S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Hootsuite is buying customers
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…
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Maple raises $4 million to help Canadians get 24/7 virtual health care
Toronto-based Maple, which allows people to access a doctor 24/7 by text or video, has raised $4 million in a Series A. The…
Elevate Techfest returns in September with expanded impact startup pitch competition, corporate buyer zone
Elevate Toronto has rebranded to Elevate Techfest, and announced its plans for this year’s tech festival in Toronto.…
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…
F|T: The FinTech Times – Banks buying AI companies
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
Kevin Sandhu reviews his 11 Canadian tech companies to watch in 2017
Every January for the last couple of years, Iâve been writing and reviewing Canadian tech companies that I predict to make…
Lessons learned trying to build a profitable company using only Canadian tech
In July 2017, I launched The Great Canadian Tech Experiment. Driving my experiment was a simple question: can I build a profitable…
PayPal: Canadian mobile spending to exceed $2.5 billion during the holidays
The back-to-back deals of Black Friday and Cyber Monday recently hit Canada, offering consumers discounts on all kinds of products.…
Canadian Payments Innovation Forum says collaboration continues to drive FinTech innovation
At RFi Group’s third annual Canadian Payments Innovation Forum in Toronto, over 100 payments and banking executives gathered…
Dax Dasilva on buying out investor Accel to deter Lightspeed acquisition
On the latest episode of BNNâs The Disruptors, Dax Dasilva, CEO of Lightspeed, discussed how the company grew to one of…
Canadian medtech needs more early-stage funding
As any startup knows, access to capital is the single most consistent impediment to the incubation and growth of young companies.…
Anthony Lacaveraâs How We Can Win argues Canadians must redefine success for greater national prosperity
Anthony Lacavera is best known for launching Wind Mobile and taking on Canadaâs big three telcos (Bell, Rogers, and Telus).…
Report: Over half of Canadians use smartphones to make online purchases
A majority of Canadians like to do their shopping online, according to a recent study. Omnichannel advertising platform StackAdapt…
Canadian startup news of the week (07/23/17)
Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features,…
CIC Capital investing $202 million in Canadian companies through new North American Growth Fund
CIC Capital Canada announced the launch of a new $674 million CAD North American Growth Fund, with $202 million CAD dedicated…