ecobee raises $80 million to invest in voice tech, AI
Toronto-based smart thermostat maker ecobee has raised an $80 million Series C in a round led by Energy Impact Partners, followed…
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With aggressive hiring plans, Wattpad doubles down on the Asian market
In early January, Wattpad announced a $61.25 million round of funding as it looked to continue its focus on machine learning…
TouchBistro partners with Chase to offer instant payment processing
Toronto-based TouchBistro has announced a partnership with JPMorgan Chase that will see its WePay platform powering TouchBistro…
Frontfundr and SeedUps Canada partner to address funding gap for early-stage founders
Two organizations dedicated to helping founders raise funding have launched a partnership in an effort to better support the…
Ex-500 Canada partners close $25 million for new Panache Ventures fund
Four former members of the 500 Canada team have closed an initial $25 million for Panache Ventures, an early-stage venture…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 106: BetaKit’s origin story
BetaKit Incorporated celebrated its second birthday last week. BetaKit itself has been around much longer (for more detail…
CVCA report: Life sciences companies received a fifth of dollars invested in 2017
Canadian venture capital investment grew 11 percent in 2017 with $3.5 billion invested over 592 deals, according to a Canadian…
Startup Canada Podcast Ep.127: Transformations through technology with Dx3’s Eric Mercer
With passion for consumer and digital marketing, technological innovation and communications, Eric Mercer is classically trained…
Committee recommends opt-in consent, algorithmic transparency to modernize PIPEDA
A report from the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics is recommending several measures to bring…
The Canadian Cloud Council examines the future of humanity at enterprise tech Control conference
Anthropocentrism has become our centre of ethical gravity. It is dying a painful and protracted death, but it is most certainly…
#DisruptMining announces Acoustic Zoom as winner of potential $1 million contract
Goldcorp has announced the winner of Disrupt Mining 2018, a challenge that calls for innovators in the mining space to pitch…
ThoughtWire raises $20 million to build smart cities and hospitals
Toronto-based ThoughtWire has raised $20 million in debt and Series A financing. Yaletown Partners led the round and was joined…
Figure1’s Joshua Landy says we need a Hippocratic oath for tech
As Figure1 co-founder Joshua Landy puts it in his recent TechTO talk, Silicon Valley currently has an image problem. Whether…
Today in AI: Queen’s University launches AI Master’s program, Abacus launches chatbot services
Canadian startups have made announcements and launched new features to make strides in AI. Here’s the latest on Canada’s…
ScribbleLive lays off 27 employees to ‘streamline organization’ amid search for new CEO
ScribbleLive laid off 27 employees earlier this week, BetaKit has learned. According to multiple sources familiar with the…