Tracktile raises $575K to bring operations software to manufacturing industry plagued with “expensive and legacy” tech
BDC selected the PEI startup as the first investment from its Seed Venture Fund.
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California-based Agilent Technologies agrees to buy Biovectra for $1.3 billion CAD
Biovectra is being purchased for the second time in five years.
PayTic raises $2.95 million to help banks, credit unions centralize program management
PayTic wants to remove Excel spreadsheets from payment reconciliation.
Natural Products Canada, Active Impact Investments launch cleantech venture funds
Two firms, Natural Products Canada (NPC) and Active Impact Investments, have launched early-stage cleantech venture funds,…
Five Atlantic Canada startups receive $25,000, chosen for latest Volta cohort
Halifax-based innovation hub Volta has announced that five early-stage startups will each receive $25,000 and join the fall…
PointClickCare opens office in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
PointClickCare, a SaaS company targeting the senior care market, today announced the opening of its fourth Canadian office,…
Startup Zone launches new accelerator program in Charlottetown
Startup Zone, a business incubator based in Charlottetown, is launching an early-stage accelerator program for startups that…
Forestry.io closes first seed round in Canada with AngelList Syndicate
Charlottetown-based Forestry.io announced the close of a $744,000 ($560,000 USD) seed round. With this funding, Forestry.io…
Scholastic acquires Charlottetown-based Ooka Island
In a Facebook post, Ooka Island marketing director Joelle MacPhee revealed that the company has been acquired by Scholastic.…
Startup jobs of the week: RED Academy, RevIQ, Ayogo Health, BlockThrough, Rooof, Retreaver
Every day, Canada’s best startups post their latest and greatest job opportunities on the BetaKit Job Board. From early stage…
Ooka Island’s gamified reading platform makes screen time valuable for kids
According to Ooka Island marketing director Joelle MacPhee, children have been learning to read in the same way for over 100…
Today in funding: icejam, Clockwork Fox, iNovia investment fund, HeyOrca!
Today is a huge roundup of funding as both startups — especially in Atlantic Canada — and funds close impressive rounds…
Today in funding: Sequence Bio, icejam games, Kensington Venture Fund & more
This week, government funding came through for many Canadian startups. Here’s the latest on who raised how much, and from…
First five Startup Canada Communities awarded funding to help their ecosystems grow
Startup Canada has announced that five of its communities have been awarded investment from the Startup Canada Ecosystem Investment…