Canadian gov’t announces that Startup Visa pilot program will become permanent
The Canadian government announced that the Startup Visa program would now become a core part of the country’s immigration…
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Today in company updates: Financeit adds two new VPs, former Hudson’s Bay CEO joins Smooth Commerce advisory board
Two Toronto-based startups have announced major additions to their teams and advisory groups. BetaKit pulled together this…
The Entrepreneurship Society panel says process, not perks, is key to good corporate culture
Walking into the room at The Entrepreneurship Society’s Toronto event on scaling, I got the distinct feeling that no one…
iVentures conference wants to be a marketplace for digital media
Interactive Ontario, a not-for-profit trade organization which works on fostering growth in the province’s interactive digital…
Report: Canadian job opportunities in AI have grown by nearly 500%
As Canada’s tech ecosystem continues to see a rise in AI and machine learning startups — and as the Canadian government…
Cyclica raises additional $2.25 million for platform that predicts drug effectiveness
Toronto-based Cyclica, which has developed a predictive analytics platform that can model and predict the effectiveness, side…
Top Hat’s Malgosia Green says the future of education is in user generated content
It’s about time schools stop assigning outdated, non-engaging textbooks to students, according to Malgosia Green, chief…
TransPod says hyperloop would cost 50 percent less, travel four times faster than high-speed rail line
Toronto-based TransPod has released the findings of its Initial Order of Magnitute Analysis, which identifies preliminary costs…
SnapTravel raises $10 million to invest in machine learning capabilities for travel chatbot
Toronto-based SnapTravel, which lets users find and book hotels over SMS and Facebook Messenger, has just raised a $10 million…
Application deadline for Creative Destruction Lab’s quantum machine learning stream ends July 31
The Creative Destruction Lab is only accepting applications for its quantum machine learning stream until July 31. The one-year…
Greenspace raises $1.4 million to match patients with the right therapists
Toronto-based Greenspace has closed a $1.4 million seed round from Prime Quadrant LP to expand its mental health care platform.…
Startups have until July 31 to apply for the CIX Top 20
The CIX Top 20, a program from the Canadian Innovation Exchange that showcases Canada’s most innovative companies, is calling…
nanopay gets strong scores from the US Federal Reserve’s Faster Payments Task Force
Toronto-based nanopay, a real-time payments platform for banks and businesses, said that it received “impressive scores”…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 77: Canada’s women entrepreneurship scorecard
The CanCon team is back from Startupfest in Montreal and ready to bring you more hot takes on Canadian tech topics. In the…
Canadian startup news of the week (07/23/17)
Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features,…