Ask @StartupCFO: What makes a good buyout target?
In a prior post, I made the case for why founders (and their investors) should consider a buyout rather than a strategic exit.…
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Montreal-based Leadweb wants to build a blockchain-focused supercluster
Montreal-based web and mobile app development company Leadweb is planning to go ahead with its proposed supercluster without…
Slack kills its Apple Watch app
As more app developers drop support for the Apple Watch, it’s increasingly looking like the Apple’s wearable is evolving…
Ask a Developer: What are the benefits of using CI/CD?
Welcome to a new BetaKit bi-weekly series designed to help startup developers. Each article, TribalScale’s tech honchos tackle…
Techstars announces first cohort for Toronto accelerator
Techstars has announced the first cohort of companies accepted into its accelerator in Toronto. According to the Financial…
Hootsuite’s Ryan Holmes: We need to get religious about AI before it’s too late
In a memorable scene in Ex Machina, the 2015 thriller on lifelike robots, the CEO of a Google-esque monopoly describes how…
Miovision receives $1.5 million from Ontario gov’t to expand team
The Ontario government is investing $1.5 million in Kitchener-based Miovision to help grow the company’s team. The investment…
QRA Corp receives $645,000 contract with Royal Canadian Air Force
Halifax-based QRA Corp, which develops enterprise software tools for early-stage validation and verification of engineered…
Ask an Investor: How do I handle VCs at the end of their investment period?
Welcome to a BetaKit weekly series designed to help startups and entrepreneurs. Each week, investors tackle the tough questions…
SkyWatch raises $4 million to democratize satellite data
Waterloo-based SkyWatch has raised $4 million to continue development of its aggregation and distribution platform for satellite…
Q.I. Leap closes $1.8 million seed to deliver main street retailers useful data
While ecommerce businesses have the advantage of being able to use their customer’s data to give them better service, bricks-and-mortar…
Hack To Start Ep.185: Joei Chan, content marketing manager at Mention
Joei Chan is a content marketing manager at Mention, a platform for real-time media monitoring. Chan is originally from Hong…
CanvasPop raises $3.3 million to turn your social media photos into wall art
Ottawa-based CanvasPop has raised $3.3 million for its online photo printing service. Founded in 2009, CanvasPop allows people…
After trademark battle, tealbook’s Stephany Lapierre reminds founders to read the fine print
At the latest TechTO, tealbook founder Stephany Lapierre stopped by to talk about the story of finding her company’s…
Bench raises $23 million to expand its accounting automation features
Vancouver-based Bench has raised $23 million CAD in Series B follow-on funding as part of its product’s expansion. Bench…