With new financing, Stoko wants to disrupt the knee brace industry with D2C product for athletes
A Vancouver-based startup working to disrupt the knee brace industry with a direct-to-consumer product developed using proprietary…
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Crown corporation leading BC’s $500 million investment fund appoints board of directors
InBC Investment Corp, the crown corporation spearheading British Columbia’s new $500 million CAD strategic investment fund,…
Newly launched Carrot Ventures closes $15 million fund to help seed Canadian AgTech startups
Carrot Ventures, a Calgary-based company creation firm launched by venture capital company AVAC, has closed $15 million for…
Prairie AgTech startup Precision AI raises $20 million
Regina-based AgTech startup Precision AI, which aims to support sustainable farming practices with computer vision technology,…
Ceridian to acquire Toronto talent intelligence startup Ideal
Ceridian has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Toronto hiring and employee management software startup Ideal. The transaction…
Alberta’s innovation minister wants province to be a “dominant player” in Canadian tech
Alberta’s minister of innovation wants to make the province’s tech sector a dominant player in the Canadian innovation…
A|I: The AI Times – Montréal’s AI map
The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the…
BC 2021 budget includes funding for businesses, cleantech sector to support pandemic recovery
British Columbia’s 2021 fiscal budget sets out a path for the province’s economic recovery from COVID-19, including new…
Invest in Canada loses first CEO as Ian McKay transitions to ambassador of Japan
Ian McKay, who has led federal investment promotion agency Invest in Canada since its inception in 2018, is set to depart from…
Today in funding: dcbel, Milk Moovement, Virtual Gurus, MazumaGo, Acorn Biolabs
Five Canadian tech startups have recently secured fresh funding to fuel their growth, including dcbel, Milk Moovement, Virtual…
Indigenous Growth Fund raises $150 million in first close to support Indigenous entrepreneurs
A social impact fund dedicated to Indigenous entrepreneurs has raised $150 million in its first close. The fund, called the…
Following a year of growth, healthtech startup My Intelligent Machines raises $5 million
My Intelligent Machines (MIMs), a healthtech and artificial intelligence startup based in Montréal, has raised $5 million…
Thinkific aims to raise $160 million CAD through TSX IPO
Vancouver’s Thinkific Labs is looking to raise $160 million CAD through its upcoming initial public offering (IPO) on the…
Canadian startup news of the week (4/11/21)
Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features,…
QRA Corp secures $3.76 million to meet rising demand for its product engineer software solution
Halifax-based enterprise software developer QRA Corp has raised $3.76 million CAD ($3 million USD) in financing as the startup…