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Josh Scott is BetaKit’s lead reporter. He is based in Toronto but breaks news and tells in-depth stories from across Canada about all sorts of tech companies, the folks building and backing them, and the surrounding ecosystem. He has won SABEW Canada’s 2023 Jeff Sanford Best Young Journalist and 2024 General Excellence - Reporter at a Small Publication awards. Josh’s coverage is more complete than his moustache and he’s always open to pitches (josh.scott[@]betakit.com) and tips (@jossco.77 on Signal).

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Healthtech

H|T: The Healthtech Times – COVID-19 tests, by Amazon

Apr 2, 2021

The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to H|T using…

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SaaS

Three Prairies-based startups close seed rounds, raising combined $2.45 million

Apr 1, 2021

During the last week, Winnipeg’s Callia Flowers, Saskatoon’s Rivercity Innovations, and Regina’s BrewNinja raised fresh…

Funding

Following merger with Kelowna’s Bananatag, Staffbase secures $145 million

Apr 1, 2021

Germany’s Staffbase, which provides internal communications software to businesses, has raised a $145 million Series D round…

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Retail

R|T: The Retail Times – Google as the anti-Amazon?

Apr 1, 2021

The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to R|T using…

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Impact

QueerTech event aims to help LGBTQ2S+ workers connect with Canada’s biggest tech companies

Mar 31, 2021

On April 8, Montréal’s QueerTech is hosting its first national virtual careers fair. The free event aims to connect LGBTQ2S+…

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FinTech

Nuvei, Mogo expand reach into crypto space with new product offerings

Mar 31, 2021

Two of Canada’s largest publicly-traded FinTech companies, Montréal-based Nuvei and Vancouver’s Mogo, have recently introduced…

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AI

A|I: The AI Times – The AI VC, oh my

Mar 31, 2021

The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the…

Mike Silagadze
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Top Hat co-founder Mike Silagadze joins Ripple Ventures as venture partner

Mar 30, 2021

Less than a month after stepping down as founding CEO of Toronto-based EdTech startup Top Hat, Mike Silagadze has joined Ripple…

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Dialogue closes TSX IPO, raising $100 million

Mar 30, 2021

Telehealth startup Dialogue Health Technologies has gone public on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), raising $100 million through…

SaaS

S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Investor revolt

Mar 30, 2021

The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…

Funding

QuoteMachine raises $1 million seed round to fuel growth of customer relationship management solution

Mar 29, 2021

Led by two former Lightspeed product leaders, Montréal-based retail tech startup QuoteMachine has raised $1 million CAD in…

Canadian startup news of the week (3/28/21)

Mar 29, 2021

Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features,…

FinTech

F|T: The FinTech Times – A cry for help from Coinbase users

Mar 29, 2021

Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…

TyltGO
Funding

On-demand delivery platform Tyltgo raises $2.3 million to accelerate Ontario expansion

Mar 29, 2021

Kitchener-based same-day delivery software startup Tyltgo has raised $2.3 million CAD ($1.8 million USD) in seed financing,…

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Toronto

Silicon Valley Bank grows Canadian team with promotion, two new hires

Mar 26, 2021

Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) has added two new directors to its Canadian team and promoted another, as the commercial bank looks…

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