Canadian government announces $221 million Black Entrepreneurship Program
The Government of Canada announced on Wednesday the launch of the Black Entrepreneurship Program, a new three-part initiative…
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Julie Plouffe promoted to GP at White Star Capital as firm doubles down on Canada
White Star Capital, a New York-based venture firm that invests in businesses in Europe and North America, is looking to expand…
A|I: The AI Times – Recession imminent?
The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Real estate’s reinvention
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…
F|T: The FinTech Times – Wirecard’s “fraud of the century”
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
Canadian startup news of the week (9/07/20)
Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features,…
Newfoundland and Labrador adopts federal COVID-19 app following Quebec rejection
Newfoundland and Labrador became the second province to adopt the federal government’s COVID-19 exposure notification…
Clearbanc, Touchbistro among 7 Canadian startups in CB Insights FinTech 250
Seven Canadian startups have been listed on the 2020 version of CB Insights’ FinTech 250 list, which tracks the top private…
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Under Amazon’s Halo
The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to H|T using…
Wealthsimple CFO stepping down to become CEO of Wealthsimple Foundation
Wealthsimple’s chief financial officer (CFO), Leen Li, is stepping down from her role and is set to become the CEO of…
Vena Solutions secures $25 million USD in financing from CIBC Innovation Banking
Financial planning startup Vena Solutions has closed $25 million USD in growth capital financing from CIBC Innovation Banking.…
Xanadu launches photonic quantum cloud platform
Toronto-based quantum computing startup Xanadu on Wednesday announced the release of a publicly available photonic quantum…
Montréal payment tech company Nuvei files for IPO on TSX
MontrĂ©al-based FinTech company Nuvei has filed to go public on the Toronto Stock Exchange. Nuvei filed a preliminary prospectus…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Walmart to tap TikTok?
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…
Applications open for new Canadian healthtech startup program, pitch competition
A new initiative, from Toronto-based accelerator the Centre for Aging and Brain Health Innovation (CABHI), and a pitch competition,…