BetaKit.Fund is our investment in the Canadian Startup community
We are believers in Canada and the opportunities that are created here. With BetaKit, we chose to focus our attention on Canadian…
Funding
Granify raises $9 million Series A from Valar Ventures, iNovia Capital + Social Starts
Canadian accelerator grad (Extreme Startups / HIGHLINE portfolio) Granify, a software as a service (SaaS) company that improves…
GreenSoil Investments launches new Building Innovation Fund with $25M initial close
GreenSoil Investments announced today the launch of a new fund dedicated to innovation in the real estate market. The GreenSoil…
Shopify now looking to raise $123 million from IPO
The Globe and Mail is reporting that Shopify has increased the maximum share price for its upcoming IPO. According to a regulatory…
Bit Stew Systems raises $17.2 million from GE, Cisco, Yaletown + BDC Capital
Burnaby-based Bit Stew Systems was started in 2005 by Kevin Collins and Alex Clark, and provides data integration and management…
Shopify IPO aiming to raise $108 million (USD)
Additional details regarding Shopify’s IPO has been revealed. According to a new regulatory filing, the Ottawa-based…
Ontario Pension Board invests into Northleaf Venture Catalyst Fund, total commitment now $264 million
Northleaf Capital, which calls itself “Canada’s largest independent global private markets fund manager and advisor,”…
Vodafone Ventures joins Flybits’ $4.75 million Series A
Toronto-based Flybits, a company that originally incubated at Ryerson University’s Digital Media Zone (DMZ), has announced…
Stewart Butterfield is very honest about Slack’s VC funding
Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield comes across as a straight-shooter. The same day his company announced that it had raised $160…
Canadian startup community responds to impending Shopify IPO
What impact will the impending Shopify IPO have on the Canadian startup ecosystem? That’s the question…
Slack raises $160 million at $2.8 billion valuation
Slack, the popular Vancouver-based business communications company, has successfully raised a new $160 million round, which…
Today in Funding: TouchBistro, Ayogo, McRock INFund + HarbourVest VCAP
Funds are raising funds and April is the month of Series A rounds. Here’s the latest on who raised how much, from whom. …
Shopify files for proposed IPO
Ottawa-based e-commerce startup Shopify announced today that it has filed a registration statement with the U.S. Securities…
Reuters: Q1 2015 best quarter for VC investment in Canadian startups since 2007
Thompson Reuters has just released a preliminary version of Q1 2015 VC and private equity report. While the complete and final…
VarageSale raises $34 million Series B from Sequoia Capital and Lightspeed
Toronto-based VarageSale has raised a $34 million Series B, led by Sequoia Capital and Lightspeed Venture Partners with participation…