Zoom.ai wins $100,000 grand prize at OpenText Enterprise World Pitch Contest
Toronto-based Zoom.ai, which has developed an automated virtual assistant that helps users offload menial administrative tasks,…
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Dream Payments opens Moncton office to support growth in Canadian and US markets
Toronto-based Dream Payments, which provides a cloud-based mobile point-of-sale solution, announced the opening of an innovation…
Ask an Investor: Should I hire an executive coach?
Welcome to a BetaKit weekly series designed to help startups and entrepreneurs. Each week, investors Roger Chabra and Katherine…
Second Closet raises $500,000 from Hyatt brothers for pay-per-item storage company
Toronto-based Second Closet’s $500,000 seed round only took a day. That was partly thanks to BlueCat founder Michael Hyatt,…
League, Mogo among regional finalists for Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year awards
Ernst & Young has named the regional finalists across several categories for its EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2017 awards…
AudienceView acquires TheaterMania, expands reach to over 2,000 event organizations
Toronto-based AudienceView, which provides ecommerce software for events and entertainment organizations, has acquired New…
FounderFuel celebrates $100 million startup funding milestone at 10th Demo Day
On Tuesday evening, a full and buzzing Olympia Theatre in Montreal played host to FounderFuel’s 10th Demo Day. An accelerator…
CSI launches Soshent platform to connect social entrepreneurs to funding and mentorship
The Centre for Social Innovation (CSI), in partnership with over 30 organizations across Ontario, is launching Soshent.net,…
OpenText launches AI assistant to help business analysts with decision making, task automation
Waterloo-based OpenText, a provider of enterprise information management (EIM) systems, has launched OpenText Magellan, an…
Casalova acquires MyPropertyManagers, including assets of $35 million
Toronto-based Casalova, an online real estate marketplace, has acquired property management group MyPropertyManagers (MyPM)…
Raw Signal Group’s Johnathan Nightingale explains why investing in leadership can help your business save money
Last week, Raw Signal Group’s Melissa Nightingale and Johnathan Nightingale spoke candidly with BetaKit about why they launched…
Maker Extravaganza celebration kicks off month-long celebration of makers
On July 8 and July 9, Toronto’s makers, technologists, and craftspeople will gather at the Maker Extravangaza, the hallmark…
11 Canadian innovation hubs partner with SingularityU Canada Summit
Eleven innovation hubs have joined the SingularityU Canada Summit as community partners, opening up the Summit to startups…
Ontario gives $1.5 million to Carrot Rewards app, celebrates 200,000 users
The Ontario government is providing $1.5 million to Carrot Rewards, an app that rewards users for increasing digital finance…
Today in company updates: Ask The Doctor reaches 250,000 doctor milestone, Flexiti Financial launches POS with 800 retailers
This week, two Toronto startups launched new features. Here’s the latest on Canada’s movers and shakers. Ask The Doctor…