Canadian government invests $2.5 million in University of Alberta AI-supercomputing hub
The Government of Canada has announced $2.5 million in funding for the University of Alberta to establish an artificial intelligence-supercomputing…
La Caisse invests $200 million in Montreal’s Plusgrade
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (la Caisse) is taking an equity interest totalling $200 million in Plusgrade, a provider…
Former Goldmoney subsidiary Menē goes live on the TSX
Jewelry company Menē has announced that it has commenced trading on the TSX Venture Exchange. The company has begun trading…
Patriot One acquiring threat recognition software EhEye
Toronto-based Patriot One Technologies is set to acquire New Brunswick-based EhEye, a video threat recognition software company.…
Six cleantech companies graduating from Energia Ventures accelerator
Fredericton-based Energia Ventures is set to showcase its 2018 cohort of cleantech companies by allowing them to pitch their…
Velocity Fund Finals announces winners of $25K and $5K competitions
The University of Waterloo’s Velocity Fund Finals (VFF) has announced the winners for its 23rd event. Membio, which is developing…
Digital Finance Institute announces FinTech & AI Awards winners
The Digital Finance Institute has announced the winners of its 4th annual Canadian FinTech & AI Awards, which recognize…
Applications for $50,000 TiEQuest 2019 competition now open
TiE Toronto has opened applications to TiEQuest 2019, its pitch competition open to startups at all stages. The competition…
Brizi CEO Anna Hu shares smart fundraising strategies at #TechTO
Getting lead investors to commit to a funding round can be incredibly tricky for any startup big or small – most of the…
Betterez appoints Porter Airlines CCO Michael Deluce to board of directors
Toronto-based Betterez, a company that builds cloud-based ticketing and reservations systems in the ground travel industry,…
TransferWise opens API to Canadian businesses
Digital money transfer platform TransferWise has opened access to its API allowing Canadian businesses to integrate TransferWise…
Shopify merchants made $1.5 billion USD on Black Friday and Cyber Monday
In the wake of this year’s Black Friday and Cyber Monday, ecommerce platform Shopify has released their stats surrounding…
British Columbia receives an ‘A’ in 2018 KPMG Technology Report Card
BC’s tech economy has received an ‘A’ grade in KPMG’s British Columbia Technology Report Card. The report rates the…
Endy’s Mike Gettis on leveraging the “lightning rod” of customer experience to scale
As part of a regular series powered by Dell Small Business, BetaKit asks business leaders to share their advice for growing…
Exact Imaging named Life Science Company of the Year by Life Sciences Ontario
Markham-based Exact Imaging has received Life Sciences Ontario’s 2019 Life Science Company of the Year. The company provides…