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F|T: The FinTech Times – Apple is launching a credit card

Amira Zubairi May 16, 2018

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

Primal secures $2.3 million to develop its semantic AI

Jessica Galang May 16, 2018

Waterloo-based Primal, which helps publishers prioritize content, ads, and product recommendations for individual users, has…

Highline BETA relaunches Female Funders angel investing program with NACO

Amira Zubairi May 16, 2018

Highline BETA has announced the relaunch of Female Funders, an education program dedicated to helping women pursue angel investing.…

CanCon Podcast Ep. 115: Shopify’s Harley Finkelstein on Canadian swagger and enabling entrepreneurship

Douglas Soltys May 15, 2018

Shopify held its Unite developer conference last week, the first one hosted in Canada. The Prime Minister was there, so naturally,…

Igloo Software’s Julie Forsythe has a preference for process

Belinda Alzner May 15, 2018

As part of a regular series powered by Microsoft, BetaKit interviews prominent Canadian CTOs speaking earnestly on the biggest…

Motorleaf raises $2.85 million to help greenhouses predict their harvest

Jessica Galang May 15, 2018

Montreal-based Motorleaf has raised $2.85 million in seed funding to build up its platform providing data analytics to greenhouse…

#paid raises $9 million Series A to help you find influencers with AI

Jessica Galang May 15, 2018

Toronto-based #paid has raised a $9 million Series A as the company looks to expand its influencer marketing platform. The…

Waterloo’s Auvik Networks raises $20 million Series C

Jessica Galang May 15, 2018

Waterloo-based Auvik Networks has raised a $20 million Series C led by existing investor OpenView, with participation from…

NEXT Canada announces 22 companies selected for Next Founders 2018

Amira Zubairi May 15, 2018

NEXT Canada has announced the 22 companies accepted into the 2018 cohort of the Next Founders program. Next Founders provides…

H|T: The Healthtech Times – Tackling healthtech’s scaling problem

Amira Zubairi May 15, 2018

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

Out of money, Wavefront shuts down

Douglas Soltys May 14, 2018

Vancouver-based business incubator Wavefront has shut down, BetaKit has learned. According to those familiar with the matter,…

Slack reports 8 million daily active users, 3 million paid users

Jessica Galang May 14, 2018

In a Medium post, Slack reported new growth milestones that include 8 million daily active users across 500,000 organizations.…

Today in FinTech: Wave partners with Microsoft, TransferWise debit card coming to Canada

Jessica Galang May 14, 2018

One Canadian FinTech had a major announcement with a global tech giant, while another global giant is set to make strides in…

TranQool acquired by employee health service provider HumanaCare

Jessica Galang May 14, 2018

TranQool, the Toronto-based platform built to remotely connect people to therapists, has been acquired by HumanaCare, a Markham-based…

The City of Toronto has launched a new portal to share its public data

Brad Bennett May 14, 2018

In January, the City of Toronto approved its Open Data Master Plan. Last week, the city launched its new Open Data website…

Meet the AI company tracking the foreign actors stoking Alberta separatism

Can a saliva test make UFC athletes better fighters? This Canadian startup is betting on it

Koho becomes Canada’s latest unicorn following $130-million Series E round

Nesto secures nearly $1.5-billion valuation in new Series E round

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Canada’s AI strategy contains $2.3 billion in spending but few details on new privacy regulations

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F|T: The FinTech Times – Apple is launching a credit card

Primal secures $2.3 million to develop its semantic AI

Highline BETA relaunches Female Funders angel investing program with NACO

CanCon Podcast Ep. 115: Shopify’s Harley Finkelstein on Canadian swagger and enabling entrepreneurship

Motorleaf raises $2.85 million to help greenhouses predict their harvest

#paid raises $9 million Series A to help you find influencers with AI

Waterloo’s Auvik Networks raises $20 million Series C

NEXT Canada announces 22 companies selected for Next Founders 2018

H|T: The Healthtech Times – Tackling healthtech’s scaling problem

Out of money, Wavefront shuts down

Slack reports 8 million daily active users, 3 million paid users

Today in FinTech: Wave partners with Microsoft, TransferWise debit card coming to Canada

TranQool acquired by employee health service provider HumanaCare

The City of Toronto has launched a new portal to share its public data

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