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By Josh Scott and Meagan Simpson February 8, 2021

Ledn raises $3.4 million CAD to accelerate the growth of its Bitcoin-backed lending platform

Toronto-based FinTech startup Ledn has raised $3.4 million CAD ($2.7 million USD) in seed funding, as the company looks to…

By Josh Scott February 5, 2021

Fifteen women-led Canadian tech companies have been selected to participate in the third iteration of Global Affairs Canada…

By Josh Scott February 4, 2021

Five Canadian tech organizations have recently brought on new team members, including Staffy, Juno, Freshbooks, Alida, and…

By Meagan Simpson February 4, 2021

Longtime Top Hat investor Georgian Partners has committed an additional $130 million USD into the EdTech startup following…

By Isabelle Kirkwood February 3, 2021

In recent days, six Canadian startups have announced fresh funding rounds to fuel their growth. Here’s the latest on who…

By Isabelle Kirkwood February 2, 2021

This week, three Canadian startups and organizations have been involved in acquisition deals, including Flexiti, Athena Software,…

By Douglas Soltys February 1, 2021

Just over ten years after its founding, Toronto-based retail startup Hubba will shut down operations, BetaKit has learned.…

By Josh Scott January 29, 2021

Six Canadian startups have recently announced fresh funding rounds to fuel their growth. Here’s the latest on who raised…

By Isabelle Kirkwood January 29, 2021

Toronto-based Digital Main Street and ventureLAB are launching a new pilot with Belgian-founded startup Deliverect to offer…

By Isabelle Kirkwood January 28, 2021

Toronto-based BlackCart, which offers a “try-before-you-buy” e-commerce solution for retailers, has raised an $11.2 million…

By Isabelle Kirkwood and Josh Scott January 28, 2021

Toronto-based Wealthsimple appears to be riding high on a wave of trading frenzy amid the ongoing short squeeze of GameStop…

By Josh Scott January 26, 2021

Toronto-based data startup Tealbook has raised $18.2 million CAD ($14.4 million USD) in Series A financing as it looks to capitalize…

By Kevin Sandhu January 25, 2021

Every January for the past few years, thanks to the team at BetaKit, I’ve had the opportunity to share my thoughts on some…

By Josh Scott January 25, 2021

Five Canadian organizations have brought on new team members, including Tulip, Mogo, NexTech, Alida, and Bonjour Startup Montréal.…

By Meagan Simpson January 21, 2021

The DMZ has made major changes to its startup programming, eliminating its “crown jewel” accelerator in favour of a new…