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Canadian startup news of the week (8/16/20)
Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features,…
Shopify cuts office staff amid remote work shift
Shopify has laid off internal operations staff as the Canadian tech giant shifts to a permanent remote work model, BetaKit…
Canadian startup news of the week (8/09/20)
Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features,…
New Volta CEO optimistic about Atlantic Canada’s recovery from COVID-19
Martha Casey has been named the new CEO of Atlantic Canada innovation hub Volta. Casey has been the interim CEO of the hub…
Platterz raises $43.8 million CAD Series B, rebrands to Thriver as company pivots post-pandemic
Toronto-based corporate catering startup Platterz has rebranded to Thriver following a $43.8 million CAD ($33 million USD)…
Canadian startup news of the week (8/03/20)
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Mogo officially launches carbon offsetting digital spending account, MogoSpend
Vancouver FinTech startup Mogo has launched MogoSpend, a free, new, prepaid Visa-based digital spending account that encourages…
Canadian startup news of the week (7/26/20)
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Canadian startup news of the week (7/19/20)
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Vendasta to hire 100 new employees in Saskatchewan
Saskatoon-based Vendasta, which has created a cloud commerce platform for small and medium businesses, has announced plans…
Reports provide snapshot on how small businesses are faring as Canada reopens from COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic had a profound impact on the Canadian economy. Social distancing has frozen most of the economy for months,…
Canadian startup news of the week (7/12/20)
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Akerna closes $46 million acquisition of Toronto-based Ample Organics
Toronto-based cannabis software startup Ample Organics has officially been acquired by Akerna. The deal was valued at $46 million…
Canadian startup news of the week (7/05/20)
Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features,…