Today in funding ($3.4M): Peloton Innovations, Motive.io
In the past few weeks, two Canadian startups got a boost with rounds of funding. Here’s the latest on who raised how much,…
Canadian Startup News
CBRE report: Waterloo is Canada’s fastest-growing tech talent market
According to CBRE, the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, Waterloo is Canada’s fastest…
Cloud DX’s Justin Pedro: Startup CTOs must build passionate teams
As part of a regular series powered by Microsoft, BetaKit interviews prominent Canadian CTOs speaking earnestly on the biggest…
Verve.ai’s Dalia Asterbadi says innovation must build bridges, not silos
At the latest TechTO, Dalia Asterbadi, CEO of Verve.ai, talked about the disruption AI and tech in general is creating, and…
Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains says Canada is committed to net neutrality
Canada’s Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development has reaffirmed the government’s pro-net neutrality stance.…
Startup Canada Podcast: Curating authenticity with Drake General Store’s Carlo Colacci
Not every business can make it big on Toronto’s Queen Street West. Co-founder and president of Drake General Store, Carlo…
How startups can combine security with scale (Facebook Live chat)
The reality is that most startups don’t take security seriously until they are punched in the face by a data breach. The…
Federal government gives $1.26 million to Northern Ontario Angels
The Northern Ontario Angels (NOA), a non-profit organization dedicated to connecting startups and accredited angel investors,…
Apple reportedly acquires Vrvana for $30 million USD
Apple has acquired Vrvana, the company behind the unreleased Totem virtual reality (VR) headset, according to TechCrunch. Apple…
radient360 raises $3.3 million to help oil and gas companies adopt data analytics
radient360, which offers data analytics platforms for the energy sector, announced that it has received $3.3 million in seed…
Garrick Tiplady named managing director of Facebook and Instagram Canada
Garrick Tiplady has been named managing director of Facebook and Instagram Canada. Tiplady is taking over the role six months…
CVCA report: Q3 2017 saw $980 million invested over 149 deals
The CVCA’s latest report on VC funding in Q3 2017 revealed that $980 million was invested over 149 deals — a 43 percent…
Hack To Start Ep.175: Michael Karnjanaprakorn, co-founder of Skillshare
Michael Karnjanaprakorn is the co-founder and executive chairman of Skillshare. Karnjanaprakorn has always had a passion and…
Nuco receives funding from Ontario to improve digital identity verification
Nuco has been awarded government funding through the Small Business Innovation Challenge to develop a solution improving digital…
Saskatchewan including coding in curriculum to address labour shortage
The Saskatchewan provincial government has announced that it will introduce computer coding courses in elementary and high…