Ontario government launches $3 million pilot project with Lending Loop for small business loans
The Ontario government is providing P2P lender Lending Loop with $3 million to support loans to small businesses. The two-year…
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Startup Canada Podcast Ep.135: Building a global brand with Smoke’s Poutinerie’s Ryan Smolkin
If youâre a Canadian whoâs traveled abroad, youâve likely had a conversation describing your favourite Canadian dish.…
A|I: The AI Times – Sergey Brin’s AI warning
The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the…
BenchSci raises $10 million Series A for antibody search engine
Toronto-based BenchSci, a search engine to help researchers find antibody usage data, has raised a $10 million Series A round,…
Golden Ventures closes $72 million for new seed-focused fund
Toronto-based Golden Ventures has raised $72 million for Golden Ventures III, its largest fund to date. Investors in the fund…
MindBridge AI raises $8.4 million Series A
Ottawa-based MindBridge AI has raised an $8.4 million Series A led by Montreal-based Real Ventures. The round, which was first…
Hockeystick launches database tracking Canada’s startup ecosystem
Toronto-based Hockeystick has released a database with information on over 8,000 Canadian startups and investors. The free…
Amazon to add 3,000 Vancouver tech jobs via Hub expansion
Amazon has announced it will expand its Vancouver tech hub with a new office that will bring 3,000 new jobs to the city. Amazon…
Today in company updates: Flashfood expands to US, Mogo hits new milestone, CineSend powers Tribeca Film Festival
Canadian startups across the country have new announcements to share. Hereâs the latest on Canadaâs movers and shakers.…
Blakes launches Nitro startup legal service program in Vancouver
Toronto-based law firm Blakes has launched its Nitro program â which helps startups access legal services â in Vancouver.…
Canadian startup news of the week (04/29/18)
Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features,…
How startups should approach GDPR (Facebook Live chat)
The European Unionâs GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) is coming, and fast. With it comes compliance regulation that…
Wealthsimple, Flipp make Great Place to Work list
Great Place to Work has released its annual list of the top workplaces in Canada, and a few Canadian tech companies made the…
MaRS receives $1 million from Google to train workers impacted by automation
Google.org, the philanthropic arm of Google, has invested $1 million in Toronto-based MaRS to create the Employment Pathway…
H|T: The Healthtech Times – A tale of two hospitals
The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to H|T using…