Today in funding: ICwhatUC, Emma
Two Canadian startups have announced fresh funding to fuel their growth. Here’s the latest on who raised how much, from whom,…
Montréal
Federal government, Québec announce $50 million fund to support Montréal small businesses
The Government of Canada and the province of Québec on Monday announced a new $50 million fund meant to support small business…
Greeneye Technology raises $7 million USD seed round with Panache Ventures, Techstars
Greeneye Technology, an AgTech startup that offers an artificial intelligence-powered platform to help farmers detect and spray…
Nesto raises $11.5 million Series A round as it looks to “simplify” the mortgage industry
Nesto, a startup focused on simplifying the mortgage financing experience, raised $11.5 million CAD in Series A financing.…
Front Row Ventures relaunches women’s accelerator virtually after pausing amid pandemic
Front Row Ventures is making its pre-accelerator program, the Women Founders Project, virtual after pausing the program earlier…
Montreal’s Vention raises $38 million CAD Series B
Vention, a manufacturing automation tech startup, has raised $38 million CAD in Series B financing. The round was led by Georgian…
Element AI launches new collaborations in Singapore, South Korea
Element AI has launched two new artificial intelligence (AI) collaborations in Asia-Pacific, one with a South Korean investment…
Lightspeed sees record uptake amid COVID-19 despite concerns over reduced demand
Montreal-based Lightspeed POS has released its financial results for the fiscal fourth quarter and full fiscal year, both ending…
Dialogue partners with Canadian insurance company iA Financial Group
Montréal-based Dialogue is partnering with Canadian insurance company iA Financial Group to facilitate access to virtual healthcare.…
Bliinx raises $1 million CAD pre-seed round to help map business relationships digitally
Bliinx, a Montréal-based startup that aims to map out interactions with contacts for professional teams, has raised a $1 million…
Startup jobs of the week: Senior Full Stack Developer, HR Generalist, Sales Operations Manager
Every day, Canada’s tech startups post their latest and greatest job opportunities on Jobs.BetaKit, powered by Jobbio. From…
Today in Hires: Hootsuite, Element AI
Recently, two Canadian tech companies have announced new members to their teams. Here’s a breakdown of who is joining and…
Online grocery startup Goodfood to open new fulfillment centre in Toronto
Montréal-based Goodfood Market, an online grocery and meal-kit startup, has signed a lease for a new first fulfillment centre…
Give-a-Seat adapts charity platform to promote Quebec products during COVID-19
Montréal-based Give-a-Seat, a charity startup that sells tickets to local events, is adapting its platform to promote local…
Hamzah Nassif joins Real Ventures as second partner in Toronto
Montréal-based early-stage venture capital firm Real Ventures has appointed Hamzah Nassif as the venture capital firm’s…