14 Upside Foundation pledges, $25 million commitment to SickKids by 2022 made at #BetaKit150
At #BetaKit150 last week, hundreds of VCs, founders, and community builders gathered to celebrate — and predict — the future…
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Canadian startup news of the week (06/24/17)
Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features,…
Finn.ai wins Capgemini’s $50,000 entrepreneurship and innovation award
Vancouver-based Finn.ai, which develops a personal banking chatbot for financial institutions, has won the Serge Kampf Entrepreneurship…
Mindbridge raises $4.3 million with goal to IPO within five years
Ottawa-based Mindbridge Analytics, which uses AI and machine learning to help identify and eliminate financial crimes, has…
Embodia launches online resource to address health needs of transgender community
Toronto-based Embodia, an online health learning marketplace for healthcare practitioners and patients, announced that its…
Element AI raises $137.5 million Series A, plans to hire 100 people in Toronto
Canada’s AI ecosystem just got a massive boost with Element AI’s $137.5 million Series A. The funding was led by Data Collective…
#IdentityNorth panel says there’s “a million opportunities” in Canada’s digital identity and authentication space
While many entrepreneurs look to solve problems in sectors like FinTech and healthcare, there aren’t nearly as many developing…
Hack To Start Ep.152: Nathaniel Harley, co-founder and CEO of Mantl
Nathaniel Harley, the co-founder and CEO of Mantl. Harley was previously an analyst with Goldman Sachs before jumping into…
Beanworks raises $4.5 million Series A, adds new VPs
Vancouver-based Beanworks has raised a $4.5 million Series A. The round was led by the Vancouver Founder Fund and TIMIA Capital.…
Alongside leads Branham Group’s list of top 25 up-and-coming Canadian companies
The Branham Group, an Ottawa-based industry analyst and strategic advisory firm, has released its list of Canada’s top…
Q4’s Darrell Heaps says “hustle and grind” are key to growing a company
For Darrell Heaps, CEO of Toronto-based Q4, having a “hustle and grind” mentality is crucial to growing a startup.…
TouchBistro raises $16.3 million Series C to continue North American expansion
Toronto-based TouchBistro has raised $16.3 million in a Series C round led by two major firms. The round was led by Napier…
Wave raises $32 million from RBC, Portag3 Ventures
Toronto-based Wave has announced a strategic financing round of $32 million CAD from National Australia Bank (NAB), RBC, Portag3,…
Project Jasper urges private-public sector collaboration to bring blockchain into financial system
Collaboration between the public and private sector can pave the way for developing a modernized, distributed ledger technology-based…
Seven Canadian companies among Batch 21 of 500 Startups’ seed program
500 Startups has announced the 31 companies accepted into Batch 21 of its seed program, and seven Canadian companies are among…