Today in funding ($27.8 million): CTO.ai, MindBeacon
Two Canadian startups have announced fresh funding rounds to fuel their growth. Here’s the latest on who raised how much,…
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Diagram-backed Collage acquired by People Corporation
Winnipeg-based group benefits and human resource provider People Corporation has announced its acquisition of Collage, a cloud-based…
Planswell shuts down
Toronto-based FinTech startup Planswell is no more. In a notice posted on the company’s website, Planswell indicates that…
Dan Doctoroff still believes Sidewalk Labs can build a smart city
Following the agreement reached by Waterfront Toronto and Sidewalk Labs on Thursday, to move forward with the smart city development…
Startup jobs of the week: Tulip, SHIFT, Altus Assessments
Every day, Canada’s tech startups post their latest and greatest job opportunities on Jobs.BetaKit, powered by Jobbio. From…
Creative Destruction Lab expands seed-stage program to Paris
The University of Toronto’s Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) has announced a partnership with international business school…
Waterfront Toronto agrees to press forward on Sidewalk Labs Quayside project
At a board of directors meeting on Thursday morning, Waterfront Toronto agreed to move forward with Sidewalk Labs on the development…
FreshBooks to open first international office
Cloud-accounting software FreshBooks has announced plans to open its first international office, to be stationed in Amsterdam,…
League receives strategic investment from Workday Ventures
Toronto-based League announced that it has received a strategic investment from Workday Ventures, the investment arm of HR…
Canadian startup PayBright is helping Raptors fans pay for replica championship rings
PayBright, a Toronto-based FinTech startup, has teamed up with the creator of the iconic Toronto Raptors’ NBA championship…
Startup Canada Awards announces 2019 national winners
This week, Startup Canada hosted the sixth annual national Startup Canada Awards at MaRS Discovery District in Toronto. The…
Despite rapid AI growth, CDL conference emphasizes need to move slow, “not break things”
Amid the exponential growth of artificial intelligence in both the fields of research and business, some in the industry are…
Startup jobs of the week: ventureLAB, Chisel AI, Hackworks
Every day, Canada’s tech startups post their latest and greatest job opportunities on Jobs.BetaKit, powered by Jobbio. From…
Acorn Biolabs announces first clinical partner to collect, store stem cells
Toronto-based Acorn Biolabs, which has developed a solution for non-invasive stem cell collection, is partnering with Executive…
Toronto FinTech startup Pungle acquired by Berkeley Payment Solutions
Pungle, a Fintech startup that developed a ‘payments-as-a-service platform’ for businesses, has been acquired by…