ThoughtWire raises $20 million to build smart cities and hospitals
Toronto-based ThoughtWire has raised $20 million in debt and Series A financing. Yaletown Partners led the round and was joined…
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Canadian startup funding in 2017: A city-by-city ecosystem review
In January, PwC Canada and CB Insights released the MoneyTree report analyzing Canadian VC activity for Q4 and all of 2017.…
Today in company updates: Securicy launches platform for SMBs building cybersecurity policies, Uberflip announces new VP
In the past few weeks, several Canadian startups have made announcements and launched new features. Here’s the latest on…
Canadian startup news of the week (02/19/18)
Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features,…
Ask an Investor: Should I prioritize pitching US investors over Canadians?
Welcome to a BetaKit weekly series designed to help startups and entrepreneurs. Each week, investors tackle the tough questions…
Startups launch APM program, bringing Valley model to Canadian product managers
In an effort to build up the next generation of product managers in the Toronto-Waterloo corridor, several Toronto tech companies…
Canadian tech leaders sign #weneedboth pledge asking women to advocate for men on diversity panels
In January 2018, NRStor CEO Annette Verschuren, GoSponsorHer co-founder Laura McGee, Linamar CEO Linda Hasenfratz, and General…
Montreal-based Leadweb wants to build a blockchain-focused supercluster
Montreal-based web and mobile app development company Leadweb is planning to go ahead with its proposed supercluster without…
QRA Corp receives $645,000 contract with Royal Canadian Air Force
Halifax-based QRA Corp, which develops enterprise software tools for early-stage validation and verification of engineered…
Canadian startup news of the week (01/28/18)
Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features,…
Bruce Croxon’s predictions for the Canadian tech community in 2018
Just three weeks in, 2018 has already proven to be an eventful year for the Canadian technology community. Since the beginning…
Canadian startup news of the week (01/21/18)
Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features,…
Accelerate Okanagan receives $473,000 from Canadian government
Tech hub Accelerate Okanagan has received $473,000 from the federal government to scale up its programming and provide its…
RateHub raises $12 million Series A to build end-to-end mortgage platform
Toronto-based Ratehub has raised a $12 million Series A investment led by Elephant, a Boston-based VC firm founded by Jeremiah…
Canadian startup news of the week (01/14/18)
Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features,…