Capital One Canada’s CTO believes tech companies can be a spark for social good
As a technology publication, BetaKit attends a lot of hackathons. Some big, some small, but all sharing a few commonalities:…
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Ribitt raises $600,000 to help independent retailers offer rewards programs
Toronto-based Ribitt has raised $600,000 in seed round funding from an undisclosed group of angel investors. Ribitt’s…
Small Business Minister Mary Ng appoints Sheldon Levy as special advisor
Canadian Minister of Small Business and Export Promotion Mary Ng has announced that CEO of NEXT Canada Sheldon Levy has been…
Ontario government fires three Waterfront Toronto directors following Auditor General report on Quayside project
The Ontario government has fired three Waterfront Toronto board directors following a scathing Auditor General report on the…
Metricsflow’s Isaac Adejuwon: how CTOs can build a Lean machine
As part of a regular series powered by Microsoft, BetaKit interviews prominent Canadian CTOs speaking earnestly on the biggest…
Prime Minister announces $230 million for Scale AI supercluster
During Montreal’s G7 conference on artificial intelligence, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau officially announced…
Techstars hosts first AI Demo Day in Montreal
Techstars Montreal AI revealed the nine companies graduating from its first accelerator program at its Demo Day at the Théâtre…
Coinsquare acquires BlockEQ for $12 million
Toronto-based Coinsquare has acquired BlockEQ, a cryptocurrency wallet running on Stellar, for $12 million. BlockEQ allows…
Kik allowing P2P transactions on Kin
Waterloo-based Kik has launched admin tipping, a feature that allows users to send the cryptocurrency Kin to other users in…
Université de Montréal and the Fonds de recherche du Québec launch ethical guidelines for AI
Université de Montréal, in collaboration with the Fonds de recherche du Québec, has announced the Montréal Declaration…
Wattpad announces first country manager for India
Toronto-based Wattpad has appointed its first country manager for India. Devashish Sharma will lead the company’s efforts…
Element AI receives $5 million loan from Canadian government
The Canadian government is providing funding to six Montreal AI companies, including $5 million in a repayable contribution…
Box hires country VP for Canada
Former Salesforce VP Adam Drew has joined Box as country VP of Canada. Before Box, Drew ran enterprise sales for central Canada…
Ontario Auditor General highlights several concerns regarding Waterfront Toronto’s handling of Quayside
The Ontario Auditor General’s report for 2018 laid out several concerns for Sidewalk Labs’ planned Quayside development…
Six early-stage Atlantic Canadian startups join Volta Cohort
Six Atlantic Canadian technology startups were selected to each receive a $25,000 investment from Volta Cohort, a micro-fund…