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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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Funding

Amid rise in remote work, Dooly announces $25.5 million CAD to scale sales enablement platform

Mar 3, 2021

Vancouver-based Dooly has raised $25.5 million CAD ($20.3 million USD) in funding as the company looks to scale its sales enablement…

Volta pitch competition winners holding big $25,000 cheques
Atlantic Canada

Applications open for Volta pitch competition

Mar 2, 2021

Applications for Volta’s eighth pitch competition are open for early-stage Atlantic Canada-based tech startups until March…

thescore
Funding

theScore closes US IPO, raising $186 million USD

Mar 2, 2021

Canadian digital media and sports betting company theScore has closed its initial public offering (IPO) on the Nasdaq, raising…

FinTech

Information Venture Partners adds former Georgian investor Jane Podbelskaya as it continues to expand team

Mar 1, 2021

Toronto-based venture capital and private equity firm Information Venture Partners (Information VP) has appointed Jane Podbelskaya…

AI

Applications open for Techstars Montréal AI Accelerator

Mar 1, 2021

Applications for Techstars’ Montréal AI Accelerator are now open until May 12. The Montreal-based accelerator is open to…

GoodFood
Funding

Today in funding: Goodfood, TRADE X, Peak Power, Novarc Technologies, Innovate BC

Feb 26, 2021

Four Canadian tech companies and three tech-focused research projects have recently secured funding, including Goodfood, TRADE…

Mark Machin, former CEO of CPPIB

CPPIB CEO steps down after travelling abroad to get COVID-19 vaccine

Feb 26, 2021

Mark Machin has resigned from his role as the CEO of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) after it emerged Thursday…

Feds propose changes to wage, rent subsidies meant to increase flexibility around revenue requirements

Feb 25, 2021

Yesterday, the Department of Finance released two draft legislative proposals to implement technical amendments to the Canada…

thescore
Funding

TheScore files for US IPO on Nasdaq

Feb 24, 2021

Canadian digital media and sports betting company theScore has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) on the United States-based…

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Retail

Elevate, Moneris launch new accelerator for Canadian ecommerce startups

Feb 23, 2021

Amidst a COVID-driven surge in online retail, Toronto-based tech hub Elevate and payment processing giant Moneris have teamed…

Acquisitions

Today in acquisitions: Givex, NextPoint Acquisition, Herjavec Group, BIM One

Feb 22, 2021

Over the last two weeks, four Canadian tech companies have recently made acquisitions or have been acquired: Givex, NextPoint…

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Impact

Communitech reveals first cohort of new program to support minority female, non-binary founders

Feb 19, 2021

Kitchener-based tech hub Communitech has unveiled the first cohort of its Fierce Founders Uplift program, selecting 10 promising…

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Funding

Feds invest $660,000 in cybersecurity training for young displaced workers in Peel Region

Feb 19, 2021

Through FedDev Ontario, the Government of Canada has earmarked nearly $660,000 CAD to fund the creation of a new cybersecurity…

oil and gas pipeline
Funding

Today in funding: Eavor Technologies, Foko Retail, Motion Gestures, Arolytics, Mogile Technologies

Feb 19, 2021

Five Canadian tech startups, Eavor Technologies, Foko Retail, Motion Gestures, Arolytics, and Mogile Technologies, have recently…

Funding

Benevity receives investment from leading impact and sustainability funds as part of Hg deal

Feb 18, 2021

Calgary-based corporate social responsibility platform Benevity has received new investments from The Rise Fund and Generation…

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