BetaKit Live: The Canadian Tech Moment on May 27th
Following the launch of BetaKit’s Letter from the Editor comes the first monthly BetaKit Live streamed exclusively for BetaKit…
Canadian Startup News
Canadian tech is having a moment. How best to seize it?
One cloudy Tuesday in April, a Canadian VC logged on to BetaKit and had his mind blown. The reason for the cranial contusion…
Why banks and VCs are optimistic about 2021
Canada’s VCs are exhausted. It takes a lot of energy to deploy so much capital. This week on the podcast we have Matt…
Future Skills Centre invests $25.9 million to expand 10 portfolio projects
The Future Skills Centre (FSC) has invested $25.9 million CAD in 10 of its most promising projects to date, as the hub aims…
Alberta Innovates bolsters Regional Innovation Networks with $3.53 million
Alberta Innovates, the crown corporation responsible for promoting innovation in Alberta, has allocated an additional $3.53…
Four Canadian developer/engineering roles available now
Software development positions in America are projected to grow 22 percent over the next eight years; the fastest average projected…
Today in funding: Kaloom, Bast Fibre Technologies, Arcturus, ChopValue, StoryTap, OpenUnit
Six Canadian tech companies have recently secured funding. Here’s the latest on who raised money, how much, from whom, and…
Dialogue makes acquisition as fellow Québec startup Foko Retail bought by Michigan-based firm
Two Québec-based startups, Dialogue Health Technologies and Foko Retail, announced acquisition deals this week, with Dialogue…
Creative Destruction Lab to open Seattle location this fall
Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) has partnered with the University of Washington’s (UW) Foster School of Business to launch…
After pivoting to podcasts, LumiQ raises $1.1 million
When Luminari launched its podcasting product in 2019, the startup considered it to be a valuable layer to its existing career…
Right-wing favoured video platform Rumble secures investment from JD Vance, Peter Thiel
Toronto-based video-sharing platform Rumble has raised new funding in a round led by JD Vance’s Narya Capital and Peter Thiel,…
Vancouver-based Dooly raises $80 million USD Series B round
Vancouver-based software startup Dooly, which offers a connected workplace solution for sales professionals, has closed an…
Hardware startup Tenstorrent raises over $200 million in funding, claims $1 billion valuation
Tenstorrent, a Toronto-based startup that develops computing hardware for artificial intelligence applications, has raised…
General Assembly Pizza set to go public on TSXV June 3
Toronto’s General Assembly Pizza (GA Pizza) has filed its final non-offering prospectus and is set to begin listing on the…
Amid acquisitions, organic growth, Lightspeed doubles Q4 revenue despite increase in net losses
During its fiscal fourth quarter, Montréal-based retail tech company Lightspeed generated revenue of $82.4 million USD, more…