Facebook makes payments product available off platform, starting with US Shopify merchants
Last week, Facebook began rolling out Facebook Pay for merchants beyond its own platforms for the first time, beginning with…
F|T: The FinTech Times – Profit crunch
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Benevity beefs up staff
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…
Canadian startup news of the week (9/06/21)
Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features,…
ShopperPlus secures $20 million to expand online marketplace
Québec-based startup ShopperPlus has raised $20 million CAD in Series A financing to bring its e-commerce platform and delivery…
PLATO Testing to bring Indigenous software tester training program to Victoria
Fredericton-based company PLATO Testing has announced plans to bring its program to Victoria this fall, where it hopes to help…
FedDev Ontario commits combined $12 million to OneEleven and new Waterloo-London healthtech hub
In August, the Government of Canada made some investments, through FedDev Ontario, in the province’s innovation and startup…
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Maple moves into mental health
The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to H|T using…
Fresh Prep raises $21 million Series B round to bring its meal kits to new markets
Vancouver-based startup Fresh Prep has secured $21 million CAD in Series B financing to expand its meal kit delivery service…
Audette secures $1 million to help commercial real estate sector build and implement carbon reduction plans
After testing out its platform in British Columbia and gaining acceptance to the first cohort of Google Canada’s Cloud accelerator…
R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify takes TikTok shopping
The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to R|T using…
New Ventures BC reveals 10 finalists for 2021 competition
New Ventures BC has announced the top 10 British Columbia (BC) companies in its 21st annual tech startup competition. This…
A|I: The AI Times – Attabotics strikes back
The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the…
Meet the 16 Canadian startups participating in Y Combinator’s Summer 2021 Demo Day
This week, Y Combinator (YC) is holding its Summer 2021 Demo Day, the Silicon Valley accelerator’s 33rd to date. Sixteen…
Gatik raises $107 million CAD Series B round, announces Texas expansion
Palo Alto and Toronto-based Gatik has secured $107 million CAD ($85 million USD) in Series B financing to fuel the expansion…