Canada, open Vancouver office
Dialectica has announced plans to create over 500 jobs in Montréal and Vancouver by 2025 as it looks to capture more of the…
EnPowered reveals $12.75 million in funding to become Stripe of cleantech
Kitchener-Waterloo-based startup EnPowered has announced $12.75 million CAD in seed financing to fuel the growth of its newly…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – D2L downsizes TSX debut, Sharethrough postpones
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…
OpenText to acquire Zix in $860 million deal meant to bolster Microsoft relationship
Kitchener-Waterloo software company OpenText has reached an agreement to acquire Texas-based Zix in a deal worth $860 million…
Clio doubles C-Suite with four new execs to support product, international expansion
Burnaby-based legaltech startup Clio has expanded its executive team, bringing on former leaders from high-growth and public…
Canadian startup news of the week (11/07/21)
Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features,…
F|T: The FinTech Times – Float has got a Tiger Global’s pace
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
Felix Health moves into diagnosis and treatment of anxiety, depression
Earlier this week, Toronto-based healthtech startup Felix Health announced plans to bolster its recently launched digital mental…
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Lumira Ventures hunts US medtech
The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to H|T using…
San Francisco AI startup Sama eyes Montréal R&D expansion with $70 million Series B round
Sama, a San Francisco artificial intelligence (AI) training data firm, plans to grow its headcount in Montréal to 300 employees…
R|T: The Retail Times – Sonder’s lowered expectations
The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to R|T using…
Rebranded Shakudo secures $4.2 million CAD to help data science teams get AI solutions to market
Toronto-based software startup Shakudo has rebranded from DevSentient and raised $4.2 million CAD ($3.4 million USD) in seed…
A|I: The AI Times – Microsoft tries Two Hat on for size
The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the…
Ecobee aims to leverage Generac’s energy products, global presence post-acquisition
Following Monday’s announcement that Ecobee is set to be acquired by Generac Holdings for up to $770 million USD, the startup’s…