BuildDirect and Think Research post mixed second-quarter results
Second-quarter financial results for Canadian tech companies continue to pour in, kicked off this week by BuildDirect and Think…
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Canadian startup news of the week (8/22/21)
Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features,…
Twitter chooses Wealthsimple as first Canadian payment service for its Tip Jar
Wealthsimple continues to build on its heady year of growth with the announcement today that it is the first Canadian-based…
Federal Black Entrepreneur Ecosystem Fund kicks off, financing 30 Canadian businesses
In twin announcements on August 13 that were strong on commitments but short on details, the federal government announced several…
Synctera launches card API as company builds its Banking-as-a-Service marketplace
Synctera has launched its first API to fuel the creation of its marketplace between community banks and FinTech companies.…
Canadian startup news of the week (8/02/21)
Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features,…
Ready to launch: how StarSpec is building the bits to get us to space faster
Last year, for the first time in human history, humans were sent into space in a vehicle not built or owned by a government.…
Properly closes $44 million CAD Series B from key strategics, US investors to tackle Canadian real estate market
Toronto-based proptech startup Properly has raised fresh capital and strategic support to scale its tech-enabled real estate…
Oxio secures $25 million CAD to accelerate Canadian expansion
Québec-based telecommunications startup Oxio has secured $25 million CAD in Series A funding to fuel its expansion plans.…
Canadian startup news of the week (7/18/21)
Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features,…
Canadian tech must embrace Indigenous reconciliation
Content Warning: the following contains discussions of residential schools and the ongoing treatment of Indigenous peoples…
Tech4SickKids raises corporate donations from Canadian tech to reach $25 million goal
Tech4SickKids, a grassroots campaign to raise $25 million for Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), has launched…
Two US startups with Canadian roots, Moonshot and Nylas, secure combined $280 million
A pair of California-based tech startups with Canadian connections have collectively raised a total of $280 million USD in…
Google reveals first Canadian Cloud Accelerator cohort
Google Canada has revealed the list of startups joining the inaugural cohort of its 10-week cloud accelerator program for Canadian…
CIBC Innovation Banking looks to fuel Canadian tech rocketship as ecosystem soars
With an explosion in capital entering Canadian tech, CIBC Innovation Banking has emerged as a sophisticated player in the space.…