Toronto-based Hubba says it’s on track to raise $45 million
Hubba, a product database aimed at brands and retailers, told the Wall Street Journal in a new report that it is on track to…
Harley Finkelstein moves to COO position at Shopify
In the months following Shopify’ IPO, Harley Finkelstein, then the company’s chief platform officer, became a familiar…
Toronto-based startup nanoPay acquires MintChip from Royal Canadian Mint
Toronto-based nanoPay, an integrated loyalty and payments platform provider, announced that it has acquired MintChip, a digital…
Canadian government investing up to $4.76 million in CFC for digital media products
To support the development and commercialization of digital media products in southern Ontario, the Canadian government announced…
With $3.1 million in seed funding, Limelight transitions from service to product with its agency-in-a-box
When Jonah Midanik started Immersion marketing agency in 2003, the advertising scene was, obviously, very different from today.…
ConferenceCloud raises $90,000 in seed as MLA48’s third investment
Established in 2007, nonprofit Maple Leaf Angels was created with the mandate of connecting accredited investors with passionate…
TD partnering with Cisco for its new Toronto innovation centre
In addition to announcing a new innovation centre in Toronto on Tuesday, Cisco has also announced that it will partner with…
Waterloo-based Intellijoint Surgical receives FDA clearance for HIP surgical tool
Intellijoint Surgical, a Waterloo-based company which develops miniature surgical smart tools, has received Food and Drug Administration…
Retail analytics platform Askuity raises $2 million Series A
Toronto-based Askuity has announced the closing of a $2 million Series A for its retail analytics platform, which allows product…
Startup jobs of the week: Tiny Hearts, theScore, SweetIQ, SurePath Capital Partners, Grow
Every day, Canada’s best startups post the latest job opportunities on the BetaKit Job Board; from early stage to series…
Jim Estill gives entrepreneurs their inspiration for 2016
“I’m CEO at Danby, which actually isn’t even a tech company. We sell wine coolers and bar fridges, and my…
Budweiser hosting hackathon to prevent drunk driving
Budweiser is turning to the Canadian tech community for smarter solutions to prevent drunk driving. On January 29-31, the brewer…
Reuters: Canadian deal activity at second-highest level in 2015
According to new data from Thomson Reuters, deal activity outside of Canada from the country’s top pension funds, banks,…
Zymeworks snags huge $61.5 USD million Series A round for its biotherapeutic treatments
Vancouver-based Zymeworks, a biotherapeutics company developing protein therapeutics for the treatment of cancer and autoimmune…
MMB Networks closes $7 million Series B
As IoT-connected devices are projected to triple to 38 billion units by 2020, investors are keen to ensure that they don’t…