Shawn Cadeau, Sara Cooper join Jobber’s executive team
Jobber, an Edmonton-founded SaaS company with a platform built for growing home service businesses, has announced it is adding…
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Wattpad’s Seema Lakhani promoted to chief product officer
Wattpad, a platform for readers and writers to find and post original stories, has announced that Seema Lakhani has been promoted…
Buckzy Payments adds real-time cross-border bill payment
Toronto-based FinTech startup Buckzy Payments has added a new feature to its cross-border network, which now includes real-time…
Ann Cavoukian still has problems with Sidewalk Labs’ approach to data with Quayside
In Sidewalk Labs’ Master Innovation and Development Plan (MIDP), released Monday, the Alphabet company echoed its assurances…
BenchSci’s total funding reaches $27 million as Gradient ups investment
Toronto-based BenchSci, an AI biomedical startup, has raised approximately $6.7 million CAD in financing, bringing its total…
Felix launches digital health platform following $750,000 Seed round
Felix Health Inc., a Toronto-based healthtech offering access to treatments for common lifestyle health issues, has launched…
The three e-commerce game changers announced at Shopify Unite 2019
Ryan Petrimoulx is BetaKit’s e-commerce expert. We sent him to Shopify Unite to report back with his thoughts on the…
Sidewalk Labs master plan includes $20 million CAD in venture funding, space for startups
As part of its overarching plan that reaches far beyond the Quayside development, Sidewalk Labs plans to invest more than $20…
Waterfront Toronto raises concerns as Sidewalk Labs releases Quayside master plan
As Sidewalk Labs publicly releases a 1,500-page proposal outlining its detailed plan for the Quayside project, Waterfront Toronto…
Xanadu raises $32 million Series A for quantum cloud computing platform
Toronto-based Xanadu has raised a $32 million Series A round, led by OMERS Ventures, with participation from Georgian Partners,…
Wealthsimple snags former Netflix HR director Marina Harris
Wealthsimple has announced that Marina Harris will join as the new Chief People Officer to help manage and scale the Toronto-based…
Startup Train giving away 2 free tickets ahead of Startupfest
The Startup Train is back for its eighth year to bring attendees from Toronto to Startupfest in Montreal, and this year, it’s…
Slack, IBM, and RBC provide a path for positive digital transformation at #FutureMakers
Whether big or small, digital transformation has a massive impact for organizations. The RBC FutureMakers Talks June event…
Willful partners with Wealthsimple to launch RESP and will creation tool
Toronto-based FinTech Wealthsimple has partnered with online estate planning company Willful, to help users create a will and…
Managing partner Jim Orlando departs OMERS
Jim Orlando, managing partner at OMERS Ventures, is leaving the multi-stage investing firm to reportedly lead a new $100 million…