Relay Ventures raises $200 million third fund to continue focus on mobile tech companies
When Kevin Talbot co-founded Relay Ventures in 2008, he knew two things: that this up-and-coming âmobile thingâ was going…
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Slack publishes full-page open letter in New York Times as Microsoft launches its competitor
The battle of workplace messaging apps is set to begin today now that Microsoft has launched its Teams app, though it seems…
Today in funding ($69.1M): Big Viking Games, Turnstone Biologics, Decisive Farming
Canadian companies are reporting are announcing major rounds today. Here’s the latest on who raised how much, and from…
Flexiti Financial raises $5 million Series A to fuel mission of leading the POS financing space
With the presence of all of Canadaâs major financial institutions and a supportive startup ecosystem â including incubators…
Startup Canada and Launch Academy develop program to help entrepreneurs get better at startup experiments
Today, Vancouver-based incubator Launch Academy announced a partnership with Startup Canada to help Canadian entrepreneurs…
L-SPARK’s Leo Lax says SaaS North is the destination for Canada’s growing SaaS community
SaaS North, Ottawa’s first-ever global SaaS event takes place in the nation’s capital from November 29th to December…
Notman House gets spooky to support local nonprofits
Barbie and Ken, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, and a host of demons, ghouls, and other interesting characters came together…
With $2 million in funding, Litmus Automation says it was an IoT player before it was cool
From connected cars to connected thermostats, the IoT industry is getting a significant amount of attention thanks to large…
Apple reportedly working on self-driving car project in Ottawa
Apple is reportedly working on its self-driving car project in QNXâs backyard. Bloomberg reports that Apple has opened a…
Today in AI: Machine learning heavyweights launch AI startup factory, D-Wave co-founder reveals stealth AI company
Two big machine learning stories popped off this morning. Here are the latest developments sure to continue setting up Canada…
Lending Loop back in business following thumbs up from the OSC
Toronto-based Lending Loop announced today that is once again accepting new businesses, investors, and loan requests on its…
F|T: The FinTech Times â Trust disruption
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
Kensington Capital Partners to manage $100M BC Tech Fund
In December, the British Columbia government announced that it was establishing a $100 million BC Tech Fund. The goal of the…
Ask an Investor: How can I hack the fundraising process?
Welcome to a new BetaKit weekly series designed to help startups and entrepreneurs. Each week, investors Roger Chabra and Katherine…
Humi HR wades into competitive space with all-in-one platform on #TheDisruptors
Managing employees at a startup can be a time-consuming process. HR managers often have to use multiple software programs to…