S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Defying gravity
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Canadian startup news of the week (5/10/20)
Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features,…
City of Edmonton to discuss proposed model for new innovation entity
On Monday, Edmonton’s City Council is set to discuss a proposed structure and governance model for a new organization that…
Canadian VCs launch initiative to provide one-on-one support to startups during pandemic
A group of Canadian venture capital (VC) investors is launching an initiative aimed to support Canadian startups during the…
OneEleven asks startups for abated rent, then retracts, claiming “misunderstanding”
OneEleven startups are reeling over a notice sent to them today asking for the payment of rent they were previously told would…
Today in Hires: Hootsuite, Element AI
Recently, two Canadian tech companies have announced new members to their teams. Here’s a breakdown of who is joining and…
Canadian startup news of the week (5/03/20)
Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features,…
Coveo CEO Louis Têtu believes tech will emerge victorious from COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown Canada’s business community into a state of uncertainty, as the vast majority of Canadian…
Wattpad’s Allen Lau on surviving the dot-com bubble, SARS, and the financial crises
Quite a few people asked me what these previous crises looked like. I am fortunate enough to experience all four crises as…
Applications open for 75% Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy
The federal government has opened applications for the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS), the $73 billion program aimed…
Bus.com taps Maxie Lafleur as CEO as startup modifies offering during COVID-19
Montreal-based Bus.com, which has created an online platform for bus rentals, has appointed Maxie Lafleur as the startup’s…
Canadian startup news of the week (4/26/20)
Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features,…
Ada Support lays off 23 percent of staff amid uncertainty caused by pandemic
Ada Support, which provides an AI-powered chatbot platform for customer service teams, has permanently laid off 36 full-time…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – A challenge from Shopify
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…
OneEleven announces it is permanently ceasing operations
Toronto-based incubator OneEleven announced on Wednesday that it has permanently ceased operations due to economic impacts…