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…
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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
Montrêal-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 Canada’s first quantum network
Toronto-based quantum computing startup Xanadu, in partnership with MaRS and Creative Destruction Lab (CDL), announced this…
R|T: The Retail Times – Amazon Rx
The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to R|T using…
Q3 2020 venture capital investment in Canadian tech lowest in two years, CVCA finds
Venture capital investment in Canada took a major dip in the third quarter (Q3) of 2020, according to the Canadian Venture…
Accessibility startup AccessNow receives Governor General’s Innovation Award
AccessNow, an online platform that crowdsources information on the accessibility of public spaces and venues, such as restaurants…
A|I: The AI Times – The AI that fails to see women at all
The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the…
Wealthsimple rolls out first feature of Cash product to select customers
Toronto-based FinTech startup Wealthsimple has begun rolling out the first feature of Wealthsimple Cash in beta to a select…
3iQ’s Bitcoin Fund raises $75 million in treasury offering
The Bitcoin Fund, Canada’s first regulated Bitcoin investment fund, created by Toronto-based FinTech company 3iQ last year,…
Canadian startup news of the week (11/22/20)
Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features,…