Eli raises $1.9 million CAD in seed funding to develop at-home hormone monitoring tech
Eli Science Inc. has raised a $1.9 million CAD ($1.5 million USD) seed round to target the historically underserved women’s…
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Paystone secures $69 million as company chases acquisitive growth strategy
Paystone, a London, Ontario and Montreal-based startup that offers customer engagement and payment processing software, has…
Two nonprofit FinTech programs join forces as Fintech Cadence acquires Innovate Financial Health
Innovate Financial Health (IFH), a nonprofit that aims to support technology that improves financial health, has been acquired…
ServiceNow closes $230 million USD acquisition of Montreal’s Element AI
California-based software company ServiceNow has officially acquired Element AI for “approximately” $230 million…
Review of 11 Canadian tech companies to watch in 2020
For the past few years, thanks to the team at BetaKit, I’ve had the opportunity to share my thoughts on some of the companies…
Lightspeed launches new integrated supplier network for North American retailers
Montreal-based retail tech company Lightspeed has launched a supplier network for North American retailers that allows merchants…
Power’s Sagard Holdings launches Canadian private equity business
Power Corporation subsidiary Sagard Holdings has launched a new private equity (PE) business in Canada, the first foray for…
Today in Hires: Alida, Medical Innovation Xchange, Nuvei
Three Canadian organizations have brought on new team members, including Alida, Medical Innovation Xchange, and Nuvei. Here’s…
Haivision, Abaxx highlight new tech listings on TSX, NEO Exchange
Two Canadian-headquartered tech companies, Haivision Systems and Abaxx Technologies, have begun trading on the TSX and NEO…
Cycle Capital announces $145 million Cleantech fund final close, adds EDC as LP
Montreal-based cleantech venture capital firm Cycle Capital has closed $145 million CAD for its cleantech fund, Cycle Capital…
Telus Health acquires Montréal’s EQ Care in latest move to increase virtual care reach
Montréal-based virtual care company EQ Care has been acquired by Telus Health, BetaKit has learned. A spokesperson for Telus…
Breather’s US, UK subsidiaries reportedly file for insolvency
The United States and United Kingdom subsidiaries of Montreal-based flexible workspace company Breather have reportedly filed…
Montreal-based FinTech Expertus acquired by IBM
Montreal-based FinTech company Expertus Technologies has been acquired by IBM as part of the multinational tech conglomerate’s…
Mila, IBM collaborating on open-source AI and machine learning project
Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute (Mila) and IBM have teamed up to accelerate artificial intelligence (AI) and machine…
Techstars Montreal AI’s 2020 Virtual Demo Day showcases latest cohort
This week, Techstars Montreal AI 2020 held a Virtual Demo Day to showcase 10 artificial intelligence (AI) startups from around…