Ottawa’s tech ecosystem primed to grow as companies seek to attract tech talent
Ottawa’s tech ecosystem is primed to grow, as innovative, high-tech startups are ramping up efforts to attract talent to…
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Natural Gas Innovation Fund calls for applications from natural gas cleantech startups
The Natural Gas Innovation Fund (NGIF) is accepting applications to provide funding for natural gas cleantech research projects…
Victory Square’s Shafin Tejani announces $75,000 fund to help launch SFU’s girls tech camp
Shafin Diamond Tejani, CEO and founder of Victory Square Technologies, has just established a $75,000 matching fund to help…
Volta Labs to take over 60,000 square feet of Halifax’s Maritime Centre
Halifax-based incubator Volta Labs announced that it will be taking over 60,000 square feet of space at the Maritime Centre…
University of Waterloo announces four $25,000 winners of Velocity Fund Finals
The University of Waterloo’s latest Velocity Fund Finals had at least four startups win big. The competition had 10 startups…
Ahead of Elevate Toronto, Razor Suleman says Canada needs to brag more about its tech accomplishments (#BetaKit1on1)
Our latest instalment of #BetaKit1on1 turns from Michael Serbinis to another exited founder making moves in Canada’s innovation…
Borrowell raises $57 million from Portag3, FirstOntario Credit Union
Borrowell has raised $57 million as it looks to expand its free credit and loan offerings to more customers. The company raised…
McGill University’s X-1 Accelerator receives $2 million from John Dobson Foundation
The McGill Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship has received a $2 million donation from the John Dobson Foundation, which supports…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 76: Saadia Muzaffar, Harley Finkelstein, Bruce Croxon at #BetaKit150
Last month, BetaKit pulled together 300 of Canada’s best and brightest for a celebration of the next 150 years of Canadian…
Highmark Interactive raises $2 million to treat people with brain injuries using video games
Toronto-based Highmark Interactive, a digital therapeutics company that uses video games to help people with concussions and…
F|T: The FinTech Times – FinTech justice league
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
Shopify hosting Canada-wide tour to encourage people to launch businesses on its platform
This summer, Shopify is conducting Shop Class, an eight-stop tour across Canada to convince more people to launch their businesses…
League, Mogo among regional finalists for Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year awards
Ernst & Young has named the regional finalists across several categories for its EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2017 awards…
League partners with Dialogue to launch personalized consumer health concierge
League has launched a new addition to its group benefits offering with Health Concierge, a platform meant to help users more…
Flinks raises $500,000 to fuel mission of powering Canada’s FinTechs
Montreal-based Flinks has raised a $500,000 pre-seed round as the company works to be the go-to API solution for FinTechs in…