Toronto’s UPPLift pilot program seeking tech solutions for city infrastructure challenges
This week, the city of Toronto is participating in the launch of UPPLift, an urban pilot program (UPP) seeking tech innovations…
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Toronto only Canadian city to make #AmazonHQ2 shortlist
Out of 20 cities, Toronto is the only Canadian city to make the AmazonHQ2 shortlist. Toronto finds itself in company with cities…
Sidewalk Labs’ Dan Doctoroff says data won’t be used for commercial purposes in Quayside project
As part of RBC’s Disruptors speaker series in Toronto, RBC SVP John Stackhouse sat down with Sidewalk Labs CEO Dan Doctoroff…
Hyr raises $1.6 million to help retailers embrace the gig economy
Toronto-based Hyr has announced a $1.6 million CAD seed round led by Flybridge Capital Partners, with participation from Newark…
Hack To Start Ep.183: Jordan Scheltgen, co-founder of CaveSocial
Jordan Scheltgen is the co-founder and managing partner at CaveSocial, a marketing agency that he started during university…
Wattpad raises $61.25 million to continue investment in machine learning, interactive storytelling
Wattpad has announced that it’s raised $61.25 million CAD in a fresh round of funding. Investors include Tencent, BDC,…
#WomenFundingWomen event says angel investing, building networks will boost women-led companies
Last night, Dell and Springboard Enterprises — a network of investors and entrepreneurs dedicated to fostering women-led…
Instacart acquires Toronto-based Unata to build more online grocery solutions
San Francisco-based grocery delivery service Instacart has acquired Toronto-based Unata, which provides white label ecommerce…
RateHub raises $12 million Series A to build end-to-end mortgage platform
Toronto-based Ratehub has raised a $12 million Series A investment led by Elephant, a Boston-based VC firm founded by Jeremiah…
Today in company updates: Clearpath adds former Google VP to advisory board, Picatic launches new pricing model for non-profits
In the past few weeks, several Canadian startups have made announcements and launched new features. Here’s the latest on…
Toronto hosting Shenzhen innovation competition with $2 million in prizes
The Canada Confederation of Shenzhen Associations (CCSA) and the Sino-Canada International Innovation Centre are launching…
Today in AI updates: Stradigi joins IVADO, DeepLearni.ng joins NVIDIA partner network
Several Canadian startups have made announcements and launched new features to make strides in AI. Here’s the latest on Canada’s…
11 Canadian tech companies to watch in 2018
For the last two years, I’ve had the opportunity to share my thoughts about some amazing Canadian technology companies that…
Vincent Mifsud steps down as ScribbleLive CEO, becomes board chair
Vincent Mifsud has stepped down from his role as ScribbleLive’s CEO, BetaKit has learned. In an email sent to company employees…
Ulula announces $1 million seed round to tackle forced labour
Toronto-based Ulula has officially announced its $1 million seed round. Targeting the mining, energy, and agriculture industries,…