Knøx raises $8.25 million, launches new digital asset custody service
Knøx, a Monreal-based digital asset protection startup, has raised an $8.25 million seed round and is launching a digital…
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Learning platform Peekapak, Nelson partner to deliver educational resources to schools
Toronto-based Peekapak, which has developed a platform to promote social and emotional learning for children, is partnering…
Wealthsimple ventures into the tax space with SimpleTax acquisition
Toronto-based Wealthsimple has acquired SimpleTax, a web-based tax preparation app. Wealthsimple said the acquisition will…
Lazaridis Institute selects 10 startups for fifth cohort of ScaleUp Program
The Lazaridis Institute, housed at Wilfrid Laurier University, has selected 10 tech startups to participate in the fifth cohort…
Kik chat app shuts down as company goes “all in” on Kin
The Kik app is officially shutting down. The company will reduce its headcount to 19 people, and will focus solely on converting…
ODAIA raises $1.6 million to commercialize its predictive AI platform
AI-powered software-as-a-service (SaaS) startup ODAIA has raised $1.6 million in seed funding to help fuel its predictive customer…
Plum raises $4.2 million USD, shifts focus beyond recruitment
Plum, the Waterloo-based startup that uses AI to help organizations hire and retain talent, has raised a $4.2 million ($5.57…
Element AI announces first product for the insurance market
Element AI has announced the Submissions capability for its Underwriting Partner product, less than two weeks after announcing…
Panache Ventures announces final close of inaugural fund at $58 million
Panache Ventures has announced a final close of $58 million in its inaugural fund, surpassing its initial $40 million goal.…
Video creation platform Lumen5 awarded top prize at 2019 New Ventures BC Competition
Vancouver-based video creation platform Lumen5 is the winner of the 2019 New Ventures BC Competition, presented by Innovate…
CDPQ among global investors signing on to UN alliance to decarbonize the economy
An alliance of the world’s largest pension funds and insurers, including one of Canada’s biggest institutional…
Women in Canada agree tech companies still have a reputation problem
Despite recent efforts by technology companies to improve gender equality and parity in the workplace, a recent survey conducted…
One year after Elevate hackathon win, StableHacks launches first product
A year after Toronto-based StableHacks was named the winner of last year’s Elevate hackathon, the company has launched…
Startup jobs of the week: Client Services Coordinator, Scrum Master, Team Lead – Java
Every day, Canada’s tech startups post their latest and greatest job opportunities on Jobs.BetaKit, powered by Jobbio. From…
Four startups win $50,000 investments at Velocity Fund Pitch Competition
Four early-stage startups were all crowned the winners of the 25th Velocity Fund Pitch Competition this week, which was hosted…