Future Skills Centre announces new advisory board members
The Future Skills Centre (FSC) has announced a new advisory board to help it get insight into best practices for 2020. The…
Canadian Startup News
Faire quietly rolls out service to Canadian retailers
Faire, a wholesale marketplace startup headquartered in San Francisco and Kitchener-Waterloo, recently made its services available…
Today in Funding ($2.25 million): Rally, Morphio, BreatheSuite
Three Canadian startups have announced fresh funding rounds to fuel their growth. Here’s the latest on who raised how much,…
Montréal’s Nuvei raises $358 million CAD, reaches $2.65 billion CAD valuation
Montréal-based FinTech company Nuvei has raised $358 million CAD ($270 million USD) in common equity financing. Following…
Prime Minister Trudeau reveals mandate letters, outlines shift for RDAs
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau released the ministerial mandate letters on Friday morning, outlining the work to be done by…
Second Closet raises $13.2 million to disrupt billion dollar self-storage market
Second Closet has raised $13.2 million in its latest round of funding, as the startup looks to expand its self-storage offering…
Startup jobs of the week: Director of Growth and Digital, DevOps Engineer, Oracle Architect
Every day, Canada’s tech startups post their latest and greatest job opportunities on Jobs.BetaKit, powered by Jobbio. From…
University of Waterloo launches new quantum initiative, merging academia and industry
The University of Waterloo has launched a new program that brings academia and industry together to collaborate on developing…
Koho says its metal card is driving significant new customer interest
Koho officially launched its new metal credit cards on Thursday, making the new product available to some of the tens of thousands…
Creative Destruction Lab opens newest location in Atlanta’s Georgia Tech
Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) announced on Thursday, the newest location for its accelerator program. Opening in Atlanta,…
Valent Low-Carbon Technologies raises $30 million led by Kensington Private Equity Fund
Valent Low-Carbon Technologies, a Canadian cleantech company focused on renewable fuels and refinery processes, has received…
Dialogue to offer virtual healthcare to employees travelling in the US
Toronto-based healthtech startup Dialogue is partnering with Doctor On Demand, a virtual care provider in the United States…
Vancouver EdTech startup Riipen raises $5 million pre-Series A
Vancouver-based EdTech startup Riipen, which has created an experiential learning platform that allows companies to connect…
Image optimization software startup Blinkloader acquired by Uploadcare
Vancouver-based Blinkloader, which has developed an image optimization tool, has been acquired by US-based content delivery…
Vistara Capital caps technology growth fund at oversubscribed $150 million CAD
Vancouver-based venture firm Vistara Capital Partners, which focuses on growth debt and growth equity, has closed its Vistara…