Carleton University named regional hub for new Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Consortium
Ottawa’s Carleton University has announced its partnership in the new Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub (WEKH) consortium.…
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Montreal Artificial Intelligence Ethics Institute launches call for applications for inaugural fellowship
The Montreal Artificial Intelligence Ethics Institute (MAIEI) has announced the launch and worldwide call for applications…
Clearbanc raises $67 million CAD to service dramatic spike in interest from ecommerce entrepreneurs
A month after raising $92 million, Toronto-based Clearbanc has announced an additional $50 million ($67.28 million CAD) in…
Advanced analytics firm QuantumBlack to open location in Montreal
Management consulting firm McKinsey & Company has announced that Montreal will host the first location for QuantumBlack,…
Coinsquare launches across European Union
Toronto-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinsquare has announced it has launched across 25 countries simultaneously in the European…
Bicameral Ventures invests in new Aion-powered blockchain browser Metalyfe
Toronto-based Metalyfe announced today that it has received a strategic investment from Bicameral Ventures. Led by Kesem Frank,…
Voyager Capital adds Meredith Powell as first Canadian venture partner
Cascadia-focused investor Voyager Capital has hired Meredith Powell as first its dedicated Canadian venture partner. Powell…
Over $20B in funding is available to Canadian tech companies (if you know where to look)
If you’re a Canadian tech company, listen up: there are billions of government dollars available to you, and chances are,…
Amazon expands Toronto presence with plans to add 600 new jobs
Amazon has announced an expansion of its Toronto presence, with plans to create 600 new tech jobs in fields including software…
The Knowledge Society teens dominate CES Young Innovators to Watch awards
Four Toronto teenagers were recognized as winners of the 2019 Young Innovators to Watch awards, part of the Consumer Electronics…
AddaTech’s Max Di Paola on why scalable architecture is important, but comes last for CTOs
As part of a regular series powered by Microsoft, BetaKit interviews prominent Canadian CTOs speaking earnestly on the biggest…
Centech announces ten companies for Propulsion winter cohort
Montreal-based incubator Centech has announced the ten startups chosen for the winter cohort of its Propulsion program. Lasting…
DRIVE adds Richard Florida as keynote speaker
DRIVE has added Richard Florida as its keynote speaker at the conference’s inaugural event on February 20-22, 2019. A…
F|T: The FinTech Times – What’s next for Canadian FinTech?
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
Ada closes $19 million Series A to tackle travel and financial customer support
Toronto-based automated customer service startup Ada announced the close of a $19 million Series A round today, led by FirstMark…