Portag3 Ventures creates senior advisory group to help build global FinTech businesses
Portag3 Ventures announced on Thursday the creation of its new group of senior advisors, adding six members including industry…
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R|T: The Retail Times – Amazon’s size is Amazon’s biggest problem
The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to R|T using…
Ontario judge rules against Xtreme Labs co-founders, Chamath Palihapitiya in Tinder-focused lawsuit
Former Extreme Venture Partners (EVP) founding partners Sundeep Madra and Amar Varma, as well as Social Capital CEO Chamath…
How turning down $1 million changed the DMZ
The ‘Startup Growth Series’ showcases stories of entrepreneurs that have overcome obstacles in order to expand…
Procurement could be Canada’s biggest barrier to commercializing healthtech innovation
With all the recent movement within Canadian digital health, in funding, partnerships, and even governance, the stage could…
R|T: The Retail Times – Instagram hides likes, promotes shopping
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University of Ottawa’s MakerLaunch startup program gets a $1.5 million boost
The University of Ottawa’s faculty of engineering has received a $1.5 million CAD investment for its startup program MakerLaunch.…
Claudio Rojas, NACO’s new CEO, wants to “see some magic happen” for Canadian entrepreneurs
The National Angel Capital Organization (NACO) has found its new leader after former CEO, Yuri Navarro, announced he was stepping…
H|T: The Healthtech Times – The ups and downs of AI in healthtech
The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to H|T using…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Leveling up the cloud
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…
10 Montreal tech companies to watch in 2019
In recent years, BetaKit has presented curated lists of the top Montreal startups to watch. As with previous years, there is…
Kognitiv Spark’s AR software to be used by Royal Canadian Navy
Canada’s Royal Navy will be using a new software developed by Fredericton-based tech startup Kognitiv Spark. Kognitiv Spark’s…
Finaeo raises $5.35 million CAD to help create ‘the Amazon of the insurance industry’
Insurtech startup Finaeo announced today that it has raised $5.35 million CAD in funding, calling the raise an extension of…
OMERS Ventures expands to Europe with sole-sourced €300 million fund
OMERS Ventures has made good on its promise to expand to Europe, announcing today a €300 million ($455 million CAD) dedicated…
Atlantic Canada’s First Angel Network shuts down
First Angel Network Association (FAN), a not-for-profit focused on Atlantic Canada’s early-stage tech ecosystem since…