Following refocus and rebrand, Lydia AI secures $10 million CAD to make health insurance more inclusive
Insurtech startup Lydia AI has raised $10 million CAD ($8 million USD) to launch the first series of insurance products using…
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Hopper acquires PlacePass, scores Marriott Bonvoy as customer for B2B business
MontrĂ©alâs Hopper is known for its flight and travel booking app, but the company makes most of its revenue from its FinTech…
Carbon Upcycling Technologies, Adaptive Pulse among startups recently chosen for competitions, accelerators
A number of Canadian startups have recently been selected to take part in accelerators and competitions, including those of…
Top Hat founder Mike Silagadze shifts from EdTech to crypto investing with new DeFi fund
Top Hat founder and former CEO Mike Silagadze is turning his attention from digital education to crypto investing with the…
Announcing the SAAS NORTH BetaKit Keynote Stage
SAAS NORTH announced a partnership with the publication of record for Canadian tech and startups today as part of a move to…
Experts explain why Canadaâs ânewâ government needs to prioritize competition, talent, and open banking
At a recent panel for BetaKit Patreon supporters, a group of innovation policy experts argued that Canadaâs newly re-elected…
Flahmingo raises $1.88 million CAD, teases launch of new app in Q1 2022
Calgary-based FinTech startup Flahmingo raised $1.88 million CAD in its pre-seed funding round in the last week of September.…
Koho rolls out Instant Pay, overdraft protection
FinTech startup Koho has expanded its services, and is now offering Instant Pay, as well as overdraft protection. The company…
Company behind digital payout service Tipstoday adds $8.5 million via private placement
XTM, Inc., the company behind digital tip payout service Tipstoday, closed an oversubscribed non-brokered private placement…
Nuvei files for initial public offering on Nasdaq
Just over a year after going public on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), Nuvei has filed for an initial public offering in…
OSC announces new members for Small Business Advisory Committee
Tim Babcock, the vice president of the TSX Venture Exchange; Kay Schonberger, an associate at RBC Capital Markets in mergers…
Peak completes acquisition of Cubeler to launch North America expansion
Canadian Securities Exchange-listed Peak has completed its acquisition of fellow MontrĂ©al FinTech startup Cubeler for $1 million…
Canadian startup news of the week (10/03/21)
Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features,…
Clearco commits $100 million AUD, adds former Google exec as part of Australian expansion
Clearco has officially expanded to Australia, its fourth international market to date, as the Toronto-based startup sets its…
Interac acquires rights to SecureKeyâs Canadian contracts to fuel digital ID services
Interac has entered into an agreement with Toronto-based authentication company SecureKey to acquire exclusive rights to its…