US proptech Opendoor plots Canadian hiring expansion, aims to add 100 engineers
San Francisco-based real estate tech firm Opendoor is planning to hire around 100 product development engineers in Canada by…
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Canadian startup news of the week (10/31/21)
Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features,…
BrainBox AI announces $24 million USD to fuel energy-saving tech for commercial buildings
Montréal-based BrainBox AI revealed this week it has raised $24 million USD in Series A capital. The funding was led by ABB,…
Canadian startup news of the week (10/24/21)
Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features,…
Why Elizabeth Yin is hustling to build the next generation of angel investors
Let’s talk angel investing, which has exploded in 2021 (in the US at least). Pitchbook data claims that angel investment…
VC firm Antler ramps up, adds Bernie Li as Canadian partner
Antler, the Singapore-based venture firm that expanded to Canada in July, has named Bernie Li as a partner in its Toronto office.…
Interac acquires rights to SecureKey’s Canadian contracts to fuel digital ID services
Interac has entered into an agreement with Toronto-based authentication company SecureKey to acquire exclusive rights to its…
Canadian municipal regions call on federal government for more support for foreign direct investment program
A coalition of 14 Canadian municipal regions is calling on the federal government to beef up its foreign direct investment…
Canadian startup news of the week (9/19/21)
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Montreal-based BrainBox AI, American Internet of Things company partner to lower energy consumption in commercial buildings
Montreal’s BrainBox AI is working with an American Internet of Things (IoT) company to help commercial buildings lower their…
RBCx partners with CAN Health Network to increase Canadian medtech firms’ access to capital
With the addition of RBC as a partner, the CAN Health Network will now be able to provide Canadian medtech companies with more…
Canadian startup news of the week (9/06/21)
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Audette secures $1 million to help commercial real estate sector build and implement carbon reduction plans
After testing out its platform in British Columbia and gaining acceptance to the first cohort of Google Canada’s Cloud accelerator…
Meet the 16 Canadian startups participating in Y Combinator’s Summer 2021 Demo Day
This week, Y Combinator (YC) is holding its Summer 2021 Demo Day, the Silicon Valley accelerator’s 33rd to date. Sixteen…
Canadian startup news of the week (8/29/21)
Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features,…