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By Josh Scott April 21, 2021

Saskatchewan extending startup investment incentive

The Government of Saskatchewan plans to extend the Saskatchewan Technology Startup Incentive (STSI), its 45 percent tax credit…

By Isabelle Kirkwood April 21, 2021

Two global companies, e-commerce firm Wayfair and software company Cloudflare, have announced plans to open new offices in…

By Josh Scott April 21, 2021

Following its launch in Canada and the United States last year, Canadian ecommerce giant Shopify has expanded its partnership…

By Josh Scott and Isabelle Kirkwood April 20, 2021

Collision 2021’s virtual conference kicked off this morning with opening remarks from Paddy Cosgrave, the co-founder of Collision…

By Isabelle Kirkwood April 20, 2021

British Columbia’s 2021 fiscal budget sets out a path for the province’s economic recovery from COVID-19, including new…

By Isabelle Kirkwood April 20, 2021

Applications are now open for a new incubation program launched in Brampton, Ontario this week. The new incubator, called BHive…

By Josh Scott April 20, 2021

Calgary edtech Absorb Software is set to be acquired by New York’s Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS), in a deal…

By Josh Scott April 20, 2021

United States-based private equity firm Luminate Capital Partners is set to acquire a controlling stake in Axonify for $313…

By Meagan Simpson April 20, 2021

With fresh capital and a new name, Clearbanc has moved beyond its investing roots to become a full-stack founder support platform.…

By Isabelle Kirkwood April 20, 2021

Canadian venture funding hit a record high of $2.49 billion USD in the first quarter of this year, breaking the previous record…

By Meagan Simpson and Isabelle Kirkwood April 19, 2021

The federal government has published its Budget 2021, which focuses on addressing the third wave of the pandemic and economic…

By Isabelle Kirkwood April 19, 2021

Dartmouth, Nova Scotia-based cleantech startup CarbonCure Technologies has taken home $7.5 million USD after winning the grand…

By Meagan Simpson April 19, 2021

Ian McKay, who has led federal investment promotion agency Invest in Canada since its inception in 2018, is set to depart from…

By Rebecca O'Keeffe April 19, 2021

Every day, Canada’s tech startups post their latest and greatest job opportunities on Jobs.BetaKit, powered by Jobbio. From…

By Douglas Soltys April 17, 2021

In April of last year, Toronto tech hub and incubator OneEleven abruptly shut down, with its board citing COVID-19 as the reason.…