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RateHub’s Digital Money Trends report shows power of search for FinTech startups

Jessica Galang January 14, 2016

RateHub, a search engine for Canadian mortgage rates that boasts 300,000 monthly users, released its first Digital Money Trends…

Contractually acquired by California-based Coupa Software

Jessica Galang January 14, 2016

Contractually, a Vancouver-based cloud service provider that works on simplifying the contract process for businesses, has…

Axiom acquiring part of lean law firm Cognition LLP

Jessica Galang January 14, 2016

Joe Milstone and Rubsun Ho were two overworked lawyers at major law firms — at some point, both were vice president of legal…

Amazon Web Services opening first Canada region in Montreal

Jessica Galang January 14, 2016

Amazon Web Services, which provides cloud computing infrastructure and application services, has chosen Montreal as its next…

University of Waterloo opens Velocity Start, expands Velocity Science Lab

Jessica Galang January 14, 2016

Velocity Science, a partnership between the University of Waterloo’s faculty of science and the largest free incubator…

Cisco Canada launches new program for aspiring female entrepreneurs

Jessica Galang January 14, 2016

On the heels of announcing its new innovation centre in Toronto, Cisco Canada announced the Women Entrepreneurs’ Circle…

Cisco opens Toronto Innovation Centre to jumpstart FinTech, healthcare, and smart city initiatives

Jessica Galang January 13, 2016

Yesterday, on the 29th floor of the RBC Waterpark Centre in Toronto, Cisco unveiled its brand new Toronto Innovation Centre…

Meet the Canadians spearheading the $100 million enterprise SaaS-focused Leaders Fund

Jessica Galang January 13, 2016

Under the direction of three experienced enterprise software leaders, the $100 million Leaders Fund launched today with the…

BetaKit and PayPal partner to power the BetaKit.Fund

Douglas Soltys January 13, 2016

Since launching the BetaKit Job Board and the BetaKit.Fund back in May, the team has been continuously overwhelmed by the generosity…

Federal government, GE Healthcare investing $40 million for MaRS cell regeneration research facility

Jessica Galang January 13, 2016

At the MaRs Discovery District earlier today, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that FedDev Ontario and GE Healthcare…

Startup job spotlight: UI designer at Tiny Hearts

Jessica Galang January 13, 2016

With startups leading the way in Canadian innovation, every day, BetaKit does its part to help fill the talent gap with our…

The Next 36 accepting applications for The Next Founders 2016 cohort

Jessica Galang January 13, 2016

The Next 36, a program dedicated to accelerating the growth of young innovators in Canada, is now seeking applications to fill…

Toronto-based Hubba says it’s on track to raise $45 million

Jessica Galang January 13, 2016

Hubba, a product database aimed at brands and retailers, told the Wall Street Journal in a new report that it is on track to…

Harley Finkelstein moves to COO position at Shopify

Jessica Galang January 12, 2016

In the months following Shopify’ IPO, Harley Finkelstein, then the company’s chief platform officer, became a familiar…

Toronto-based startup nanoPay acquires MintChip from Royal Canadian Mint

Jessica Galang January 12, 2016

Toronto-based nanoPay, an integrated loyalty and payments platform provider, announced that it has acquired MintChip, a digital…

Founders need a good reason to forgo an AI strategy, VCs warn at Startupfest

Manzil wants to become “the North American Islamic neobank” as it expands to the US

Hanna Zaidi joins BetaKit’s board of directors

Clutch races past $1 billion in total cars purchased amid record growth

Robotics startup Attabotics closes down and terminates employees

Clio to acquire Spanish-American legaltech vLex for $1 billion USD

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RateHub’s Digital Money Trends report shows power of search for FinTech startups

Contractually acquired by California-based Coupa Software

Axiom acquiring part of lean law firm Cognition LLP

Amazon Web Services opening first Canada region in Montreal

University of Waterloo opens Velocity Start, expands Velocity Science Lab

Cisco Canada launches new program for aspiring female entrepreneurs

Cisco opens Toronto Innovation Centre to jumpstart FinTech, healthcare, and smart city initiatives

Meet the Canadians spearheading the $100 million enterprise SaaS-focused Leaders Fund

BetaKit and PayPal partner to power the BetaKit.Fund

Federal government, GE Healthcare investing $40 million for MaRS cell regeneration research facility

Startup job spotlight: UI designer at Tiny Hearts

The Next 36 accepting applications for The Next Founders 2016 cohort

Toronto-based Hubba says it’s on track to raise $45 million

Harley Finkelstein moves to COO position at Shopify

Toronto-based startup nanoPay acquires MintChip from Royal Canadian Mint

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