Canadian startup news of the week (4/11/21)
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 – Left in the cold
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
DMZ startups reach milestone of $1 billion in collective funding
Eleven years after the Toronto incubator was founded, alumni and current portfolio companies of Ryerson University-based nonprofit…
QRA Corp secures $3.76 million to meet rising demand for its product engineer software solution
Halifax-based enterprise software developer QRA Corp has raised $3.76 million CAD ($3 million USD) in financing as the startup…
Rocket Builders’ 2021 list classifies 86 BC tech firms as “ready to rocket”
Rocket Builders’ 2021 lists of the most promising British Columbia (BC)-based tech companies identify 86 firms in the…
H|T: The Healthtech Times – A good webside manner
The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to H|T using…
Eight startups selected for latest Canadian Technology Accelerator Digital in Silicon Valley
Eight tech startups have been selected to participate in the Silicon Valley-based Canadian Technology Accelerator (CTA) Digital…
Loopio secures $252 million to accelerate its growth in RFP software market
Toronto-based B2B software startup Loopio has secured a $252 million CAD ($200 million USD) strategic investment from Sumeru…
R|T: The Retail Times – Walmart hits a wall
The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to R|T using…
Five Canadian startups named to CB Insights’ 2021 AI 100 list
Five Canadian artificial intelligence (AI) startups have made CB Insights’ fifth annual AI 100 list, which aims to highlight…
Brim Financial, Canadian Western Bank partner to launch FinTech platform, consumer credit cards
Following its $25 million CAD Series B round last month, Toronto-based FinTech startup Brim Financial has teamed up with Canadian…
A|I: The AI Times – Beauty is in the eye of the filter
The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the…
Playmaker Capital closes $24 million private placement, plans to go public on TSXV
Toronto-based digital sports media company Playmaker Capital has raised $24 million in financing via private placement, as…
Pascal Siakam to help Toronto kids learn to code with new training program
Toronto Raptors star Pascal Siakam’s PS43 Foundation has launched a new youth-based initiative designed to address the digital…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Clubhouse, competitors, and copycats
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…