Today in funding: Dispatch Coffee, Cloud DX, KitchenMate, ELLA
Three Canadian tech startups and one entrepreneurial program have received fresh funding to fuel their growth. Here’s the latest on who has raised what,…
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North, Vidyard, Atomwise repeat on Y Combinator’s ‘top companies’ list
On Wednesday, Mountain View-based accelerator Y Combinator (YC) published its list of its top 100 companies for 2019, which ranks its top startups by…
Avidbots partners with US provider to deploy floor-scrubbing robots in hospitals
Avidbots, a Kitchener-based robotics company, has partnered with support services provider HHS to bring Avidbot’s autonomous floor scrubber robot to a number of hospitals…
Communitech, Thomson Reuters Labs, Gowling launching bootcamp for legal, tax startups
Communitech is partnering with Thomson Reuters Labs and international law firm Gowling WLG to launch a new bootcamp for startups focused on legal, regulatory,…
Praemo raises $3.5 million to develop industrial IoT platform
Kitchener-based Praemo, which uses industrial IoT data to provide insights to enterprises, has raised a $3.5 million Series A. The round was led by…
Startup jobs of the week: Coinsquare, Tulip, Prospect
Every day, Canada’s tech startups post their latest and greatest job opportunities on Jobs.BetaKit, powered by Jobbio. From early-stage to Series B and beyond,…
Startup jobs of the week: React Developer, Android Developer, Data Architect
Every day, Canada’s tech startups post their latest and greatest job opportunities on Jobs.BetaKit, powered by Jobbio. From early-stage to Series B and beyond,…
Kik denies all allegations, argues SEC misrepresented evidence in lawsuit
Kik has officially filed its response to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) lawsuit filed against the Kitchener-based company in June. In the…
Bridgit receives $750,000 investment from FedDev Ontario
Kitchener-based Bridgit, offering a project management platform for construction businesses, has received a $750,000 investment from the federal government through FedDev Ontario. “This project…
New Velocity venture fund invests $200,000 in four startups
The University of Waterloo’s entrepreneurship program, Velocity, has announced direct equity investments of $50,000 each for the four winners of the annual Velocity Fund…
Smart city best practices top of mind for partnership of urban tech companies
A coalition of Canada’s urban technology organizations has formed the Open City Network (OCN), a non-profit that aims to develop best practices regarding data…
Miovision partnerships expand its smart city vision to Maritimes and US
In a recent partnership, Miovision, a company developing Intelligent Traffic Systems (ITS), has announced Vaughan-based traffic management company, Stinson ITS, will be the exclusive…
Sandvine, Cineplex execs named new Communitech board leaders
Kitchener-based Communitech has announced a number of new board members as part of its 2018 to 2019 board of directors. The hub named Dave…