Shopify won the holidays because Boxing Day lost to Black Friday (CanCon ep. 137)
We’re rapidly approaching the end of the year, which is normally the time when the CanCon podcast poses an existential…
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Northleaf announces first close of VCCI-backed Venture Catalyst Fund II
Toronto investment firm Northleaf Capital Partners has announced the launch and initial closing of its Northleaf Venture Catalyst…
Kensington Venture Fund II hits $85 million first close, fuelled by government’s VCCI
Toronto-based investment firm Kensington Capital Partners has announced a first close of $85 million CAD for its Kensington…
Fiix’s Khallil Mangalji on being the perfect fit for autonomous vehicles
As part of a regular series powered by Dell Small Business, BetaKit asks entrepreneurs to share lessons learned as they’ve…
Lighthouse Labs launches coding scholarship program for underrepresented groups
Canadian coding bootcamp Lighthouse Labs has announced the launch of a scholarship program to help support individuals from…
Lightspeed acquires ReUp, rebrands it to Lightspeed Loyalty
Cloud-based point of sale system Lightspeed has announced Lightspeed Loyalty, its new platform for customer engagement. The…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Xero to hero
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…
Yuri Navarro to step down as NACO CEO
Yuri Navarro is stepping down as CEO of the National Angel Capital Organization. Navarro will remain as CEO for at least an…
Accenture acquiring financial services assets from Zafin
Accenture has entered into an agreement to acquire select professional services assets from Toronto-based Zafin. Targeted to…
Startup Canada Podcast: Building a social media brand with Truly Inc’s Tara Hunt
Tara Hunt is a pioneer in online marketing and one of the most respected authorities and thought leader on online communities.…
F|T: The FinTech Times – Global turbulence
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
AI and FinTech: What’s next for Canada’s hottest sectors?
For the past several quarters, AI has been a tremendous source of funding and hype for Canada. With a federal government directive…
BCF Ventures reaches $12 million in commitments for its ‘super angel’ fund
Montreal-based super angel fund BCF Ventures has announced that it has increased its potential fund size from $5 million to…
Global Startup Genome report seeking participants for 2019 survey
Startup Genome is looking for entrepreneurs to participate and add their insights for its 2019 survey. The yearly report dives…
A|I: The AI Times – Canada’s AI supercluster
The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the…