Carbon Engineering to expand capacity of Direct Air Capture plant
Squamish, BC-based cleantech startup, Carbon Engineering is expanding the capacity of the design for its first commercial Direct…
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Shopify allowing US merchants to sell CBD products online
Ottawa-based ecommerce giant Shopify is allowing US merchants to sell hemp and hemp-derived CBD products online and in brick-and-mortar…
BlackBerry and L-SPARK seeking second cohort for joint accelerator
BlackBerry and L-SPARK are looking for startups to join the second cohort of their joint accelerator program. Launched last…
Ernst & Young acquires cybersecurity firm ElevatedPrompt
Ernst & Young (EY) has acquired ElevatedPrompt Solutions, a Vancouver-based cybersecurity firm that targets enterprises.…
Trulioo raises $70 million CAD from global banking heavyweights
Trulioo, a Vancouver-based FinTech startup focused on global identity verification, has raised a total of $70 million CAD from…
Classcraft raises $10 million to use video games in education
Sherbrooke, Que.-based Classcraft, which uses video games to help kindergarten to grade 12 students be more engaged at school,…
Next36 startup Correly acquired by Ottawa-based GenM
Toronto-based startup Correly, which provides a platform that streamlines product demos, has been acquired by Ottawa-based…
F|T: The FinTech Times – Bad times for Bunz
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
Accelerate Okanagan, VIATEC, other BC projects receive $5.6 million from federal government
Seven organizations in British Columbia, including Accelerate Okanagan (AO) and the Victoria Innovation, Advanced Technology…
Lift & Co. closes $3.5 million private placement following platform launch
Toronto-based tech and cannabis startup Lift & Co. has raised $3.5 million in a private placement, following the launch…
OrbCare is bankrupt and looking for a buyer after misrepresented finances and debt
Healthtech startup OrbCare is in debt to the point of insolvency, according to documents obtained by BetaKit. This news comes…
BetaKit’s Guide to Elevate Data Analytics
Returning for its third year, Elevate is now simply too big for one event guide. So BetaKit has produced a guide to every event…
BetaKit’s Guide to Elevate Tech Jam
Returning for its third year, Elevate is now simply too big for one event guide. So BetaKit has produced a guide to every event…
Bunz locks down employee BTZ wallets as former admins lead mass exodus
Following Bunz’s reduction of merchants that can accept its BTZ currency, Bunz Facebook groups have defected from the…
Liberal Party commits to new incentives for Canadian entrepreneurs, startups
With the federal election now in full swing, the Liberal Party of Canada is making some promises to cut fees, reduce red tape,…