F|T: The FinTech Times – PayPal drops Libra
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Clio announces five finalists of its Launch//Code integration contest
Vancouver-based legal tech startup Clio has announced the five finalists who will compete for the title of ‘Best New…
Voilà ! raises $3 million for workforce scheduling software
Voilà !, a Québec-based scheduling and workforce optimization software startup, has received an investment of nearly $3 million.…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Fiix gets Wrenched
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…
CVCA pens open letter to federal party leaders with three election asks
The Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (CVCA) published an open letter on Wednesday addressed to the major…
Microsoft Reactor launch marks Toronto’s latest global startup addition
On Tuesday, Microsoft officially opened its newest Reactor hub at the MaRS Discovery District in Toronto, marking the first…
Voyager Capital sets sights on Western Canada following $130 million CAD fund close
Voyager Capital​, a Seattle-based venture capital firm focused on early-stage tech investments, has closed $130 million CAD…
Innovate Financial Health launching FinTech accelerator with Capital One
Innovate Financial Health, a national nonprofit that supports technology that improves Canadians’ financial health, is…
Terramera, Livestock Water Recycling win Nutrien-Radicle Challenge
Terramera and Livestock Water Recycling claimed a combined $1.25 million USD after the final pitch competition of the Nutrien-Radicle…
PwC Canada selects Calgary’s TerraHub for its blockchain delivery arm
TerraHub, a private blockchain and artificial intelligence startup based in Calgary, has been selected to act as the blockchain…
Startup jobs of the week: The Heart & Stroke Foundation, Loopio, Altus Assessments
Every day, Canada’s tech startups post their latest and greatest job opportunities on Jobs.BetaKit, powered by Jobbio. From…
Communitech CEO Iain Klugman to step down in 2021
Iain Klugman, the longtime president and CEO of Kitchener-based innovation hub Communitech, has announced that he will be stepping…
CoLab raises $2.7 million after Y Combinator Demo Day
CoLab Software, which provides a cloud-based mechanical issue tracking and design management platform, has completed a $2.7…
The casualties of moving fast and breaking things
Adam and James dreamed of making social change, to design a product to improve lives. They had seen the damage done by cigarettes…
Accelerate Okanagan receives $213,000 to support its OKGN Angel Summit
Kelowna, BC-based tech startup accelerator, Accelerate Okanagan, is receiving $213,000 from the National Research Council of…