Voices.com raises $18 million to scale global operations for 200,000-strong voice actor network
London-based Voices.com, a global voice-over marketplace, has just raised an $18 million growth round from Morgan Stanley Expansion…
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CSI launches Soshent platform to connect social entrepreneurs to funding and mentorship
The Centre for Social Innovation (CSI), in partnership with over 30 organizations across Ontario, is launching Soshent.net,…
Highline BETA acquires Female Funders with goal to support 1,000 women angels by 2020
Highline BETA has acquired Female Funders, an education platform dedicated to helping women pursue angel investing. Female…
OpenText launches AI assistant to help business analysts with decision making, task automation
Waterloo-based OpenText, a provider of enterprise information management (EIM) systems, has launched OpenText Magellan, an…
Chronometriq raises $3.5 million to expand health appointment booking platform across North America
Montreal-based Chronometriq, which provides an online healthcare appointment booking solution, announced that it has secured…
Startup Canada Podcast: The story of a small town startup
A visionary from Australia and now an entrepreneur of Port Rexton, Newfoundland, Martha Nelson brings together small businesses…
Former Nokia, Microsoft VP joins Thalmic as VP of engineering
Thalmic announced today that Jari Niemela has joined the company as VP of engineering. Niemela has spent 20 years in engineering…
#ElevateToronto launches tech festival to showcase best of Canadian innovation to the world
Toronto is set to host Elevate Toronto, a new technology festival aimed at celebrating the city’s thriving tech ecosystem…
League partners with Dialogue to launch personalized consumer health concierge
League has launched a new addition to its group benefits offering with Health Concierge, a platform meant to help users more…
Canadian gov’t appoints former RBC exec as infrastructure bank chair
Janice Fukakusa, a former Royal Bank of Canada CFO, was appointed as the first chairperson of Canada’s new infrastructure…
BDC moving Kitchener-Waterloo office into Catalyst137 IoT hub
BDC is moving its Kitchener-Waterloo Business Centre to the Catalyst137 hardware hub, putting BDC’s financing and advisory…
W|W: The Wearable Weekly – The medical wearable market heats up
Welcome to The Wearable Weekly, your trusted guide to all things wearable tech. If you only have time to read one thing about…
Starting with the man in the mirror
Over the past few months, several women have gone on the record about their experiences with harassment in tech. This isn’t…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 75: Is Canada open for business as an innovation branch plant?
In a ruling that has surprised patent lawyers and startups alike, the Supreme Court of Canada has judged against the principles…
Raw Signal Group’s Johnathan Nightingale explains why investing in leadership can help your business save money
Last week, Raw Signal Group’s Melissa Nightingale and Johnathan Nightingale spoke candidly with BetaKit about why they launched…