Launch Academy giving $100,000 in scholarships to aspiring entrepreneurs affected by COVID-19
Vancouver-based tech incubator Launch Academy, and its co-founder and CEO Ray Walia, have announced plans to provide $100,000…
BioBox Analytics launches platform to help scientists analyze genomic data
After two years of development, Toronto-based biotech software startup BioBox Analytics has publicly launched its platform,…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Wattpad’s next chapter
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…
Today in acquisitions: Sourced, Eddyfi/NDT, MCI Onehealth, District M, Vanilla
Five Canadian tech companies have recently made acquisitions or have been acquired, including Sourced, Eddyfi/NDT, MCI Onehealth,…
BDC Capital launches second $250 million growth equity fund
BDC Capital is launching another $250 million CAD growth equity fund to help mid-market Canadian companies scale. Through the…
Canadian startup news of the week (5/16/21)
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 – Mogo gobbles more
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
Google commits $2 million to prepare young Canadian workers from underserved communities for tech careers
Google Canada has committed $2 million CAD to four nonprofits, NPower Canada, Pathways to Education, the Toronto Public Library,…
BBTV bullish on outlook following YoY revenue growth in third earnings report since TSX IPO
During the first quarter of 2021, BBTV Holdings, the holding company behind Vancouver-based BroadbandTV, generated $107 million…
Mogo to nearly double stake in Coinsquare to 37 percent
Vancouver FinTech company Mogo has announced plans to increase its ownership position in Coinsquare by purchasing an additional…
BlackBerry expands partnership with University of Waterloo to support students, R&D, commercialization
BlackBerry has partnered with the University of Waterloo to launch a new, five-year, “multi-million dollar” innovation…
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Canada’s healthtech hotbed
The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to H|T using…
Think Research sees record Q1 revenue following acquisitions
During the first quarter of 2021, Toronto-based healthtech company Think Research achieved record revenue of $8.4 million CAD,…
Magnet Forensics sees revenue, profit growth in first earnings report since going public
During the first quarter of 2021, Kitchener-Waterloo’s Magnet Forensics saw its annual recurring revenue (ARR) grow by 44…
Agnostiq secures $2.4 million CAD to accelerate development of quantum computing software
Toronto-based software startup Agnostiq has raised a $2.4 million CAD ($2 million USD) seed round to bolster its quantum computing…