Atlanta-based CallRail raises Canadian money to take advantage of AI talent
Atlanta-based CallRail has raised $75 million USD in a round co-led by Sageview Capital and Toronto-based Leaders Fund. The…
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SingularityU hopes to attract 6,000 Canadians through satellite events
SingularityU Canada Summit is hosting several satellite events and viewing parties across the country to get more Canadians…
Ritual raises $53 million Series B
Toronto-based Ritual has raised $53 million CAD ($43.5 milion USD) in a Series B round led by Insight Venture Partners, according…
Vector Institute names Garth Gibson as CEO
The Toronto-based Vector Institute has named its first CEO in Dr. Garth Gibson. His appointment is effective January 2, 2018.…
Zoom.AI acquires SimplyInsight to double down on natural language processing
Three months after it announced $2.1 million in funding, Zoom.AI has announced the acquisition of fellow Toronto company SimplyInsight.…
#ElevateHealth says AI can dramatically improve patient care
Elevate Toronto took the city by storm this month, sending a strong message to the world: Toronto is ready. We are ready to…
Alibaba’s Jack Ma says Canadian entrepreneurs should consider Chinese vs. US expansion at #Gateway17
At the Enercare Centre in Toronto, 3,600 entrepreneurs and industry leaders gathered for Gateway17, a large-scale event hosted…
A|I: The AI Times – Custom AI chips
The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the…
Koho raises $8 million from Portag3 as Paul Desmarais III and Mike Katchen join board
Vancouver-based Koho has raised an $8 million funding round from Portag3 Ventures. The company raised its first disclosed $1…
Ask an Investor: What should I look for in a strategic investor?
Welcome to a BetaKit weekly series designed to help startups and entrepreneurs. Each week, investors tackle the tough questions…
OneEleven hosting hackathon to support tech mitigating natural disaster impact
OneEleven and Aviva Canada are hosting a hackathon dedicated to creating tech solutions that mitigate the impact of natural…
ScribbleLive acquires ion interactive to expand its content creation platform
Toronto-based ScribbleLive has acquired ion interactive, a Florida-based enterprise SaaS platform. ion interactive allows marketers…
Intuitive named top venture at NextAI Venture Day
Yesterday, NextAI celebrated the top 15 startups in its inaugural cohort at Venture Day, which invited over 200 investors,…
Today in funding ($2.8M): Flipd, Classcraft
In the past few weeks, two Canadian startups got a boost with rounds of funding. Here’s the latest on who raised how much,…
Mark Evans’ Story Spark workshop wants to help entrepreneurs explain what they do
The question “what do you do?” is one that entrepreneurs will encounter several times at networking events. But…