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…
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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…
Smart cities consortium, UofT, Palette Skills among orgs receiving millions in government funding
On Tuesday, the Government of Canada announced an investment of up to $11.1 million in order to develop a “made-in-Canada”…
Parity expands senior team with energy veterans following recent Series A raise
Parity, the Toronto-based proptech startup focused on reducing the carbon emissions of condos and multi-tenant buildings, has…
Vancouver-based CozyStay launching co-living space in Kitchener-Waterloo
Cozystay, a Vancouver-based vacation rental platform company, recently announced plans to open a shared living space for entrepreneurs…
Communitech, Thomson Reuters Labs, Gowling launching bootcamp for legal, tax startups
Communitech is partnering with Thomson Reuters Labs and international law firm Gowling WLG to launch a new bootcamp for startups…
Following three-year rebuild, Joist acquired by Colorado-based EverCommerce
Joist, the Toronto-based contractor management app, has been acquired by Denver, Colorado-based service commerce company EverCommerce.…
Government announces slew of women entrepreneurship investments ahead of election
As election season creeps closer, the federal government has made several announcements this week for investments in women-led…
Ecopia Tech, Routific, GHGSat among cleantech startups receiving SDTC funding
This week, Navdeep Bains, minister of innovation, science, and economic development, highlighted how 18 Canadian companies…
Alberta tech sector holds its breath as province pauses innovation programs
A switch-up in leadership within the Government of Alberta has led to the suspension of several programs for the province’s…
Startup jobs of the week: VTS, CBC/Radio Canada, LMN
Every day, Canada’s tech startups post their latest and greatest job opportunities on Jobs.BetaKit, powered by Jobbio. From…