A|I: The AI Times – A new Canadian talent grab?
The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the…
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ThinkData Works raises $8 million Series A for data management platform
Toronto-based ThinkData Works, which has developed a data management platform for businesses, has raised an $8 million CAD…
Tom Keiser to replace Ryan Holmes as CEO of Hootsuite
Vancouver-based Hootsuite has appointed Tom Keiser, former chief operating officer at San Francisco-based Zendesk, as its new…
Shopify partners with four Indigenous-led organizations to offer e-commerce education
Shopify has partnered with four Indigenous-led organizations to explore approaches to Indigenous entrepreneurship education…
Terramera leading project to predict future strains of COVID-19 with AI
Vancouver-based agricultural technology company Terramera is leading a new research project that hopes to use machine learning…
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Canadian tech contact tracing
The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to H|T using…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – How SaaS killed piracy
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…
As Trump suspends H-1B visa, Canadian tech looks to attract foreign talent (again)
Following United States President Donald Trump’s decision to temporarily suspend the H-1B visa program, Canadian tech leaders…
Vancity, Women’s Enterprise Centre launch loan program for women entrepreneurs
Credit union Vancity and the Women’s Enterprise Centre have launched the Unity Women Entrepreneurs Program to offer loans…
Bench re-hires workers as sales rebound following shift to helping US businesses with COVID relief
Vancouver-based Bench was initially hit hard by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. A sudden drop in sales in March forced…
Canadian startup news of the week (6/21/20)
Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features,…
Peer-to-peer car-sharing company Turo launches in British Columbia
San Francisco-based Turo, which enables private car owners to rent their vehicles through its online platform, has expanded…
ArcTern Ventures brings on new managing partner and investment director as it eyes international markets
ArcTern Ventures has brought on Marc Faucher as managing partner, as well as Kristin Aamodt as investment director in ArcTern’s…
Food-X Technologies brings on Attabotics to streamline its fulfillment operations
Food-X Technologies, a Vancouver-based e-grocery startup, has entered into a three-year partnership with Calgary-based Attabotics,…
How COVID-19 set the stage for a Canadian healthtech boom
For years, Canadians have bemoaned the country’s slow adoption of innovative health technologies. Disparate regulations,…