Coconut Software closes $4.2 million Series A
Coconut Software announced today the close of a$4.2 million CAD Series A round, led by Toronto-based Information Venture Partners,…
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Vancouver to add 1,000 jobs with new Amazon office, but no HQ2
Amazon has announced that it will be opening a second office in Vancouver by 2020, adding 1,000 new jobs that will double its…
#GONORTH17: Shared values, education system helps Canada lead in AI, says PM Trudeau
The Canadian government is going all in on tech and innovation, and no type of tech has more hype than artificial intelligence…
Ask an Investor: How do I connect with VCs?
Welcome to a BetaKit weekly series designed to help startups and entrepreneurs. Each week, investors tackle the tough questions…
Startup Jobs Spotlight: Financeit is hiring
As startups lead the way in building Canada’s innovation economy, BetaKit does its part to help fill the talent gap with…
Nekso wants to close a $25 million round
Nekso is a ride-hailing service that integrates taxi lines, passengers, and drivers into one unified app. Operating under Toronto-based…
MaRS expands to New York with Grand Central Tech partnership
Toronto-based innovation hub MaRS announced a new partnership today that will expand its presence to New York City. Partnering…
Rory Capern tells tech companies to “Tear Down This Wall” at #MarketingTO
TechTO held its first MarketingTO event earlier this month to encourage startups to go beyond traditional boundaries and focus…
Bernie Sanders health care talk shows U.S. not just interested in our tech talent
It appears that Canada and Bernie Sanders share a mutual appreciation. With all eyes focused south in 2016 on the US election…
Vector Institute doubles AI faculty with 10 new additions
Toronto-based Vector Institute announced today that it has effectively doubled its faculty of AI researchers. The non-profit…
R|T: The Retail Times – Beyond eCommerce
The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe…
Today in Funding ($40M): Appili, Finn.ai, Goldmoney, Askuity, ODX
Every day, BetaKit tracks innovation funding news from across Canada. Here’s the latest on who raised how much, and from…
SnapTravel’s Hussein Fazal on what founders do differently with their second business
Reduce Startup Risks (RSR) is a video interview series aimed at helping Canadian tech startups scale quickly & with ease.…
The Big Push CEO Sharon Zohar on the funding gap for women entrepreneurs
On the latest episode of BNN’s The Disruptors, Sharon Zohar, CEO of The Big Push, a Toronto-based accelerator that wants…
Integrate.ai adds Amazon alum as VP of Engineering, Netflix alum to advisory board
Integrate.ai is starting to add more senior talent following its recent $5.6 million CAD funding round. The Toronto-based company,…