New venture studio Launchit Ventures wants to help entrepreneurs commercialize Canada’s next “fantastic” healthtech idea
Launchit Ventures is a newly launched venture studio that aims to bridge the gap between a founder with an idea and the reality…
F|T: The FinTech Times – Imploding bets
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
Amazon launches IP Accelerator for its Canadian retailers
Amazon has brought its intellectual property (IP) protection program to Amazon sellers in Canada. Amazon said that filing for…
Canadian startup news of the week (4/25/21)
Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features,…
Couply crowned winner of Collision 2021 startup pitch competition
Toronto-based relationship app Couply has won Collision’s latest startup pitch competition. Co-founded by Denesh Raymond…
New map highlights Montréal’s AI ecosystem
Bonjour Startup Montréal has unveiled a map that aims to visually represent the city’s artificial intelligence (AI) innovation…
Alida employees build digital COVID-19 vaccine eligibility, search tool for Toronto residents
This week, a group that works for Toronto software company Alida launched Vaccine Finder Toronto, a free online community tool…
H|T: The Healthtech Times – The next tech battleground
The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to H|T using…
Revolut CEO Nikolay Storonsky says company will return to Canada in 2022
The CEO of United Kingdom-based FinTech startup Revolut says the company intends to return to Canada next year, after leaving…
Vertu Capital secures minority stake in Dejero with $60 million investment
Waterloo-based company Dejero, which provides communications connectivity tech, announced a $60 million CAD minority recapitalization…
R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify shake-up
The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to R|T using…
Toronto mayor believes Sidewalk Labs wanted “bargain basement price” for Quayside, Hootsuite CEO pro social regulation (Collision 2021)
Day two of Collision 2021 included discussions about the venture capital landscape in Canada and how startups and investors…
Saskatchewan extending startup investment incentive
The Government of Saskatchewan plans to extend the Saskatchewan Technology Startup Incentive (STSI), its 45 percent tax credit…
A|I: The AI Times – A civil rights issue
The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the…
Shopify expands Pinterest partnership to 27 new markets
Following its launch in Canada and the United States last year, Canadian ecommerce giant Shopify has expanded its partnership…