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…
Canadian Startup News
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…
Borrowell ventures into new category with predictive loan tool
Toronto-based FinTech Borrowell has launched Borrowell Boost, a new suite of digital tools to help consumers track, manage,…
Pet tech startup Pawzy wins Queen’s University pitch competition
A newly launched pet tech startup from Toronto has won its first pitch competition, earning the top prize after competing against…
Techstars AI demo day showcases second cohort of the Montreal accelerator
Last Thursday, Techstars AI Montreal hosted the demo day for its second cohort in the CinĂ©ma Imperial, downtown Montreal.…
BlackBerry, L-Spark announce second cohort of joint accelerator
BlackBerry and Ottawa-based SaaS accelerator L-Spark have announced the six companies in the second cohort of their joint accelerator…