A|I: The AI Times – Will Canadian AI stay hot in 2019?
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Kensington Venture Fund II hits $85 million first close, fuelled by government’s VCCI
Toronto-based investment firm Kensington Capital Partners has announced a first close of $85 million CAD for its Kensington…
Canadian startup news of the week (12/16/18)
Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features,…
A|I: The AI Times – Time for AI to grow up?
The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the…
Report: SaaS investment in Canada hits $1.62 billion
Ottawa-based SaaS accelerator L-SPARK has released the results of its annual State of Canadian SaaS report, which leverages…
TransferWise opens API to Canadian businesses
Digital money transfer platform TransferWise has opened access to its API allowing Canadian businesses to integrate TransferWise…
Wealth management platform d1g1t closes $9 million Series A
FinTech company d1g1t has closed its second round of Series A financing for its enterprise digital wealth management platform.…
Mobeewave raises $22 million to enable contactless payments for businesses
Montreal-based Mobeewave has announced that it has closed a $22 million CAD ($16.5 million USD) Series B led by NewAlpha Asset…
Lending Loop launches business credit monitoring platform with Equifax
Toronto-based Lending Loop and Equifax Canada have launched a credit health and monitoring platform for businesses. Dubbed…
Finn AI’s Natalie Cartwright weighs the benefits of data and artificial intelligence
As part of a regular series powered by Dell Small Business, BetaKit asks business leaders to share their advice for growing…
Good AI Capital opens Montreal office to support its $40 million USD fund
Silicon Valley venture fund Good AI Capital is opening an office in Montreal. The new office will be focused on investing in…
Portag3 raises $198 million for second fund
FinTech fund Portag3 Ventures has raised $198 million for its second fund. The Portag3 FinTech fund launched in October 2016…
Report: Canadian VC activity falls for second straight quarter in Q3 2018
PwC Canada’s latest MoneyTree report for Q3 2018 shows a drop in VC funding and activity across several areas. Completed…
Pungle integrates with Visa Direct for real-time payments
At Money 20/20 today in Las Vegas, Toronto-based FinTech startup Pungle announced a new integration to speed up payment disbursements…
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Billion-dollar smiles
The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to H|T using…