Report: Kik, Wealthsimple among Canada’s 50 most financially attractive tech companies
The Impact Centre at the University of Toronto has released the Narwhal List 2018, a report that highlights Canada’s…
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Highline BETA relaunches Female Funders angel investing program with NACO
Highline BETA has announced the relaunch of Female Funders, an education program dedicated to helping women pursue angel investing.…
Out of money, Wavefront shuts down
Vancouver-based business incubator Wavefront has shut down, BetaKit has learned. According to those familiar with the matter,…
Slack reports 8 million daily active users, 3 million paid users
In a Medium post, Slack reported new growth milestones that include 8 million daily active users across 500,000 organizations.…
LocoNoco raises $500,000 to build robot automation platform for developers
LocoNoco has raised a $500,000 funding round with the goal of leading an emerging industry in the developer world: robot software…
Amazon to add 3,000 Vancouver tech jobs via Hub expansion
Amazon has announced it will expand its Vancouver tech hub with a new office that will bring 3,000 new jobs to the city. Amazon…
Today in company updates: Flashfood expands to US, Mogo hits new milestone, CineSend powers Tribeca Film Festival
Canadian startups across the country have new announcements to share. Here’s the latest on Canada’s movers and shakers.…
Blakes launches Nitro startup legal service program in Vancouver
Toronto-based law firm Blakes has launched its Nitro program — which helps startups access legal services — in Vancouver.…
Wealthsimple, Flipp make Great Place to Work list
Great Place to Work has released its annual list of the top workplaces in Canada, and a few Canadian tech companies made the…
#BCTECHSummit speaker Wellington Sculley explains how blockchain will benefit the Canadian economy
The #BCTECH Summit is less than a month away, and the event continues to add speakers and sessions featuring some of the biggest…
RBC’s Borealis AI expanding into Vancouver this fall
RBC’s Borealis AI has expanded into Vancouver with the launch of a new lab in the city. The Vancouver location will open…
Instant Financial raises $14.3 million CAD Series A to help shift workers get paid faster
Vancouver-based Instant Financial, which allows employees to get access to their pay after a shift, has closed a $14.3 million…
Mogo receives approval to list on the NASDAQ
Vancouver-based Mogo has received approval from the NASDAQ Capital Market to list its common shares on the NASDAQ. The company…
Malgosia Green departs Top Hat to take on role as Plenty of Fish CEO
Top Hat’s former chief product officer Malgosia Green has departed the company and taken on the role as CEO of Plenty…
FrontFundr celebrates milestone of raising $10 million for Canadian companies
FrontFundr, a Vancouver-based equity crowdfunding platform, said that it’s raised a combined $10 million for Canadian…