#FutureMakers DevOps deep dive puts culture over process
As the topic for the May edition of RBC FutureMakers Talks, Transforming Delivery with DevOps was filled with a variety of…
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Telus Technology 2019 cohorts pitch at Platform Calgary, Telus event
As part of Platform Calgary’s Telus Innovation Platform 2019, four Telus Technology Incubator (TTI) finalists and nine…
Today in funding: Sharebee, SmartCone
Two Canadian startups have announced fresh funding rounds to fuel growth. Here’s the latest on who raised, how much, and…
University of Toronto students compete to address international social impact problems
A team of University of Toronto students has been named the winner of Hack the Globe, a social impact hackathon looking to…
80 women and non-binary people in Canadian tech worth following
For International Women’s Day, BetaKit has highlighted some of the many women in Canada’s tech community building strong…
Elevate sending delegation to SXSW with hopes to emulate festival success in Toronto
Elevate, is making its way down to Austin, Texas for SXSW, with a delegation of Canadian tech leaders to drum up interest in…
Insurtech AI startup ProNavigator closes $2 million seed round
Waterloo-based creator of virtual assistants for insurance, ProNavigator, recently closed its latest seed round of equity financing,…
OpenText acquires Catalyst Repository Systems for $98 million CAD
OpenText has announced its acquisition of cloud-based software company Catalyst Repository Systems Inc. for more than $98 million…
Lightspeed launches integrated payments system ahead of planned IPO
Lightspeed today announced the launch of a new payments system, Lightspeed Payments, to be fully integrated with its point-of-sale…
NDP MP Charlie Angus calls government to ‘push the pause button’ on Sidewalk Labs project
NDP Member of Parliament (MP) Charlie Angus is calling for more transparency surrounding Sidewalk Labs and Waterfront Toronto’s…
AddaTech’s Max Di Paola on why scalable architecture is important, but comes last for CTOs
As part of a regular series powered by Microsoft, BetaKit interviews prominent Canadian CTOs speaking earnestly on the biggest…
Pursuit, formerly Revlo, acquired by Twitch
Canadian-founded Pursuit (formerly Revlo) has been acquired by Twitch. Founded in 2014, Revlo allowed Twitch streamers to offer…
Faire raises $133 million CAD with Lightspeed Venture Partners and Y Combinator
Retail marketplace Faire has raised a $133 million CAD ($100 million USD) in a Series C round with YC Continuity and Lightspeed…
L-SPARK and BlackBerry QNX announce first accelerator cohort
After announcing a joint accelerator in September, SaaS-focused L-SPARK and BlackBerry have selected seven companies to be…
Hootsuite’s Ryan Holmes shares the two incompatible skills leaders need to get right
I started my first digital agency out of my apartment — building web and marketing tools for other companies. Initially,…