Vincent Mifsud steps down as ScribbleLive CEO, becomes board chair
Vincent Mifsud has stepped down from his role as ScribbleLive’s CEO, BetaKit has learned. In an email sent to company employees…
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Tech for Good: How machine learning and rich data can help prevent pollution
As part of a regular series powered by IBM, BetaKit interviews Canadian tech leaders using innovation for the greater good.…
Communitech reveals 25 founders participating in Fierce Founders bootcamp
Twenty-five women entrepreneurs are entering the Communitech Fierce Founders bootcamp this week. The bootcamp helps early-stage…
Ulula announces $1 million seed round to tackle forced labour
Toronto-based Ulula has officially announced its $1 million seed round. Targeting the mining, energy, and agriculture industries,…
Canada’s top 10 VC deals in 2017 raised over $1 billion
According to data from PE Hub Canada and preliminary data from Thomson Reuters, Canada’s top VC deals this year raised…
Kevin Sandhu reviews his 11 Canadian tech companies to watch in 2017
Every January for the last couple of years, I’ve been writing and reviewing Canadian tech companies that I predict to make…
Nanoleaf launches 12-sided dice remote for controlling smart home products
Toronto-based Nanoleaf has revealed a new way to control smart home products: the Bluetooth-enabled Nanoleaf remote, a dice-like…
TD acquires Layer 6 in Canadian AI talent grab
TD Bank Group has acquired Toronto-based Layer 6 in an effort to boost its own AI capabilities. Terms of the deal weren’t…
CIBC acquires Wellington Financial to support launch of CIBC Innovation Banking
CIBC has launched a new full-service business in an effort to better serve the Canadian tech sector. CIBC Innovation Banking…
Startup Canada Podcast Ep.119: Making your product stand out with April Dunford
April Dunford is the brains behind making a startup’s product sparkle. After noticing the disconnect that often happens…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – The slow motion SaaS crash
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…
F|T: The FinTech Times – Bitcoin vs. basic economic rules
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
R|T: The Retail Times – A store with no cashiers
The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to R|T using…
MedChart, Eve Medical part of healthtech projects funded by $5.47 million from Ontario
The Ontario government is dedicating $5.47 million in 12 projects through its Health Technologies Fund through 2018, which…
eSight wants to help 50 million people living with vision loss see by 2020
Toronto-based eSight has launched a pledge to help the 50 million people worldwide living with vision loss and blindness by…