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By Isabelle Kirkwood January 7, 2020

Lightspeed to acquire Germany’s Gastrofix to snag more European customers

Lightspeed POS is set to acquire German POS systems developer Gastrofix. The purchase would mark Lightspeed’s largest…

By Isabelle Kirkwood January 7, 2020

Toronto-based AI therapeutics startup, Deep Genomics, has closed a $40 million Series B. This brings the company’s total…

By Isabelle Kirkwood January 7, 2020

Element AI has announced a partnership with South Korean multinational LG Electronics . The partnership will be focused on…

By Isabelle Kirkwood January 6, 2020

Wealthsimple appears to be gearing up for its previously hinted-at expansion into new financial services, with the registration…

By Isabelle Kirkwood January 6, 2020

Montréal-based healthtech startup AlayaCare, which develops AI-powered solutions for homecare providers, has closed a $47.9…

By Denise Paglinawan January 6, 2020

Women and minorities remain underrepresented in senior leadership roles in the Greater Montreal Area, despite an increase in…

By Denise Paglinawan January 6, 2020

Three programs meant to accelerate startup growth, led by FounderFuel, Founder Institute, and BDO Canada, have announced new…

By Meagan Simpson December 24, 2019

Recent layoffs by Montreal-founded real estate tech startup Breather are part of a larger plan to get the company to profitability…

By Denise Paglinawan December 20, 2019

Kitchener-based Vidyard, a startup that provides online video hosting for businesses, has received a $15 million credit facility…

By Isabelle Kirkwood December 20, 2019

Over the summer, Creative Destruction Labs’ (CDL) Rockies division, located at the Haskayne School of Business at the…

By Caitlin Hotchkiss December 20, 2019

Every day, Canada’s tech startups post their latest and greatest job opportunities on Jobs.BetaKit, powered by Jobbio. From…

By Stefan Palios December 19, 2019

Small business owners are constantly faced with challenges and barriers in their journey to success. Some of the most common…

By Meagan Simpson December 19, 2019

The Government of Alberta announced on Wednesday that it has created a working group of experts to advise Jason Kenney’s…

By Denise Paglinawan December 19, 2019

Vancouver-based mCloud, an AI-powered asset management firm, has acquired Atlanta-based 3D technology company Construction…

By Meagan Simpson December 19, 2019

Global car-sharing company Car2Go, now know under the name Share Now, announced on Wednesday that it has decided to shut down…