Today in hires: Instacart, Flexday
In the past few weeks, two tech organizations have announced new members to their teams. Here’s a breakdown of who is joining,…
Canadian Startup News
ePACT raises $4.5 million to digitize emergency contact, health information
Vancouver-based emergency network ePACT has raised a $4.5 million Series A funding round for its digital emergency preparedness…
Startup jobs of the week: Growth Marketer, Development Team Lead, Full Stack Developer
Every day, Canada’s tech startups post their latest and greatest job opportunities on Jobs.BetaKit, powered by Jobbio. From…
Today in government funding: BC Tech, Let’s Talk Science, Femmessor
Today in government funding, BC Tech, Let’s Talk Science, and Femmessor receive millions in funding from the Government of…
Director of data and digital for the Government of Canada leaves to join AI Global
The now-former director of data and digital for the Government of Canada, Ashley Casovan, has left her post with the government…
Uber announces plans to operate in Metro Vancouver by end of year
Uber Canada has announced its intentions to begin operating its ride-hailing services in Metro Vancouver by the end of 2019.…
Avidbots partners with US provider to deploy floor-scrubbing robots in hospitals
Avidbots, a Kitchener-based robotics company, has partnered with support services provider HHS to bring Avidbot’s autonomous…
CEO Tim Wootton credits marketplace giants for helping him start Rover Parking. Can you guess which ones?
As part of a regular series powered by Dell Small Business, BetaKit asked business leaders to share their experience starting…
Three tips for navigating the budding proptech industry
Everywhere I go, investors and entrepreneurs want to talk about proptech. That’s not a surprise – the industry is growing…
Actua receives $600,000 to launch women and girls cyber-empowerment initiative
Actua, an organization providing STEM education programs to Canadian youth, has received $600,000 from the federal government…
Worximity Technology raises $6.25 million Series A to help digitize manufacturing
Worximity Technology, the Montreal-based startup that is looking to create smart factories through machine learning, artificial…
Today in government funding: Quebec, cleantech, healthtech
Today in government funding, three organizations in Quebec received $415,000, a Burlington-based healthtech company received…
QuadrigaCX monitor complying with RCMP investigation, looks to move case to Ontario
Two months after it was revealed that the late QuadrigaCX CEO transferred customer funds into his own accounts, the court-appointed…
Interface Fluidics raises $6 million Series A for “disruptive” oil recovery tech
Calgary-based oil field laboratory services company Interface Fluidics has announced it has raised a Series A round of $6 million…
Venture capital investments hit record high in first half of 2019
Canadian venture capital investments in the first half of 2019 hit a record high of $2.15 billion, according to the Canadian…