Bernie Sanders health care talk shows U.S. not just interested in our tech talent
It appears that Canada and Bernie Sanders share a mutual appreciation. With all eyes focused south in 2016 on the US election…
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Vector Institute doubles AI faculty with 10 new additions
Toronto-based Vector Institute announced today that it has effectively doubled its faculty of AI researchers. The non-profit…
Today in Funding ($40M): Appili, Finn.ai, Goldmoney, Askuity, ODX
Every day, BetaKit tracks innovation funding news from across Canada. Here’s the latest on who raised how much, and from…
The Big Push CEO Sharon Zohar on the funding gap for women entrepreneurs
On the latest episode of BNN’s The Disruptors, Sharon Zohar, CEO of The Big Push, a Toronto-based accelerator that wants…
Integrate.ai adds Amazon alum as VP of Engineering, Netflix alum to advisory board
Integrate.ai is starting to add more senior talent following its recent $5.6 million CAD funding round. The Toronto-based company,…
Techstars and WeWork partner to connect entrepreneurs
Techstars alumni will now get a discount on WeWork office spaces as part of a new partnership between the two organizations.…
Harinder Takhar tells startups that right now is better than next week at #TechTO
Monthly meetup TechTO is an outlet for founders and startups to engage in open conversations about their entrepreneurial journey.…
The Big Push accelerator wants to prepare women founders for their Series A
In an effort to support more women entrepreneurs, a new all women-led accelerator has launched in Toronto with the specific…
SkyWatch and Ada Support each take home $50,000 at Communitech Rev Demo Day
Communitech Rev Demo Day split $100,000 in winnings between SkyWatch and Ada Support last week. Following the CIX Summit,…
Former Twitter Canada managing director Rory Capern to lead partnerships at Pelmorex
At the end of August, Rory Capern, Twitter Canada’s managing director, abruptly departed the social media company. Now,…
Toronto-based Vouchr wins $1 million USD at VentureClash
Toronto-based gifting platform Vouchr took home $1 million USD at Connecticut Innovation’s global investment challenge,…
Zafin launches new FinTech partner ecosystem to provide one-stop origination platform for banks
At Money 20/20 today in Las Vegas, Zafin announced its new FinTech partner ecosystem and digital origination banking platform.…
AccessNow receives $10,000 from #MoveTheDial pitch competition
This past weekend in Toronto, five women founders pitched to a room of 100 people for the first-ever #MoveTheDial hackathon.…
Lending Loop hits milestone of providing $10 million in financing
Lending Loop, a Canadian P2P lending platform, has officially provided financing of more than $10 million across the country.…
Dream Payments launches POS app as part of US expansion
Dream Payments, a Toronto-based payment cloud provider, is further expanding its reach in the US with the launch of a point…