Builders VC Fund I receives Canadian LP support as firm opens Calgary office, adds local partner
Alberta Enterprise Corporation and BDC Capital announced LP investments in US VC firm Builders VC‘s Fund I just before…
Canadian Startup News
McMaster University’s The Forge startup incubator receives $1.2 million to expand makerspace
Through FedDev Ontario, the Government of Canada committed up to $1.2 million to Hamilton’s McMaster University to expand…
OneEleven announces new London managing director
The London, UK location of Ontario-headquartered tech scaleup hub OneEleven has announced the appointment of John Stamler to…
eSight significantly drops price on electronic glasses for the visually impaired
Toronto-based eSight has announced a significant price drop on its sight-enhancing glasses for the visually impaired. The price…
OpenText’s acquisition of Liaison now complete
Waterloo-based OpenText has announced it has completed the previously announced acquisition of Georgia-based Liaison, a provider…
Ontario court rules Uber driver can proceed with class action lawsuit
A proposed class action lawsuit filed by an Uber driver against the ride-hailing company will proceed after Ontario’s top…
Governor General appoints Geoffrey Hinton to the Order of Canada
The so-called ‘Godfather of Deep Learning’ Geoffrey Hinton has been appointed as a Companion of the Order of Canada. In…
Effenco closes $12 million Series A round with help from government’s cleantech commitments
Montreal-based AutoTech company Effenco has announced the close of a $12 million Series A round of funding. The round was led…
Following Sleep Country acquisition, Endy’s founders want to stay independent and Canadian
Last month, Toronto-based mattress company Endy was acquired by Sleep Country Canada for $89 million. BetaKit recently sat…
Toronto food incubator Food Starter abruptly shuts down
A lack of funding has shut down Food Starter, a Toronto-based startup incubator facility where food businesses can prepare…
Cybeats raises $3 million to secure IoT devices
Toronto-based IoT cybersecurity startup Cybeats has announced that it has raised $3 million to expand the team locally and…
Montreal’s TrackTik Software receives APPEALIE SaaS Award
Montreal SaaS startup TrackTik Software Inc. has been awarded the 2018 SaaS Award by San Diego-based APPEALIE. The APPEALIE…
PayPal launches Xoom money transfer service in Canada
PayPal has launched Xoom, its international money transfer service, in Canada. With Xoom, Canadians can send money abroad,…
chata.ai moves into payments space, launches business intelligence integration for Stripe
Calgary-based artificial intelligence startup chata.ai has entered the payment processing market by launching an integration…
Cycle Capital promotes two new partners and a vice president
Montreal-based cleantech investor Cycle Capital Management has announced the appointment of two partners and a vice president.…