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Ask an Investor: What do investors look for in a hardware startup?

Katherine Homuth June 9, 2017

Welcome to a BetaKit weekly series designed to help startups and entrepreneurs. Each week, investors Roger Chabra and Katherine…

Upside Foundation reaches 100 pledge milestone in its mission to turn equity into charity

Jessica Galang June 9, 2017

The Upside Foundation, a national charity that asks startups to pledge stock options and warrants towards Canadian charities,…

Northleaf Venture Catalyst Fund completes $300 million investment program with $15 million Lumira Capital investment

Jessica Galang June 9, 2017

Northleaf Capital Partners announced that it’s completely deployed its $300 million Northleaf Venture Catalyst Fund,…

New Brunswick Innovation Foundation invests in 500 Startups Canada

Amira Zubairi June 9, 2017

The New Brunswick Innovation Foundation (NFIB) has invested in 500 Startups Canada’s $30 million fund, and has become a partner…

Financeit announces funding capacity of $85 million

Amira Zubairi June 8, 2017

Toronto-based POS financing platform Financeit has announced the close of a $75 million renewable securitization facility,…

Report: Smaller Canadian towns most likely to be impacted by automation

Amira Zubairi June 8, 2017

Smaller Canadian regions that specialize in mining, manufacturing, and other natural resources jobs are most vulnerable to…

Real Ventures’ Janet Bannister shares the most important thing Canadian companies should focus on (#BetaKit1on1)

Amira Zubairi June 8, 2017

While many of our past #BetaKit1on1 videos have featured established founders from companies like Kik and Bridgit, today, we…

Report: $3.2 billion in VC investments made in Canada last year

Jessica Galang June 8, 2017

BDC has released a report on Canada’s venture capital landscape, and indicated that while there is positive momentum,…

Automat raises $11 million Series A to build up conversational AI platform

Jessica Galang June 8, 2017

Montreal-based Automat has raised an $11 million CAD Series A round. The round was led by the brandtech group You & Mr…

Yaletown Partners wins CVCA’s Deal of the Year award for investment in Bit Stew

Amira Zubairi June 8, 2017

Vancouver-based Yaletown Partners has won the “Deal of the Year” award from the Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity…

Plaza Ventures and Extreme Venture Partners are raising their next funds on Crowdmatrix

Jessica Galang June 8, 2017

Plaza Ventures and Extreme Venture Partners are raising their next funds on equity crowdfunding platform Crowdmatrix. “Institutional…

MaRS’ Urban Mobility Design Camp explores why Toronto is well-positioned to become a smart city

Stefan Palios June 8, 2017

A place like the MaRS Discovery District in Toronto is no stranger to hosting events that throw the word “innovation” around…

Today in company updates: Jibestream, Kira Talent

Amira Zubairi June 7, 2017

This week, two Toronto startups launched new features. Here’s the latest on Canada’s movers and shakers. Jibestream releases…

INNOVATE conference wants to get youth engaged with artificial intelligence, VR trends

Amira Zubairi June 7, 2017

On August 13, The Knowledge Society (TKS), a Toronto-based innovation program for youth ages 13 to 17, will host the INNOVATE…

BDC Capital commits $250 million to filling a funding gap for growth stage companies

Amira Zubairi June 7, 2017

BDC Capital announced that it is investing $250 million in growth equity financing to high-potential and rapidly growing businesses…

Q&A: Erin O’Toole says Canada needs to play catch-up on defence innovation

Canada’s quantum Cassandra is finally heard

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Ask an Investor: What do investors look for in a hardware startup?

Upside Foundation reaches 100 pledge milestone in its mission to turn equity into charity

Northleaf Venture Catalyst Fund completes $300 million investment program with $15 million Lumira Capital investment

New Brunswick Innovation Foundation invests in 500 Startups Canada

Financeit announces funding capacity of $85 million

Report: Smaller Canadian towns most likely to be impacted by automation

Real Ventures’ Janet Bannister shares the most important thing Canadian companies should focus on (#BetaKit1on1)

Report: $3.2 billion in VC investments made in Canada last year

Automat raises $11 million Series A to build up conversational AI platform

Yaletown Partners wins CVCA’s Deal of the Year award for investment in Bit Stew

Plaza Ventures and Extreme Venture Partners are raising their next funds on Crowdmatrix

MaRS’ Urban Mobility Design Camp explores why Toronto is well-positioned to become a smart city

Today in company updates: Jibestream, Kira Talent

INNOVATE conference wants to get youth engaged with artificial intelligence, VR trends

BDC Capital commits $250 million to filling a funding gap for growth stage companies

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