This year’s Colliers Proptech Accelerator program postponed to 2021 due to COVID-19
Real estate firm Colliers International and Techstars have announced the 2020 Colliers Proptech Accelerator program, which…
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Government expands BCAP, announces COVID-19 support for Canada’s largest employers
The federal government announced Monday it will provide new emergency financing to large and medium-sized businesses during…
Not fine, and that’s ok. A model for managing teams through crisis
How are you doing? This standard rhetorical greeting has taken on a deeper meaning in recent weeks. COVID-19 has upturned how…
11 startups to pitch at NEXT Canada’s virtual Venture Reveal
This month, 11 Canadian ventures will be showcased at the NEXT Venture Reveal, formerly known as Prototype Day. This year,…
Finger Food Advanced Technology acquired by Unity Technologies
Finger Food Advanced Technology Group (ATG), a Port Coquitlam, British Columbia-based firm that builds custom tech solutions…
New federal council to seek input from “industrial sectors” on challenges created by COVID-19
The federal government is establishing an Industry Strategy Council, aimed to allow industry members to share challenges faced…
Federal government extends 75% emergency wage subsidy beyond June
The federal government has extended the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) program beyond June. The extension is aimed to…
City of Edmonton to discuss proposed model for new innovation entity
On Monday, Edmonton’s City Council is set to discuss a proposed structure and governance model for a new organization that…
Bliinx raises $1 million CAD pre-seed round to help map business relationships digitally
Bliinx, a Montréal-based startup that aims to map out interactions with contacts for professional teams, has raised a $1 million…
Backed by Shopify co-founder Scott Lake, RiSC Capital launches new early-stage fund focused on deep tech
Scott Pelton, former general partner of Round 13 Capital, and Colin Webster, formerly of Hero Ventures, have launched their…
Startup jobs of the week: Senior Full Stack Developer, HR Generalist, Sales Operations Manager
Every day, Canada’s tech startups post their latest and greatest job opportunities on Jobs.BetaKit, powered by Jobbio. From…
Collision to give 1,000 laid-off Toronto residents free access to virtual conference
Collision from Home is launching an “employment initiative” aimed to give 1,000 people who have lost employment due to…
SAM raises $3.6 million for platform that helps spot global crises
Edmonton-founded artificial intelligence (AI) startup Social Asset Management (SAM), which analyzes open and connected data…
Canadian VCs launch initiative to provide one-on-one support to startups during pandemic
A group of Canadian venture capital (VC) investors is launching an initiative aimed to support Canadian startups during the…
Sidewalk Labs announces it will “no longer pursue” Quayside project
Sidewalk Labs has announced it will no longer pursue its project at Quayside in Toronto. The company noted the decision was…