Elevate cancels 2020 tech festival, secures $5 million to launch new global innovation hub
As Elevate joins the drove of conferences to cancel their 2020 events due to safety concerns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic,…
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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Privacy first?
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…
eSight launches fourth version of wearable glasses for people with visual impairments
Electronic glasses company eSight has launched eSight 4, the newest version of its wearable assistive device designed to enhance…
Fable Tech Labs raises $2 million seed round to bring accessibility to digital products
Fable Tech Labs, a Toronto-based startup that aims to help businesses test whether or not their technology is accessible to…
Minister Ng open to expanding CAN Health procurement project model to other sectors
The CAN Health Network is a project that was launched by the federal government last year to help connect healthtech startups…
Canadian startup news of the week (7/26/20)
Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features,…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Is social media a national security risk?
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…
Knockri raises $3 million seed round to eliminate job interview bias through AI
Toronto-based Knockri, which has developed an artificial intelligence-based (AI) video recruiting tool aimed to enable fairer…
Vision Critical raises $26.7 million CAD in growth debt financing
Vision Critical, a customer experience management startup, has secured $26.7 million CAD ($20 million USD) in growth debt financing.…
Clutch raises $7 million CAD seed round to expand online used car retail platform
Online car retailer Clutch, which sells used vehicles in Toronto and Halifax, has raised $7 million CAD in a seed round led…
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Ethics before profits
The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to H|T using…
Win Bear appointed a managing director at Kensington Capital Partners
Kensington Capital Partners has appointed Win Bear as one of the firm’s managing directors. Bear will be based in Toronto…
Wattpad notifies users, shares new details of reported data breach
Toronto-based online entertainment startup Wattpad has notified its users that some of their data, such as email addresses,…
F|T: The FinTech Times – Jack Ma’s giant
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
Bird Canada brings e-scooters to Ottawa in new pilot
E-scooter company Bird Canada has made its shared e-scooters available for use in Ottawa as part of a new pilot project approved…