R|T: The Retail Times – Is Shopify the new Amazon or another Amazon?
The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to R|T using…
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Report finds growth in tech jobs since February, Canada still experiencing brain drain
A report from the Innovation Economy Council states that while STEM and technology job numbers have risen since February, nearly…
WELL Health Technologies extends reach into cybersecurity vertical with acquisition of Source 44
WELL Health Technologies, a publicly-traded healthtech company headquartered in Vancouver, has acquired cybersecurity company…
A|I: The AI Times â Who booked this meeting?
The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the…
Publicly listed Canadian tech companies Lightspeed, Nuvei continue to make acquisitions
Lightspeed and Nuvei, both MontrĂ©al-based tech companies that have recently entered the public market, are continuing to gobble…
Shopify merchants generate $5.1 billion USD over Black Friday, Cyber Monday weekend
Shopify merchants generated over $5.1 billion USD in sales worldwide during Black Friday and Cyber Monday, according to data…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Google’s bigger pivot
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…
PICTURESTART founder and CEO Erik Feig joins Wattpad Studios as advisor
Wattpad Studios, the film and television production arm of Toronto-based Wattpad, has brought on Erik Feig, founder and CEO…
A vaccine is coming, but the data’s still viral
The big national news last week was the federal government appointing a general to oversee the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine.…
Element AI to be acquired by ServiceNow
MontrĂȘal-based Element AI is set to be acquired by California software company ServiceNow. ServiceNow announced the deal Monday,…
Canadian startup news of the week (11/29/20)
Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features,…
F|T: The FinTech Times – Canada’s new Bitcoin fund
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Telehealth momentum
The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to H|T using…
Today in acquisitions: Tulip, Intelex, SalesRight, Robin
Over the past week, five Canadian tech startups have been involved in acquisition deals, including Tulip, Intelex, ehsAI, SalesRight,…
Xanadu, MaRS, Creative Destruction Lab launch Canadaâs first quantum network
Toronto-based quantum computing startup Xanadu, in partnership with MaRS and Creative Destruction Lab (CDL), announced this…