Ottawa-based vibrator company settles data collection lawsuit for $5 million
An Ottawa-based sex toy company is learning the hard way that it isn’t welcome to data-mine in the bedroom after reaching…
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Shopify receives petition with 200,000 signatures to drop Breitbart
Despite an open letter penned by CEO Tobi Lütke in early February defending Shopify’s decision to power Breitbart’s…
L-SPARK announces startups joining winter 2017 cohort to set foundation for scale
Ottawa-based SaaS accelerator L-SPARK has announced the six startups that will join its winter 2017 accelerator program. The…
Halogen Software acquired by Saba for $293 million
Ottawa-based Halogen Software has been acquired by California-based Saba, which delivers a cloud-based intelligent talent management…
Invest Ottawa’s Main & Digital program wants to help main street businesses embrace ecommerce
Economic development agency Invest Ottawa has announced the launch of its third edition of Main & Digital, a four-part…
CEO Tobi Lütke responds to petition asking Shopify to stop powering Breitbart store
As the results of the recent US election continues to make waves, tech companies both south and north of the border have found…
Canadian Ministers, mayors, and more give statements on tech open letter
Yesterday, BetaKit published an open letter from Canada’s tech community affirming its support for people of all races,…
Invest Ottawa appoints former Microsoft Canada VP as CEO
Invest Ottawa has announced its new president and CEO. The economic development agency said that a CEO Selection Committee…
Canadian government will evaluate safety of driverless cars through pilot program
Transport Canada announced recently that it will evaluate the safety of driverless cars as three test vehicles touch down on…
With $6 million Series A, Clearwater Clinical wants to scale its mobile hearing test solution
Ottawa-based Clearwater Clinical, which is developing mobile and cloud-based data management solutions for the hearing health…
Merchants can sell products on Amazon through Shopify
In a blog post, Shopify announced that it now allows its merchants to sell directly on Amazon using Shopify. Shopify’s…
HTML500 expands to nine cities to teach 2500 Canadians to code
After a year-long hiatus, HTML500, a free learn to code event hosted by Lighthouse Labs, is kicking off in Toronto on February…
Klipfolio raises $12 million Series B to help SMBs get smarter about metrics
When Klipfolio launched in 2001, the Ottawa-based startup was very different than it is today. As the internet gained mainstream…
BlackBerry launching connected and autonomous vehicle research centre in Ottawa
As BlackBerry continues moving away from handsets, the Waterloo-based firm seems increasingly focused on establishing itself…
Founder Institute says its Canadian companies have collectively raised $7 million
As the year comes to an end, Founder Institute, a global seed accelerator founded in Silicon Valley, released numbers on its…