SVB payment deferrals during COVID-19 pandemic extend to Canadian companies
Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) has launched a relief initiative that will provide the bank’s venture debt borrowers with loans…
COVID-19
All BetaKit coverage related to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
Government expands procurement deals with Canadian startups to aid with COVID-19
The Government of Canada has officially signed procurement deals with three Canadian healthtech companies that it had signed…
Ontario manufacturing Supercluster investing $50 million to support COVID-19 solutions
Ontario’s Next Generation Manufacturing (NGen) Supercluster is set to invest $50 million of its Supercluster initiative…
26 Vancouver hospitals adopt healthcare app designed by tech companies, BC government
BC Children’s Hospital and B.C. Women’s Hospital are among 26 Vancouver area healthcare facilities that have started…
Element AI creates platform to help researchers identify patterns in COVID-19 research
Montreal-based startup Element AI is offering a free AI-powered platform aimed to help scientific researchers, public health…
Techstars Toronto announces 10 startups joining 2020 cohort
Techstars Toronto has announced the 10 startup’s joining the accelerator program’s third cohort, which will now begin on…
InkSmith to hire 100 employees as it ramps up development of face shields for healthcare workers
Kitchener-based educational toy manufacturer InkSmith is creating personal protective equipment (PPE) to help healthcare workers…
LifeSciences BC calls for suppliers to assist with equipment for healthcare workers fighting COVID-19
LifeSciences BC, an industry association supporting and representing the life science community of British Columbia, is coordinating…
Google commits to donating $800 million to COVID-19 response efforts
Google has committed to donating $800 million USD (about $1.1 billion CAD) in COVID-19 response effort funding. According to…
Introducing the Black Swan podcast by BetaKit
Hello, it’s been a while. The last time you heard a podcast from BetaKit was in 2019. Allow me to explain. “Everything…
Communitech CEO Iain Klugman delays planned departure amid COVID-19
Iain Klugman, the longtime president and CEO of Communitech, who had announced he would be stepping down in 2021, will be staying…
CVCA urges government to expand BDC programs, take additional measures to support Canadian startups
On Friday, the Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (CVCA) followed in the footsteps of other Canadian innovation…
OCE launches platform to help companies fill the product, service gaps related to pandemic
The Ontario Centres for Excellence (OCE) and four of its industry partners, have created a collaboration platform aimed to…
Report: As COVID-19 causes job postings to plunge, software development stable
As the COVID-19 pandemic begins to impact the job market in Canada, postings for new positions are beginning to fall, according…
Knix launches fundraising campaign to donate medical equipment to healthcare workers
Knix a Toronto-based startup that develops intimates for women, has launched a GoFundMe campaign to help the startup purchase…