Couply crowned winner of Collision 2021 startup pitch competition
Toronto-based relationship app Couply has won Collisionâs latest startup pitch competition. Co-founded by Denesh Raymond…
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Despite small decline in deals, Waterloo Region remained a healthy startup ecosystem in 2020
Waterloo Region startups raised $689.6 million for all of 2020 â up 107 percent over 2019, according to Hockeystickâs latest…
Two Canadian startups selected for first cohort of Google climate change accelerator
Two Canadian startups have been chosen to participate in the first cohort of Googleâs climate change accelerator, which is…
Vertu Capital secures minority stake in Dejero with $60 million investment
Waterloo-based company Dejero, which provides communications connectivity tech, announced a $60 million CAD minority recapitalization…
Thinkific pricing IPO at $13 per share to pull in $160 million
Thinkific has announced the official pricing of its initial public offering (IPO) for listing to the Toronto Stock Exchange…
Saskatchewan extending startup investment incentive
The Government of Saskatchewan plans to extend the Saskatchewan Technology Startup Incentive (STSI), its 45 percent tax credit…
Shopify expands Pinterest partnership to 27 new markets
Following its launch in Canada and the United States last year, Canadian ecommerce giant Shopify has expanded its partnership…
Geoffrey Hinton explains neural networks, Plaid CEO talks three waves of digital finance at Collision 2021 day one
Collision 2021âs virtual conference kicked off this morning with opening remarks from Paddy Cosgrave, the co-founder of Collision…
City of Brampton launches incubator for international startups
Applications are now open for a new incubation program launched in Brampton, Ontario this week. The new incubator, called BHive…
Clearbanc rebrands, raises $350 million USD to provide full-stack founder support
With fresh capital and a new name, Clearbanc has moved beyond its investing roots to become a full-stack founder support platform.…
Report: Canadian VC funding reached new record in Q1 2021
Canadian venture funding hit a record high of $2.49 billion USD in the first quarter of this year, breaking the previous record…
3 Canadian tech companies hiring right now: League, OpenText, Chemical Computing Group
Every day, Canadaâs tech startups post their latest and greatest job opportunities on Jobs.BetaKit, powered by Jobbio. From…
Matthew Lombardi explains the new OneEleven’s new focus
In April of last year, Toronto tech hub and incubator OneEleven abruptly shut down, with its board citing COVID-19 as the reason.…
Facedrive provides new information on company operations following OSC request
Toronto-based ride-sharing company Facedrive recently provided what it called âclarifying informationâ on its acquisitions…
Today in acquisitions: Upchain, Nuvei, Perpetua, Carebook, WELL Health, FreshGrade, PainWorth, BonLook
Eight Canadian tech companies have recently made acquisitions or have been acquired, including Upchain, Nuvei, Perpetua, Carebook,…