Startup jobs of the week: Klick, Tab Payments, Brightspark Ventures, Repable, mnubo
Every day, Canada’s best startups post the latest job opportunities on the BetaKit Job Board; from early stage to series…
US-based coworking space WeWork expanding to Montreal and Toronto
Coworking spaces are an important part of startup culture. The ability to collaborate with other founders in a similar struggle…
Tasytt helping Syrian refugees arriving in Canada with crowdsourced guide
As the first of 25,000 refugees in Canada have started arriving, a few Canadian startups are doing their part to make newcomers…
Happy Holidays: #BKchats saved media & marketing with tech (and tweets)
While many media and marketing professionals lament how technology has made life more difficult, there is a case to be made…
SMART Technologies Joins Google for Education Partner Program
Calgary-based SMART Technologies, a provider of education collaboration solutions, announced that it is among a group of partners…
Shell Canada gives entrepreneurs $50,000 for cleantech projects
As this generation is reported to be a highly-conscious generation when it comes to sustainability, Shell Canada is giving…
Thomson Reuters sponsoring MaRS LegalX cluster
LegalX, the legal tech cluster at MaRS, announced a collaborative agreement with Thomson Reuters meant to further bridge the…
Toronto-based Clear Blue Technologies closes $1.85 million funding round
Clear Blue Technologies, a smart off-grid company, announced a $1.85 million in a private placement. The round was led by Haywood…
Startup Canada announces latest recipients of Community Investment Fund
In a second round of investment, Startup Canada announced two more recipients of the Startup Canada Community Investment Fund,…
SecureKey, Trulioo, and Financeit represent Canada on 2015 KPMG FinTech 100
KPMG’s FinTech 100, a report looking for the best global FinTech companies, released its list for 2015. Three Canadian…
Slack launches $80 million VC fund to encourage third party integration
Just two years after being founded, Vancouver-based Slack has already established itself as one of Canada’s hottest startups,…
TSX-traded NexJ Systems spins off its healthcare offering into separate business
NexJ Systems, a company that provides both enterprise customer management solutions for the financial services industry, as…
Canada called “most sought-after” destination for American VCs
Preqin, a source of data and intelligence on alternative assets, claims that for American VCs, the best place to look is north.…
Hexoskin raises $1.3 million in second round of financing
As part of an exciting year for Montreal-based smart shirt maker Hexoskin — which already partnered with Best Buy earlier…
Saskatoon, Toronto startup spaces first recipients of Startup Canada’s Retail Startup Fund
The Saskatoon Maker Fair and Toronto’s Tempo Space are the two first-ever recipients of Startup Canada’s Trushield…