Northleaf closes $300 million VCCI-backed Venture Catalyst Fund II
Northleaf Capital Partners has announced the final close of its Northleaf Venture Catalyst Fund II, meeting its cap target…
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HackerYou accepted to Y Combinator on back of new tuition model
The HackerYou College of Technology has announced it has been accepted to Y Combinator’s summer 2019 batch, months after…
Kai Innovations acquired by Well Health for $10.75 million
Kai Innovations, a Toronto-based SaaS company looking to shift health information to electronic medical records (EMR), has…
Startup jobs of the week: Nomis Solutions, SHIFT, Nuagem Inc
Every day, Canada’s tech startups post their latest and greatest job opportunities on Jobs.BetaKit, powered by Jobbio. From…
Silicon Valley startup Punchh opens Toronto AI engineering hub
Silicon Valley-based digital marketing solutions startup Punchh has opened an office in Toronto that will serve as an engineering…
CIBC, NAB, Bank Leumi launch platform to connect banks with FinTechs
CIBC, Bank Leumi of Israel, and National Australia Bank (NAB) have partnered to launch the Global Alliance FinTech Link, a…
TritonWear releases swim training device with AI coaching tools
Toronto-based swim training device manufacturer TritonWear is releasing the Triton 2, its new hardware and software offering…
Toronto and Bay Area face off in charity #TechBet for NBA Finals
To celebrate the upcoming NBA Finals between the Toronto Raptors and the Golden State Warriors, two tech organizations, one…
Two Small Fish Ventures closes $9 million for second fund
Two Small Fish Ventures, a Toronto-based early-stage investment firm led by former Wattpad executive Eva Lau, has closed an…
Autotech startup Pitstop raises $1.5 million, partners with Continental
Pitstop, a cloud-based platform that uses machine learning to perform predictive vehicle maintenance, has announced it has…
eSight raises $10 million, promotes CCO Kevin Banderk to CEO
Electronic glasses company eSight has raised $10 million in a debenture funding round led by iGan Partners to help with new…
June #FutureMakers will explain the risks and rewards of digital transformation
Worldwide spending on digital transformation is estimated to reach $2 trillion USD by 2022, according to IDC. Why are companies…
Uber Eats goes up against Ritual, brings new pickup feature to Toronto
Starting today, Uber Eats, Uber’s on-demand food delivery service, will begin piloting its new “Pickup” service…
Ontario court denies Extreme Venture Partners appeal in ongoing Tinder case
The Tinder-focused lawsuit pitting former Extreme Venture Partners (EVP) founding partners Sundeep Madra and Amar Varma, as…
Crypto community unites to support Canadian entrepreneur paralyzed in Thailand
Members of Canada’s tech community are rallying around Kieran McLeod, CFO and co-CEO at Vancouver-based Long Tail Financial,…