Today in funding: Worximity, Fresche Legacy, Allocadia, Wiivv
B2B companies performed well in this round of funding. Here’s the latest on who raised how much whom. Fresche Legacy…
Fundrazr partners with education savings provider to establish education crowdfunding
As crowdfunding grows in popularity, it seems it was only a matter of time before organizations working in the education sector…
Wiivv closes $3.5 million seed round, prepares for market entry
Vancouver-based Wiivv, a wearables company that creates custom 3D printed body gear, has closed $3.5 million in seed funding.…
FounderFuel announces graduating startups for fall 2015 cohort
Montreal-based FounderFuel, an accelerator for early stage web, mobile, and SaaS startups, announced the graduating companies…
OMERS Ventures names Brian Kobus director of its investment team
Brian Kobus has just been announced as the director of the investment team at OMERS Ventures, the venture capital arm of one…
YTV partners with Ladies Learning Code and MakerKids to launch Code Week
To celebrate Code.org’s Hour of Code global initiative, YTV — a major entertainment brand for children — is partnering…
Science, Technology and Innovation Council evaluates “deteriorating business innovation” in Canada
Though the Waterloo region in Canada boasts the second most significant startup density in the world — trailing only Silicon…
EY report says Canadian executives looking more towards M&A for growth
In a statistic trailing only the US, nearly 73 percent of Canadian executives have M&A plans for the next year, compared…
Progressa closes $11.4 million Series A, announces marketplace investor platform for 2016
Short-term lending platform Progressa, which offers unsecured installment loans, announced the closing of an $11.4 million…
Montreal’s WeHost helps Canadians host Syrian refugees
When it comes to the Syrian refugee crisis, Canadians overall have been demonstrating their capacity for kindness: Syrian refugees…
Mobify acquires Chicago-based Dónde to boost location-based technology offering
Vancouver-based Mobify, a mobile shopping platform that allows retailers to use push notifications to engage consumers online…
Startup job spotlight: VP of Risk at Financeit
With startups leading the way in Canadian innovation, every day, BetaKit does its part to help fill the talent gap with our…
Eigen Innovations sole Canadian finalist in global Cisco Innovation Grand Challenge
Eigen Innovations, a Fredericton, N.B.-based IoT startup that helps industrial companies solve production issues like raw material…
Nominations for PwC’s Vision to Reality Awards are open
“The pioneers who moved beyond uncertainty to discover new ways of working. The leaders who challenge tradition, who…
General Electric commissions Wattpad sci-fi writers to reinvent 50s comic series
While most people claim that traditional publishing is dead, one unexpected company thinks that it just needs to be revamped.…