Nominations open for the sixth annual Startup Canada Awards
Startup Canada has opened nominations for its sixth annual Startup Canada Awards. Businesses, organizations, and individuals…
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Dragons’ Den announces auditions tour across Canada for newest season
CBCâs Dragons’ Den has announced a new Canada-wide tour in search of promising startups to come pitch on their show.…
Cycle Capital reaches $109 million CAD first close of new cleantech fund
Canadian cleantech VC firm Cycle Capital Management (CCM) has announced a $109 million CAD first close of its Cycle Capital…
The Knowledge Society is expanding to Ottawa, Boston, New York & Las Vegas
The Knowledge Society (TKS), an educational program to create âOlympic level innovators,â announced it is expanding its…
Peter Macnee to join Statflo as CEO, founding CEO to become Chief Strategy Officer
Statflo, a human-to-human outreach solution for wireless and tech retailers, today announced that its board of directors has…
The Big Push announces Canada-wide Pitch and Pair Program for women-led companies
The Big Push, a Toronto-based business accelerator that provides services in exchange for equity for women-led tech companies,…
Former Scotiabank managing director leaves to join Receptiviti
Toronto-based Receptiviti, a corporate culture analytics company, has announced that Mike Friedman is the companyâs new chief…
The QuadrigaCX debacle continues, with new revelations
Last week, BetaKit reported on the embattled crypto exchange firm, QuadrigaCX. The firm currently owes its clients $250 million,…
Carrot Rewards wins global innovation award at World Government Summit
Public wellness app, Carrot Rewards, has be chosen as the global winner of the OECD’s 2019 Edge of Government Award.…
F|T: The FinTech Times – The collapse of QuadrigaCX
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
Another BMO exec departs, as Mark Gilbert joins Espresso Capital
Toronto-based venture debt provider Espresso Capital has announced Mark Gilbert has joined as director of loan origination…
Live-streaming startup Stage Ten closes seed round led by Next 10 Ventures
Toronto-based live streaming company Stage Ten recently announced it has closed its seed funding round led by Los Angeles and…
Canada needs to do better on leading AI innovation says Trudeau
In a talk about innovation and infrastructure with the Board of Trade President, Jan De Silva, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Would you let Google run your city?
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…
Roofr raises $4 million after completing Y Combinator
Roofing service software company Roofr has announced it raised a $4 million seed round in SAFE and priced equity financing,…