FreshBooks raises $57 million to invest in North American expansion
FreshBooks has raised a $57 million CAD funding round led by existing investor Georgian Partners, with participation from Accomplice…
Canadian Startup News
#Acceleratorfest survey report shows program mentorship, alumni support not what it should be
Hockeystick and Startupfest have revealed the results of a report that broke down what startups really think about Canadian…
Vancouver Tech Podcast Ep.85: Ken McDonald, chief growth officer of TeamSnap
Special guest Ken McDonald, chief growth officer at TeamSnap and co-author of How to Acquire Your First Million Customers:…
On the heels of Startupfest win, Flashfood raises $1.5 million seed round
It’s been a good week of funding for Toronto-based Flashfood. After winning $140,000 for Startupfest, the company has announced…
Flashfood wins $140,000 Best in Fest prize at Startupfest
Flashfood has won the $140,000 Best in Fest top prize at Startupfest. The prize was among several handed out at Montreal’s…
Shopify hosting Canada-wide tour to encourage people to launch businesses on its platform
This summer, Shopify is conducting Shop Class, an eight-stop tour across Canada to convince more people to launch their businesses…
Zoom.ai wins $100,000 grand prize at OpenText Enterprise World Pitch Contest
Toronto-based Zoom.ai, which has developed an automated virtual assistant that helps users offload menial administrative tasks,…
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…
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…