F|T: The FinTech Times – Canada’s Open Banking is “insecure and terrifying”
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
Canadian startup news of the week (5/09/21)
Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features,…
Today in funding: Railz, Relay Platform, Ferme d’Hiver, Optable, interVal
Five Canadian tech startups have recently secured fresh funding to fuel their growth. Here’s the latest on who raised money,…
New bill proposes Bank of Canada regulate FinTech startups that provide payments
The Government of Canada has introduced legislation to regulate FinTech companies that offer payment services in the country.…
Ada secures $130 million USD, claims $1.2 billion valuation
Toronto artificial intelligence (AI)-powered customer support software startup Ada has raised $130 million USD in Series C…
PayShepherd secures $700,000 to expand its contractor billing solution across Canada, US
Calgary-based FinTech startup PayShepherd has raised a $700,000 CAD pre-seed round to meet growing demand for its contractor…
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Canada’s next healthtech idea
The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to H|T using…
Governor General’s Innovation Award winners include leaders of Swift Medical, Adaptiiv
The Rideau Hall Foundation has announced the 2021 winners of the Governor General’s Innovation Awards. This year, six individuals…
Canada earmarks $80 million for new national cybersecurity network
The Government of Canada has announced plans to support the creation of a new pan-Canadian cybersecurity program with $80 million…
R|T: The Retail Times – Amazon accelerates
The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to R|T using…
eStruxture secures $600 million to fund Aptum acquisition, “fast-track” Canadian expansion
Montréal-based eStruxture has received over $600 million CAD to fund the growth of its data centre business. The funding comes…
Information Venture Partners closes third fund, raising $124 million CAD
Toronto-based venture capital firm Information Venture Partners (Information VP) has closed its third venture fund, securing…
BDC Capital launches $200 million fund to bolster Canada’s deep tech ecosystem
BDC Capital has announced the creation of a new $200 million CAD fund designed to invest in and support early-stage Canadian…
A|I: The AI Times – Canada’s supply chain AI team-up
The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the…
Thentia secures $10 million in Series B financing to ramp up US operations
Toronto-based government software startup Thentia has closed a $10 million CAD Series B round led by New York growth equity…