Centech announces ten companies for Propulsion winter cohort
Montreal-based incubator Centech has announced the ten startups chosen for the winter cohort of its Propulsion program. Lasting…
DRIVE adds Richard Florida as keynote speaker
DRIVE has added Richard Florida as its keynote speaker at the conference’s inaugural event on February 20-22, 2019. A…
National Bank partners with Breathe Life on life insurance offerings
National Bank Insurance has announced a partnership with Montreal insurtech company Breathe Life to develop direct online life…
Ecofuel Accelerator accepting spring 2019 cohort applications
Montreal-based Ecofuel Accelerator has launched recruitment for its spring 2019 cohort. Pre-seed and seed stage cleantech companies…
Fiix’s Khallil Mangalji on being the perfect fit for autonomous vehicles
As part of a regular series powered by Dell Small Business, BetaKit asks entrepreneurs to share lessons learned as they’ve…
Osprey Informatics raises $3.75 million in funding
Calgary-based visual monitoring solutions company Osprey Informatics has closed a $3.75 million funding round led by Shell…
Canadian government launches funding competition for agriculture automation tech
Through the Strategic Innovation Fund, the Government of Canada has launched a new funding competition for national scale initiatives…
Lighthouse Labs launches coding scholarship program for underrepresented groups
Canadian coding bootcamp Lighthouse Labs has announced the launch of a scholarship program to help support individuals from…
Lightspeed acquires ReUp, rebrands it to Lightspeed Loyalty
Cloud-based point of sale system Lightspeed has announced Lightspeed Loyalty, its new platform for customer engagement. The…
BCF Ventures reaches $12 million in commitments for its ‘super angel’ fund
Montreal-based super angel fund BCF Ventures has announced that it has increased its potential fund size from $5 million to…
Global Startup Genome report seeking participants for 2019 survey
Startup Genome is looking for entrepreneurs to participate and add their insights for its 2019 survey. The yearly report dives…
Calgary launches Digital Dollars currency
The city of Calgary has announced the inception of Calgary Digital Dollars, making it the first city in Canada to create its…
Mysa raises $2 million to develop smart home thermostats
Newfoundland-based smart-home company Mysa has announced that they have secured a second round of investment. The equity funding…
Meal kit delivery service Fresh Prep raises $3.3 million
Vancouver-based meal kit delivery service Fresh Prep has closed its first round of financing, raising $3.3 million through…
Espresso Capital opens Montreal office
Toronto-based venture debt firm Espresso Capital has announced the opening of its new Montreal office. “Without question,…