Meet the 16 Canadian startups participating in Y Combinator’s Summer 2021 Demo Day
This week, Y Combinator (YC) is holding its Summer 2021 Demo Day, the Silicon Valley accelerator’s 33rd to date. Sixteen…
Gatik raises $107 million CAD Series B round, announces Texas expansion
Palo Alto and Toronto-based Gatik has secured $107 million CAD ($85 million USD) in Series B financing to fuel the expansion…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Get #paid
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…
Emerge Commerce to acquire BattlBox, Carnivore Club for up to $23.8 million CAD
Toronto-based Emerge Commerce has signed a definitive agreement to acquire two North American brands that offer subscription…
Canadian startup news of the week (8/29/21)
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 – Canada’s latest unicorn
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
Cybersecurity startup Cmd to be acquired by enterprise search firm Elastic
Five years after its founding, Vancouver cybersecurity startup Cmd has agreed to be acquired by Elastic, a California-based…
Attabotics files patent infringement claim against Boston-based Urbx
In a new lawsuit, Canadian robotics supply chain company Attabotics claims that American startup Urbx, which also operates…
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Ransomware epidemic
The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to H|T using…
Funding roundup: Zilia, Lytica, GrowthGenius, Plentywaka, LifeBooster
Five Canadian tech companies have recently secured fresh funding to fuel their growth. Here are the details on who raised money,…
Acquisition roundup: Semios, Lone Wolf, Pluribus, Graph Blockchain, Frenter, NestReady
Six Canadian tech companies have recently made acquisitions or have been acquired. Here are the latest details on Canada’s…
#paid secures $18.9 million CAD Series B round to capitalize on the exploding creator economy
Toronto-based creator marketing platform #paid has raised an $18.9 million CAD ($15 million USD) Series B round as the startup…
R|T: The Retail Times – Canada Drives shifts into high gear
The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to R|T using…
A|I: The AI Times – Tesla promised a robot
The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the…
Funding roundup: Figment, FIX4 Capital, Highstreet, Appili Therapeutics, Viridis Terra
Five tech companies with Canadian roots have recently secured fresh funding to fuel their growth. Here are the details on who…