Snappy receives $2 million to scale restaurant management tech
Snappy powers over 1,500 restaurants in eight countries and over 30 cities.
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F|T: The FinTech Times – Is Wealthsimple building a FinTech super app?
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Canadian startup news of the week (12/12/21)
Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features,…
How to (successfully) pivot your startup, from a company that did it twice
In recent years, the word “pivot” became one of the buzziest in Silicon Valley. It seemed as if every other startup had…
Shabodi secures $3.3 million to accelerate deployment of next-generation 5G solutions
Toronto-based Shabodi has raised $3.17 million USD in what it classifies as an oversubscribed seed round led by Blumberg Capital,…
The metrics that show your startup is healthy
After a decade on Wall Street and two more as a venture capitalist, Mike Kwatinetz, of Azure Capital Partners, has developed…
Alison Sunstrum, Kookai Chaimahawong join The51’s new AgTech fund
Women-focused investment firm The51 has brought on two venture capitalists for its new Food & AgTech fund. Alison Sunstrum,…
Gradient Spaces, Georgian launch incubator program for early-stage 2SLGBTQIA+ founders
Gradient Spaces has opened applications to its new incubator program for Canadian founders who identify as members of the 2SLGBTQIA+…
Willful lands Dragon Michele Romanow in new $750,000 round
Kevin Oulds and Erin Bury entered the Dragons’ Den in June to pitch their death tech startup Willful. It was a move that…
Life House closes $77 million CAD round co-led by Inovia, Kayak to help hotels boost profitability
After establishing itself as a full-service operator in the hotel space, Life House has secured $77 million CAD ($60 million…
The untold story of Recon Instruments’ impact on the Vancouver tech scene
In Vancouver, the past year has seen the acceleration of a rapidly maturing tech industry. Since last December, the upstart…
A|I: The AI Times – Anatomy of an AI IPO
The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the…
Prairie startups secure investment at Startup TNT summit showcase
Companies from across Calgary, Edmonton and Saskatchewan participated in Startup TNT’s Investment Summit IV, with many of…
Spare ready to roll with $18 million Series A funding for its on-demand transit software
An oversubscribed $18 million Series A round is going to help Spare further build out its mobility software platform for public…