Today in acquisitions: Founded, 7Geese
Over the past week, two Canadian tech companies have been acquired, including Toronto-based Founded and Vancouver-based 7Geese.…
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Late-stage AI deals push Waterloo Region’s venture funding to five-quarter high in Q2 2020
Venture funding in the Waterloo Region reached $148.6 million in the second quarter of 2020, largely driven by large, late-stage…
Properly receives $100 million in financing to fuel tech-enabled home buying process
Canadian startup Properly has secured $100 million CAD in debt financing to help support its capital heavy expense of purchasing…
Major Shopify exec shuffle sees CPO departure, Finkelstein shift to president
Shopify announced majors changes to its executive team today, including longtime chief operating officer Harley Finkelstein…
Canadian startup news of the week (9/27/20)
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 – New heights for Nuvei
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
Today in acquisitions: Kinduct, Quill, Lane
Over the last week, several startups have been involved in some notable Canadian tech acquisitions, including Kinduct, Quill,…
Victoria-based cybersecurity startup Plurilock begins trading on TSXV
Plurilock Security, a Victoria-based startup focused on behavioural-biometric cybersecurity tools has launched on the TSX Venture…
14 U of T students, alumni named recipients of social impact fund financing
The University of Toronto has announced the 2020 winners of the Lo Social Venture Fund, which awards students and recent graduates…
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Second shutdown incoming?
The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to H|T using…
BC venture funding keeps pace in Q2 2020 as deal volume continues downward trend
Tech companies in British Columbia (BC) continued to see consistent venture funding in the second quarter of 2020, despite…
U of T to use portion of new $250 million donation to build medical AI research centre
Following a record-setting $250 million donation to its faculty of medicine, the University of Toronto has revealed plans to…
Lilia CEO Alyssa Atkins on how COVID-19 changed her Y Combinator demo day
While some people are embracing back to school, in Canadian tech, it’s accelerator graduation season (yes, that’s a…
R|T: The Retail Times – Retail rollercoaster
The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to R|T using…
MaRS in talks with University of Calgary to bring new innovation hub to Alberta
Toronto-based MaRS is in exploratory talks with the University of Calgary to bring a new innovation hub to Western Canada.…