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SaaS North conference returns to Ottawa for its fourth year

Denise Paglinawan October 28, 2019

Canada’s largest software-as-a-service (SaaS) conference is returning to Ottawa in November for its fourth year. SaaS North…

Mastercard consolidates startup programs to make it easier to partner with FinTechs

Denise Paglinawan October 28, 2019

Mastercard has launched a new global program designed to make it easier for FinTech startups to work with Mastercard to access…

Canadian startup PayBright is helping Raptors fans pay for replica championship rings

Meagan Simpson October 28, 2019

PayBright, a Toronto-based FinTech startup, has teamed up with the creator of the iconic Toronto Raptors’ NBA championship…

Element AI partners with Mozilla on R&D for data trusts, ethical AI projects

Isabelle Kirkwood October 28, 2019

Montreal-based Element AI, is partnering with Mozilla, the nonprofit behind the free and open-source web browser, to explore…

Canadian startup news of the week (10/27/19)

Caitlin Hotchkiss October 28, 2019

Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features,…

H|T: The Healthtech Times – Alexa, Amazon, and your health data

Caitlin Hotchkiss October 28, 2019

The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to H|T using…

Startup Canada Awards announces 2019 national winners

Isabelle Kirkwood October 25, 2019

This week, Startup Canada hosted the sixth annual national Startup Canada Awards at MaRS Discovery District in Toronto. The…

Ford Motor unveils new Waterloo innovation centre

Denise Paglinawan October 25, 2019

Ford Motor Company officially unveiled its Waterloo innovation centre on Wednesday, since the facility began quietly operating…

Despite rapid AI growth, CDL conference emphasizes need to move slow, “not break things”

Isabelle Kirkwood October 25, 2019

Amid the exponential growth of artificial intelligence in both the fields of research and business, some in the industry are…

Oculys Health Informatics acquired by VitalHub for $4.2 million

Isabelle Kirkwood October 25, 2019

Oculys Health Informatics, a Kitchener-Waterloo based healthtech startup, has been acquired by Toronto-headquartered VitalHub…

Startup jobs of the week: ventureLAB, Chisel AI, Hackworks

Caitlin Hotchkiss October 25, 2019

Every day, Canada’s tech startups post their latest and greatest job opportunities on Jobs.BetaKit, powered by Jobbio. From…

F|T: The FinTech Times – Where are US FinTech’s next billion-dollar startups?

Caitlin Hotchkiss October 25, 2019

Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…

How Alberta’s tech sector is affected by cuts in much anticipated 2019 provincial budget

Meagan Simpson October 24, 2019

Alberta’s United Conservative Party, under the leadership of Premier Jason Kenney, has tabled its first budget since…

Google to continue collaboration with Kitchener-Waterloo’s Quantum Benchmark

Meagan Simpson October 24, 2019

One day after Google revealed its research paper claiming quantum supremacy, Kitchener-Waterloo-based startup Quantum Benchmark…

Acorn Biolabs announces first clinical partner to collect, store stem cells

Isabelle Kirkwood October 24, 2019

Toronto-based Acorn Biolabs, which has developed a solution for non-invasive stem cell collection, is partnering with Executive…

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SaaS North conference returns to Ottawa for its fourth year

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Startup Canada Awards announces 2019 national winners

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Oculys Health Informatics acquired by VitalHub for $4.2 million

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