Breather recruits CTO to expand product suite, hire in Montreal
Breather has announced that Philippe Bouffaut, former head of engineering in Canada for Cision, will take the role of Breather’s…
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FinTech-focused Holt Accelerator announces 2019 cohort
The Holt Accelerator, a Montreal-based program open to FinTechs from around the world, has accepted eight companies into its…
Overbond to launch three AI analytics labs in Montreal for R&D in bond pricing
Overbond, a Toronto-founded AI and FinTech startup, is partnering with business school HEC Montreal, Concordia University,…
Montreal-based Nuvei acquires SafeCharge for $1.1 billion CAD
Montreal-based FinTech company Nuvei has completed the acquisition of UK-based SafeCharge International Group for $1.1 billion…
Hardbacon raises over $680,000 from FrontFundr campaign
Hardbacon, a Montreal-based FinTech startup, has raised an seed round of over $680,884 through FrontFundr‘s crowdfunding…
Kids Code Jeunesse receives $8.1 million CanCode investment
Kids Code Jeunesse, a Montreal-founded non-profit teaching children to code, has received an $8.1 million investment from the…
Lightspeed reports 38 percent revenue growth in Q1 2019
Montreal-based Lightspeed has released its financial results for the fiscal first quarter, ending June 30, 2019. The now-public…
Edge computing startup Ormuco receives $4 million from Province of Quebec
Edge computing startup Ormuco has received a $4 million investment from the Quebec Ministry of Economy and Innovation. “Ormuco…
Startup jobs of the week: VTS, CBC/Radio Canada, Symbiosys
Every day, Canada’s tech startups post their latest and greatest job opportunities on Jobs.BetaKit, powered by Jobbio. From…
Today in hires: Wealthsimple, Breathe Life, FrontRunner
In the last week, three Canadian startups have added new members to their teams. Here’s a breakdown of who is joining, and…
NorthStar partners with nation of Luxembourg to develop clean Space initiative
NorthStar Earth and Space, a Montreal-based startup developing an earth and space platform tracking space debris, has formed…
Backed by Diagram, mortgage startup Nesto latest addition to Power Financial’s “FinTech Justice League”
When BetaKit last checked in with the ‘FinTech Justice League’ (Power Financial’s portfolio of FinTech startups…
Startup jobs of the week: Tulip, Motion, SHIFT
Every day, Canada’s tech startups post their latest and greatest job opportunities on Jobs.BetaKit, powered by Jobbio. From…
Algolux teams up with Mila for AI, computer vision research initiative
Montreal-based Algolux, a provider of machine learning optimization platforms for autonomous vision, has announced a research…
Bryan Murphy tracks six months as Breather’s CEO, reflects on 2019’s milestones
Six months ago, Bryan Murphy was tapped as the new CEO of Montreal-based real estate tech company Breather, a startup that…