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Retail

Shopify CMO out as company reorganizes division

Feb 4, 2020

Shopify has let go of its chief marketing officer Jeff Weiser, in a move that will see the e-commerce giant restructure its…

Funding

BenchSci raises $29 million CAD Series B round

Feb 4, 2020

BenchSci has raised a $29 million CAD ($22 million USD) Series B funding round led by F-Prime Capital. The financing round…

Funding

Top Hat raises $72 million CAD Series D, inks deals to disrupt the textbook industry

Feb 4, 2020

Top Hat has raised $72 million CAD ($55 million USD) in a Series D funding round to help the company accelerate its goal of…

Toronto

Rangle makes second significant staff reduction in less than a year

Jan 30, 2020

Toronto-based development agency Rangle.io has reportedly made significant layoffs, BetaKit has learned. According to statements…

Twelve companies selected for second Women in Tech Silicon Valley Program

Jan 30, 2020

Twelve women-led Canadian companies have been selected to participate in the second Women in Tech Silicon Valley Program, being…

Impact

Upside surpasses $1.27 million in charitable donations following 2019 Canadian tech exits

Jan 30, 2020

The Upside Foundation, which helps and encourages companies to be more philanthropic, has surpassed more than $1 million in…

SaaS

TextNow inks nationwide talk & text plan deal in US, as CRTC set to review Canadian MVNO practices

Jan 29, 2020

TextNow, the Waterloo-based free text and phone service startup, announced this week that it is now able to offer a free nationwide…

vancouver
Retail

Shopify to open first permanent office in Vancouver, hire 1,000 employees

Jan 28, 2020

Shopify is set to expand its presence in Vancouver, with plans to move into a new office space and hire 1,000 employees. The…

Miovision
Funding

Miovision raises $120 million CAD round led by Telus Ventures

Jan 28, 2020

Miovision, a smart city-focused startup, has raised $120 million CAD in a funding round led by Telus Ventures. The round also…

Funding

Terramera raises $4.6 million CAD Series B extension to reduce global pesticide use

Jan 28, 2020

Terramera, the Vancouver Agtech startup on a mission to reduce synthetic pesticides globally, has raised an additional $4.6…

Lyft in BC
Vancouver

Uber and Lyft approved to operate in Metro Vancouver

Jan 23, 2020

The Passenger Transportation Board, the independent tribunal in British Columbia making decisions on vehicle authorizations,…

Funding

Bonsai raises $4 million CAD to replicate new Complex Media shop with other publishers

Jan 23, 2020

Commerce startup Bonsai has raised a $4 million CAD bridge round to fuel a new business model that it sees as the future of…

vancouver
Funding

Mastercard commits $510 million for new global cybersecurity centre in Vancouver

Jan 22, 2020

In an announcement at the fiftieth annual World Economic Forum currently being held in Davos, Switzerland, Minister Navdeep…

Acquisitions

Dialogue evolves product with the acquisition of German health services company

Jan 22, 2020

Dialogue, which offers a virtual technology platform for employees, has announced its acquisition of Argumed Consulting Group,…

Toronto

Valkerie opens cohort applications six week growth marketing program

Jan 22, 2020

Applications are now open for Growclass, the growth marketing program designed and run by Valkerie, a Toronto-based growth…

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