Google to launch first Canadian accelerator in Kitchener-Waterloo
Google is launching an accelerator for early-stage tech startups in Kitchener-Waterloo. The accelerator will be the tech giant’s…
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Lightspeed partners with Stripe, launches payment product across North America
Lightspeed POS is partnering with global payments platform Stripe as part of the extended launch of its own payments product.…
Le dĂ©mo day du Founder Institute prĂ©sente la cinquième cohorte de l’accĂ©lĂ©rateur de prĂ©amorçage de MontrĂ©al
Mercredi dernier, la branche montrĂ©alaise du Founder Institute a organisĂ© un dĂ©mo day pour sa cinquième cohorte. Après…
Founder Institute demo day showcases fifth cohort of the Montreal pre-seed accelerator
Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. Last Wednesday, Founder Institute’s Montreal branch held a demo day…
Microsoft partners with Invest Ottawa to scale public sector startups
Microsoft and Invest Ottawa announced a joint partnership to support public sector startups in the nation’s capital today.…
From ownership to sharing – the evolution of mobility in 2020 and beyond
Canada’s mobility market closed out 2019 on a tumultuous note. The departure of ShareNow (Car2Go) from North America has…
BenchSci raises $29 million CAD Series B round
BenchSci has raised a $29 million CAD ($22 million USD) Series B funding round led by F-Prime Capital. The financing round…
Scale Without Borders launches masterclass for newcomer entrepreneurs
Scale Without Borders, an initiative targeted toward entrepreneurs who are newcomers to Canada, has opened applications for…
Top Hat raises $72 million CAD Series D, inks deals to disrupt the textbook industry
Top Hat has raised $72 million CAD ($55 million USD) in a Series D funding round to help the company accelerate its goal of…
Narwhal List 2020 tracks a year of massive raises, 42 potential Canadian Unicorns
In partnership with MaRS Discovery District, Communitech, and Invest Ottawa, Charles Plant, the founder of the Narwhal Project,…
Today in hires: Instacart, BlueCat
Recently, two tech organizations have announced new members to their teams. Here’s a breakdown of who is joining and what…
Scotiabank donates $750,000 to University of Ottawa to launch ethical AI initiative
Scotiabank has donated $750,000 in funding to the University of Ottawa to launch a new initiative to identify solutions to…
Canadian startup news of the week (2/2/20)
Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features,…
Startup jobs of the week: Big Data Engineer, UI/UX Designer, Digital Content Producer
Every day, Canada’s tech startups post their latest and greatest job opportunities on Jobs.BetaKit, powered by Jobbio. From…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Vancouver (finally) gets ride-hailing
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…