University of Waterloo announces four $25,000 winners of Velocity Fund Finals
The University of Waterloo’s latest Velocity Fund Finals had at least four startups win big. The competition had 10 startups…
Canadian Startup News
Ahead of Elevate Toronto, Razor Suleman says Canada needs to brag more about its tech accomplishments (#BetaKit1on1)
Our latest instalment of #BetaKit1on1 turns from Michael Serbinis to another exited founder making moves in Canada’s innovation…
Ask an Investor: How do I choose an incubator or accelerator?
Welcome to a BetaKit weekly series designed to help startups and entrepreneurs. Each week, investors Roger Chabra and Katherine…
How to navigate Canada’s tangled regulations and build your FinTech startup
What is the common thread between building trust with clients, creating partnerships with big banks, and building a compliant…
Borrowell raises $57 million from Portag3, FirstOntario Credit Union
Borrowell has raised $57 million as it looks to expand its free credit and loan offerings to more customers. The company raised…
Report: Toronto is the fastest-growing, second-cheapest tech talent market in North America
Toronto is the fastest growing tech talent market in North America, according to a new report by CBRE, a Los Angeles-based…
Slik.ai’s Soroush Ghodsi the youngest Canadian entrepreneur to join Y Combinator
Fifteen-year-old Soroush Ghodsi is the latest — and youngest — Canadian entrepreneur to be accepted into Y Combinator’s…
Ada Support raises $2.5 million to develop AI chatbot for customer support requests
Toronto-based Ada Support, which has developed an AI-powered chatbot that delivers automated responses to customer support…
IBM and University of Alberta use AI to predict schizophrenia with 74 percent accuracy
IBM and University of Alberta researchers have published a study describing how the teams used AI and machine learning algorithms…
McGill University’s X-1 Accelerator receives $2 million from John Dobson Foundation
The McGill Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship has received a $2 million donation from the John Dobson Foundation, which supports…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 76: Saadia Muzaffar, Harley Finkelstein, Bruce Croxon at #BetaKit150
Last month, BetaKit pulled together 300 of Canada’s best and brightest for a celebration of the next 150 years of Canadian…
Street Contxt expands its sell side platform to buy side investors
Toronto-based Street Contxt announced that it has launched its buy side platform. Street Contxt said the new buy side platform…
Hack To Start Ep.157: Adii Pienaar, founder of Conversio
Adii Pienaar is the founder of Conversio, an all-in one marketing dashboard. Pienaar is based in Cape Town, South Africa and…
IBM launches innovation incubator at Communitech
IBM Canada, in partnership with the Ontario Centres of Excellence and Communitech, has unveiled the IBM Innovation Incubator…
Ottawa-based GaN Systems receives strategic investment from BMW i Ventures
Ottawa-based GaN Systems has received a strategic investment from BMW i Ventures, BMW’s CAD $725 million venture capital…