Report: Canada sees tempered decline in VC deals after record-breaking 2018
According to CB Insights and PwC Canada’s latest MoneyTree report, the first half of 2019 might not have matched a record-setting…
Canadian Startup News
Calgary-based Attabotics raises $25 Million Series B for robotic supply chain system
Attabotics, an industrial automation startup that has created a robotic warehousing and fulfillment system, has raised a $25…
Rockport Networks receives $2.9 million loan from FedDev Ontario
Ottawa-based SaaS startup Rockport Networks has received a $2.9 million loan from the federal government’s FedDev Ontario…
Backed by Diagram, mortgage startup Nesto latest addition to Power Financial’s “FinTech Justice League”
When BetaKit last checked in with the ‘FinTech Justice League’ (Power Financial’s portfolio of FinTech startups…
Bird officially launches dockless e-scooter in Calgary
Santa Monica, Calif.-based electric scooter sharing company Bird has made its dockless e-scooter available in Calgary, marking…
Government helping create network to address procurement barrier in Canadian healthtech
CAN Health Network, a $20 million proposed project that aims to help healthtech companies to commercialize their technologies,…
Fashion rental e-commerce platform Dresst raises $525,000
Dresst, a digital e-commerce company specializing in monthly high-end fashion rentals, has raised a $525,000 seed round, and…
ProteinQure raises $5.2 million CAD for protein-focused drug design platform
Toronto-based biotechnology startup ProteinQure has raised a $5.2 million CAD ($4 million USD) seed round for its computational…
Chatham-Kent’s first-ever incubator and accelerator officially opens
This month, Soar Innovation, a new incubator and accelerator offering services to businesses that wish to scale-up, expand…
Actua receives $12 million from CanCode, marking second investment from the program
Actua, an organization providing STEM education programs to Canadian youth, has received $12 million in funding from the federal…
Startup jobs of the week: Tulip, Motion, SHIFT
Every day, Canada’s tech startups post their latest and greatest job opportunities on Jobs.BetaKit, powered by Jobbio. From…
Algolux teams up with Mila for AI, computer vision research initiative
Montreal-based Algolux, a provider of machine learning optimization platforms for autonomous vision, has announced a research…
Simon Fraser University receives $3 million for youth entrepreneurship, cleantech
Surrey, BC-based Simon Fraser University today received nearly $13 million in funding from the federal government to help grow…
Dean Hopkins steps down as CEO of OneEleven, Siri Agrell named executive director
Dean Hopkins is stepping down from his role as CEO of OneEleven, and will be taking on a new role as Chief Operations Officer…
New report says Canadians love staying connected with tech, even though it can create feelings of emptiness
A new report from Simplii Financial sheds light on how Canadians use technology, pointing to excitement—and tension—about…