Validere raises $7 million to help oil and gas companies track product quality
Toronto-based Validere, an oil and gas IoT and artificial intelligence platform, has raised $7 million in seed funding. The…
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Portag3 raises $198 million for second fund
FinTech fund Portag3 Ventures has raised $198 million for its second fund. The Portag3 FinTech fund launched in October 2016…
InteraXon launches Muse 2 for a more holistic meditation experience
InteraXon, the creators of the brain-sensing meditation headband, has released the second edition of its product four years…
Can Canada compete globally in food tech? | CanCon ep. 133
Canada is awash in food tech. From food delivery to food pickup, bulk groceries, and meal-kits, our smartphones are stuffed…
IBM’s acquisition of Canadian-founded Red Hat one of the largest ever
Open source software company Red Hat is being acquired by IBM for $34 billion USD. Depending on who you ask, it is either the…
3iQ cryptoasset fund joins TSX’s mutual fund platform
3iQ Corp.’s Global Cryptoasset Fund has joined TSX NAVex, Toronto Stock Exchange’s mutual fund platform. The fund, which…
General Assembly’s CRO explains danger of putting too much trust in data
At the October 2018 edition of TechTO, General Assembly chief revenue officer and chief marketing officer Edward Nevraumont…
OCS has processed over 150,000 legal cannabis orders to date
Canadians celebrated October 17 by blazing up all over the country. On this day, purchasing cannabis became north of the border.…
FutureFit AI, Canada Learning Code receives $1 million from TD Ready Challenge
Several Canadian initiatives dedicated to boosting participation in tech have received funding from the TD Ready Challenge,…
League of Innovators launches virtual acceleration program
League of Innovators, a program co-founded by Hootsuite’s Ryan Holmes dedicated to supporting young entrepreneurs, has…
Tread’s Noah Dolgoy shares the “big three” traits needed for startup success
At the latest TechTO event, Tread CEO Noah Dolgoy offered some reassuring words about how entrepreneurs need to “seek…
Ask an Investor: How do I conduct an exit interview?
Welcome to a BetaKit weekly series designed to help startups and entrepreneurs. Each week, investors tackle the tough questions…
Taloflow raises $1.1 million to help companies save money on the cloud
Vancouver-based Taloflow has raised a $1.1 million pre-seed round as the company shifts its product market-fit. Initially launched…
Fifty-one Ontario municipalities had problems voting online
On October 22, Ontarians took to the polls to vote in their local municipal elections. In 51 of the 191 districts that utilize…
Arlene Dickinson’s District Ventures accelerator announces sixth cohort
Investor Arlene Dickinson’s District Ventures Accelerator has announced the seven startups accepted into its program.…