11 Canadian innovation hubs partner with SingularityU Canada Summit
Eleven innovation hubs have joined the SingularityU Canada Summit as community partners, opening up the Summit to startups…
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Ontario gives $1.5 million to Carrot Rewards app, celebrates 200,000 users
The Ontario government is providing $1.5 million to Carrot Rewards, an app that rewards users for increasing digital finance…
dubdub representing Canada at $100,000 French Founders Startup Tour competition
Toronto-based dubdub, a mobile video creation platform, has won the 2017 French Founders Startup Tour semi-finals in Montreal.…
Pet camera startup PetBot acquired by San Francisco-based Petcube
Toronto-based PetBot has been acquired by San Francisco-based Petcube, which develops pet cameras and software. Indiegogo-funded…
Ex-Hubba, Wattpad pros are here to help grow your business the right way with Raw Signal Group
As Canada’s tech ecosystem scales, an oft-cited ingredient needed to take it to the next level is more senior talent.…
Quote Kong and Vini named winners of Fundica’s $1 million investment prize
The 2017 Fundica roadshow has concluded with the announcement of two winners. Fundica kicked off its cross-Canada tour in January…
Q4 lays off 13 people at its Toronto office
Q4 has laid off 13 people at its Toronto office, BetaKit has learned. In a statement to BetaKit, CEO Darrell Heaps confirmed…
Foteini Agrafioti, Harley Finkelstein among tech leaders in Canada’s Top 40 Under 40
Executive search firm Caldwell partners and business consulting firm MNP have released its list of Canada’s Top 40 Under…
#EmpireFinTech Conference says thinking beyond Canada, adopting AI key to scaling ecosystem
Canada’s FinTech ecosystem is burgeoning with companies like Wealthsimple and Wave making major moves — however, there’s…
Wealthsimple, Trulioo among Canadian companies in CB Insights FinTech 250
Several Canadian FinTech companies have made CB Insights’ FinTech 250 list, which highlights a select group of emerging…
Joe Fresh Centre accepting applications for fashion-focused accelerator
The Joe Fresh Centre for Fashion Innovation is accepting applications for the fifth cohort of its fashion-focused acceleration…
Hack To Start Ep.154: Huda Idrees, founder and CEO of Dot Health
Huda Idrees is the founder and CEO of Dot Health, a platform that enables secure and easy access to your personal health data.…
nanopay launches retail payment platform as part of MintChip ecosystem expansion
Toronto-based nanopay, a real-time payments platform, announced the launch of its self-service MintChip Retail Payment Platform.…
Shutterstock acquires Toronto-based Flashstock for $65 million
Shutterstock has acquired Toronto-based Flashstock for $65 million CAD. Flashstock’s platform allows brands to request…
Today in key hires: TribalScale adds head of data sciences, BlueRock Therapeutics appoints new CEO and CTO
Two Toronto-based startups announced major additions to their team. BetaKit pulled together this roundup to give you the latest…