Collision cancels 2020 in-person conference over COVID-19 fears
Collision, the major North American tech conference set to be held in Toronto for its second year, announced on Friday that…
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A|I: The AI Times – AI vs. the coronavirus
The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the…
StandUp Ventures holds final close, secures $21 million for women-focused fund
StandUp Ventures, the Toronto-based seed-stage firm investing in women-led companies, has held the final close for its initial…
FinTech giant Brex opens first international office in Vancouver
San Francisco-based FinTech startup Brex, which offers business credit cards and cash management accounts to technology companies,…
Canada sees improvement from 2019 as eight Canadian startups appear on CB Insights’ AI 100
Eight Canadian artificial intelligence startups have made CB Insights’ AI 100, a marked difference from last year, which…
Google’s new Kitchener-Waterloo accelerator reflects evolving commitment to Canada
Google has made a string of big bets on Canada in 2020. Last month, Google announced plans to expand and open three new offices…
Lightspeed hires company’s first chief people officer to help with international expansion
Montreal-based point-of-sale and e-commerce company Lightspeed has appointed Marty Reaume as its first chief people officer…
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Canada’s critical coronavirus breakthrough
The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to H|T using…
Today in funding: TickSmith, Worximity Technology
Two Montreal-based startups have announced fresh funding rounds to fuel their growth. Here’s the latest on who raised how…
Today in hires: Vena Solutions, FounderFuel, Sagard Holdings
Recently, three Canadian organizations have announced new members to their teams. Here’s a breakdown of who is joining and…
Canadian startup news of the week (3/1/20)
Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features,…
RainStick Shower, HyIvy Health awarded collective $100,000 at Winter 2020 Fierce Founders Bootcamp
RainStick Shower and HyIvy Health have been named winners at Communitech’s Winter 2020 Fierce Founders Bootcamp. The bootcamp…
F|T: The FinTech Times – Record-setting or in decline?
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
Shopify cancels annual developer conference Unite amid concerns over COVID-19
On Friday, Shopify announced it is cancelling the “in-person elements” of Shopify Unite, its annual conference…
Inside Planswell’s messy relaunch, three months after bankruptcy
In an email to investors and former employees obtained by BetaKit, Planswell co-founder and CEO Eric Arnold said he is “launching…