Primal secures $2.3 million to develop its semantic AI
Waterloo-based Primal, which helps publishers prioritize content, ads, and product recommendations for individual users, has…
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Highline BETA relaunches Female Funders angel investing program with NACO
Highline BETA has announced the relaunch of Female Funders, an education program dedicated to helping women pursue angel investing.…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 115: Shopify’s Harley Finkelstein on Canadian swagger and enabling entrepreneurship
Shopify held its Unite developer conference last week, the first one hosted in Canada. The Prime Minister was there, so naturally,…
Igloo Software’s Julie Forsythe has a preference for process
As part of a regular series powered by Microsoft, BetaKit interviews prominent Canadian CTOs speaking earnestly on the biggest…
Motorleaf raises $2.85 million to help greenhouses predict their harvest
Montreal-based Motorleaf has raised $2.85 million in seed funding to build up its platform providing data analytics to greenhouse…
#paid raises $9 million Series A to help you find influencers with AI
Toronto-based #paid has raised a $9 million Series A as the company looks to expand its influencer marketing platform. The…
Waterloo’s Auvik Networks raises $20 million Series C
Waterloo-based Auvik Networks has raised a $20 million Series C led by existing investor OpenView, with participation from…
NEXT Canada announces 22 companies selected for Next Founders 2018
NEXT Canada has announced the 22 companies accepted into the 2018 cohort of the Next Founders program. Next Founders provides…
Out of money, Wavefront shuts down
Vancouver-based business incubator Wavefront has shut down, BetaKit has learned. According to those familiar with the matter,…
Slack reports 8 million daily active users, 3 million paid users
In a Medium post, Slack reported new growth milestones that include 8 million daily active users across 500,000 organizations.…
Today in FinTech: Wave partners with Microsoft, TransferWise debit card coming to Canada
One Canadian FinTech had a major announcement with a global tech giant, while another global giant is set to make strides in…
TranQool acquired by employee health service provider HumanaCare
TranQool, the Toronto-based platform built to remotely connect people to therapists, has been acquired by HumanaCare, a Markham-based…
The City of Toronto has launched a new portal to share its public data
In January, the City of Toronto approved its Open Data Master Plan. Last week, the city launched its new Open Data website…
A Ryerson law school could set up Toronto as a legaltech sandbox
Ryerson’s proposed law school looks to be a pretty safe bet to open, given approval in March by the Ryerson Senate. This…
Brookfield Institute: Retraining for workers could mitigate negative impact of automation
A new report by the Brookfield Institute suggests solutions for addressing the challenge of improving technological adoption…