Flywire acquires Toronto-based ScholarFX
Toronto-based ScholarFX, which offers a tuition payments platform for international students attending Canadian postsecondary…
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Joe Fresh Centre for Fashion Innovation opens applications for second cohort
Starting today, the Joe Fresh Centre for Fashion Innovation is looking for a second cohort of fashion-inspired businesses.…
ThoughtExchange wins Innovation Showcase at #BCTechSummit
ThoughtExchange, which provides a platform to foster information and collaboration within schools and large organizations,…
Startup job spotlight: content marketer at Granify
With startups leading the way in Canadian innovation, every day, BetaKit does its part to help fill the talent gap with our…
Thoughts on the Lean startup from Eric Ries at #BCTECHSummit
You could do worse in getting advice about building your first MVPÂ than from the guy who literally wrote the book. Eric Ries,…
iNovia Capital raises $175 million for new venture capital fund
Montreal-based venture capital firm iNovia Capital announced that it has raised a CAD $175 million for its latest venture capital…
Female Funders kicks off Breakfast Series to inspire 1,000 new angel investors
Kicking off an eight-city event in Toronto, Katherine Hague stood before a full room of female investors â both active and…
BuildDirect CEO says unlimited vacation for employees will be positive for productivity
Startups are known for their flexibility towards work, but what that flexibility means can be different for every company â…
Machine learning startup Maluuba raises $9 million Series A
Machine learning company Maluuba, which develops a voice-activated personal assistant for mobile devices, announced a CAD $9…
Startup Canada holding National Entrepreneurship Census
Startup Canada is hosting what it calls Canada’s first-ever national entrepreneurship survey in an effort to reveal entrepreneur…
Ontario Centres of Excellence grants $180,000 to four Entrepreneurship Hatchery startups
Four startups from The Entrepreneurship Hatchery, U of T engineering’s accelerator for student business ventures, have…
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces $12 million fund for clean water tech
During a visit at the University of Waterloo, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced $12 million in funding dedicated to bringing…
#BCTechSummit unveils BC Tech Fund details and more
Money talks â and when youâre doling out $100 million, youâve presumably got a lot to say. Following up from a recent…
Startup Canada Podcast: Tadashi Takaoka on opportunities to grow in Latin America
â10 years ago, if you were an entrepreneur, people would refer to you as âunemployedâ.â – Tadashi Takaoka, Director…
Square appoints Cathy Vigrass to lead Canadian operations
Square, the popular mobile commerce platform developed by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, has been live in Canada since October…