Canadian government invests $45 million in cleantech companies
Sustainable Technology Development Canada announced that it’s investing a total of $45 million to 17 cleantech initiatives…
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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Product-market fit
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering the major SaaS news from Canada, and around the globe. S|W is sponsored by…
U-Feast acquires Pass The Table as it prepares for 2017 expansion
It seems like there’s a new food startup popping up every other week, each one promising to deliver your food even faster…
Startup jobs of the week: StackAdapt, Vena Solutions, Hifyre, Unbounce, Finn.ai
Every day, Canada’s best startups post their latest and greatest job opportunities on the BetaKit Job Board. From early stage…
Report: Okanagan tech industry contributed $1.3 billion to the local economy in 2015
The tech industry in the Okanagan is booming, according to a recent Economic Impact Report by a technology-driven accelerator,…
Flatbook rebrands to Sonder after $10 million funding round
Montreal-based Flatbook is officially rebranding as Sonder after raising a $10 million funding round. According to Montreal…
What vegetables, robots, and AR mean for the airport of the future
Globally, over 8 million people fly every day, and the start and end point of every journey — whether for business or pleasure…
Toronto-based Chefs Plate raises $6 million in funding
Chefs Plate, which delivers gourmet ready-to-cook meal deliveries, today announced $6 million in new funding led by Munich-based…
Finn.ai (formerly Payso) partners with ATB Financial to build banking chatbot
Vancouver-based FinTech startup Finn.ai announced this week that it is partnering with Alberta-based ATB Financial on the…
Startup Canada podcast: Startup York Region’s Lucas Chang on the importance of encouraging young entrepreneurs
“At the grassroots level, there is a need to tie entrepreneurs into local networks and then to tie further into national…
Hootsuite opening Toronto and Sydney offices
Buried deep in a media release about Hootsuite achieving cash flow positive status last week was this little tidbit: the Vancouver-based…
Building a collaborative global FinTech ecosystem
“Software is eating the world,” explained Marc Andreessen, Netscape co-founder and partner at venture capitalist firm Andreessen…
Former Thinking Capital CTO Pat Forgione joins Lendful
Vancouver-based Lendful, which allows borrowers to fill out a loan application within two minutes and receive their money within…
Startup Canada partners with Google Canada, SSHRC for public consultations on Canada’s innovation strategy
Startup Canada has partnered with Google Canada and the federal government’s Social Sciences and Humanities Research…
Startup Canada Podcast: How to build personal brands
Serial entrepreneur Linzi Boyd wants to make a difference in the world. “My personal passion was to shift the world into…