CanCon Podcast Ep. 71: Is HomePod and ARKit enough from Apple to stay innovative?
Apple held its annual developer conference, WWDC, in San Jose last week. A conference usually focused heavily on Apple’s…
Canadian Startup News
Blockchain Research Institute announces research partnership with Canadian gov’t, City of Toronto
Father-and-son duo Don and Alex Tapscott, also the co-founders of the Blockchain Research Institute, (BRI) have announced a…
#SpotlightSeries: Why Michael Hyatt turned down $17 million in BlueCat’s early days
Is it better to maintain full control of your company and potentially crash and burn — or bring in renowned talent that promises…
MaRS giving startups up to $50,000 for embedded executive program
The MaRS Discovery District has opened applications for another round of its embedded executive funding program. The program…
Spring Loaded Technology launches bionic knee brace, receives $2.46 million from Canadian gov’t
Halifax-based Spring Loaded Technology announced the official launch of its Levitation bionic knee brace. At the same time,…
Ask an Investor: What do investors look for in a hardware startup?
Welcome to a BetaKit weekly series designed to help startups and entrepreneurs. Each week, investors Roger Chabra and Katherine…
Upside Foundation reaches 100 pledge milestone in its mission to turn equity into charity
The Upside Foundation, a national charity that asks startups to pledge stock options and warrants towards Canadian charities,…
Northleaf Venture Catalyst Fund completes $300 million investment program with $15 million Lumira Capital investment
Northleaf Capital Partners announced that it’s completely deployed its $300 million Northleaf Venture Catalyst Fund,…
New Brunswick Innovation Foundation invests in 500 Startups Canada
The New Brunswick Innovation Foundation (NFIB) has invested in 500 Startups Canada’s $30 million fund, and has become a partner…
Financeit announces funding capacity of $85 million
Toronto-based POS financing platform Financeit has announced the close of a $75 million renewable securitization facility,…
Report: Smaller Canadian towns most likely to be impacted by automation
Smaller Canadian regions that specialize in mining, manufacturing, and other natural resources jobs are most vulnerable to…
Real Ventures’ Janet Bannister shares the most important thing Canadian companies should focus on (#BetaKit1on1)
While many of our past #BetaKit1on1 videos have featured established founders from companies like Kik and Bridgit, today, we…
Automat raises $11 million Series A to build up conversational AI platform
Montreal-based Automat has raised an $11 million CAD Series A round. The round was led by the brandtech group You & Mr…
Yaletown Partners wins CVCA’s Deal of the Year award for investment in Bit Stew
Vancouver-based Yaletown Partners has won the “Deal of the Year” award from the Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity…
Plaza Ventures and Extreme Venture Partners are raising their next funds on Crowdmatrix
Plaza Ventures and Extreme Venture Partners are raising their next funds on equity crowdfunding platform Crowdmatrix. “Institutional…