Dream Payments opens Moncton office to support growth in Canadian and US markets
Toronto-based Dream Payments, which provides a cloud-based mobile point-of-sale solution, announced the opening of an innovation…
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Ask an Investor: Should I hire an executive coach?
Welcome to a BetaKit weekly series designed to help startups and entrepreneurs. Each week, investors Roger Chabra and Katherine…
Former Shopify employees raise $8 million Series A for Cover
San Francisco-based Cover, which provides insurance recommendations via a mobile app, has raised an $8 million Series A funding…
Assent Compliance raises $40 million Series B round, plans to hire 100 people
Ottawa-based Assent Compliance, which provides enterprise compliance SaaS software and data management solutions, has raised…
Merchants will soon be able to sell products on eBay through Shopify
Shopify announced that it is partnering with eBay to allow its merchants to list and sell their products on eBay directly from…
Second Closet raises $500,000 from Hyatt brothers for pay-per-item storage company
Toronto-based Second Closet’s $500,000 seed round only took a day. That was partly thanks to BlueCat founder Michael Hyatt,…
TandemLaunch and Mistral Venture Partners announce partnership, invest in Montreal-based Stratuscent
Montreal-based seed investor and incubator TandemLaunch has announced a partnership with Ottawa-based Mistral Venture Partners,…
Council of Canadian Innovators reportedly asked to stop promoting government access for $10,000
According to a report from The Globe and Mail, the office of Environment Minister Catherine McKenna has asked the Council of…
CIBC partners with National Australia Bank to launch feature that provides financial advice while travelling
On July 24, CIBC will introduce a feature suite called Travel Tools to its iOS and Android mobile banking app. Co-developed…
League, Mogo among regional finalists for Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year awards
Ernst & Young has named the regional finalists across several categories for its EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2017 awards…
AudienceView acquires TheaterMania, expands reach to over 2,000 event organizations
Toronto-based AudienceView, which provides ecommerce software for events and entertainment organizations, has acquired New…
Slack announces seven more companies backed through $106 million fund
In a blog post, Slack has revealed the seven new companies backed through its $106 million ($80 million USD) Slack Fund, which…
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…
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…