L-SPARK announces first cohort of Compass North accelerator program
SaaS accelerator L-Spark and Queen’s University have unveiled ten companies joining the first cohort of Compass North, an…
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How Shopify turns ideas into insights
In these unprecedented times, entrepreneurs need all the help they can get. BetaKit has teamed up with Microsoft for Startups…
Canadian venture capital investment down seven percent in Q1 2020, CVCA finds
Venture capital investment in Canada for the first quarter of 2020 is down 7.5 percent compared to the first quarter last year,…
Shopify launches new POS connecting brick-and-mortar with online sales
Shopify launched what it is calling “a fully rebuilt and reimagined” Shopify POS on Monday. The new point-of-sale…
Black Swan #7 – Scaling healthcare in a pandemic
Last episode, we spoke to a Canadian startup pivoting to healthtech in light of COVID-19. So what’s happened to those already…
Ayogo Health raises $7.5 million Series B for behavioural support platform
Vancouver-based Ayogo Health, which has developed a behavioural support platform for healthcare patients, has raised a $7.5…
EDC executive vice president on the agency’s COVID-19 response
Export Development Canada (EDC), a Crown corporation that aims to help Canadian companies respond to international business…
How some provinces are facilitating the federal commercial rent relief program
Only three provincial governments have provided details on how they will facilitate the federal government’s commercial rent…
Minister Joly says details on RDA funding expected soon, discusses federal support of tech sector
Almost two weeks ago, the Government of Canada introduced new emergency measures specifically meant to support the tech and…
Applications open for Lazaridis Institute’s 2020 ScaleUp Program
The Lazaridis Institute, housed at Wilfrid Laurier University, has opened applications for the sixth cohort of its ScaleUp…
Canada’s open banking consultations delayed until Fall “at the earliest”
Canada’s Department of Finance has delayed its consultation on open banking until the “Fall at the earliest,” BetaKit…
Bonjour Startup Montréal, Desjardins, Google launch Québec-focused Post-COVID competition
Bonjour Startup Montréal, Desjardins, and Google Canada are launching Post-COVID, a virtual competition intended to find…
Coveo CEO Louis Têtu believes tech will emerge victorious from COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown Canada’s business community into a state of uncertainty, as the vast majority of Canadian…
Innovation challenges launched to help southwestern Ontario tech rebuild, recover from COVID-19
TechAlliance, in partnership with the Pillar Nonprofit Network and Libro Credit Union, has launched two challenges aimed at…
Wattpad’s Allen Lau on surviving the dot-com bubble, SARS, and the financial crises
Quite a few people asked me what these previous crises looked like. I am fortunate enough to experience all four crises as…