AccessNow wins $250,000 USD Novartis Prize for its accessibility platform
Toronto-based AccessNow recently won the Novartis Prize for Assistive Tech for Multiple Sclerosis (MS) beating over 150 submissions.…
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North acquired by Google
Kitchener-Waterloo based North has been acquired by Google. North, formerly Thalmic Labs, revealed the deal on Tuesday calling…
ThinkData Works raises $8 million Series A for data management platform
Toronto-based ThinkData Works, which has developed a data management platform for businesses, has raised an $8 million CAD…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Survival mode
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…
Canadian startup news of the week (6/28/20)
Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features,…
FundThrough commits $10 million to help small businesses after federal government rejects FinTech COVID-19 relief proposals
Last week, it was revealed that the federal government had rejected several proposals for FinTech organizations to help distribute…
R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify arms Walmart with rebel wares
The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to R|T using…
Sidewalk Labs pulls commitment to Quayside Venture Partners, as investors look to launch new fund
Sidewalk Labs has decided not to move forward with its previously announced investment fund, Quayside Venture Partners (QVP),…
Trudeau highlights importance of Canadian tech in COVID-19 response at Collision from Home
Thursday was the final day of Collision from Home, the virtual tech summit held in place of Collision Conference due to the…
Velocity announces winners of its first virtual pitch competition
University of Waterloo-based incubator Velocity recently hosted its first virtual Velocity Fund Pitch Competition (VFPC), investing…
Montréal tech saw five-quarter high in venture deals prior to COVID-19 crisis
MontrĂ©alâs tech sector saw $204 million in VC funding in the first quarter of 2020, up 47 percent over the last quarter,…
Ryersonâs DMZ reaches $400,000 of $1 million goal to expand Black Innovation Fellowship
The Black Innovation Fellowship (BIF), a program dedicated to providing Black tech founders with more equitable entrepreneurial…
Facebook commits $1 million in ad credits to ShopHERE initiative
Facebook has revealed it is committing $1 million to Digital Main Streetâs ShopHERE powered by Google initiative, a program…
Web Summit to be held in-person and online using event software demoed at Collision
Web Summit will go ahead as organizers had promised earlier this month. The event is now set to be held in December and will…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – How SaaS killed piracy
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…