News from BetaKit

Why scaling requires more than speed

Add to bookmarks Don't show BetaKit

Trevor Nichols @ BetaKit 1 place · 06/05/2026 16:27 EDT

IDEA Mississauga’s Step-Up Program helps founders build the strategy and systems for growth. Read more ›

0

MindBridge closes $60 million USD from US growth equity firm, appoints interim CEO

Add to bookmarks Don't show BetaKit

Josh Scott @ BetaKit 3 place · 07/25/2023 16:35 EDT

AI-powered auditing-tech firm adds new interim leader as CEO and founder depart. Read more ›

93

Review of Alberta Innovates’ Scaleup GAP program shows $147 million raised, 118 jobs created

Add to bookmarks Don't show BetaKit

Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 07/25/2023 13:21 EDT

Scaleup GAP was created in 2021 to bring more tech and business accelerators to Alberta. Read more ›

0

Long-time VP and product leader Satish Kanwar departs Shopify

Add to bookmarks Don't show BetaKit

Josh Scott @ BetaKit 2 place · 07/25/2023 09:47 EDT

Kanwar steps down as VP of corporate development and head of product acceleration 10 years after Shopify’s Jet Cooper acquisition. Read more ›

43

Practice Better acquires That Clean Life for a healthy-sounding eight figures to continue expansion

Add to bookmarks Don't show BetaKit

Charles Mandel @ BetaKit 2 place · 07/25/2023 09:00 EDT

An eight-year collaboration has ended in acquisition for the two Toronto healthtech startups. Read more ›

87

Solink secures $60-million USD Series C and backing from Goldman Sachs to become cloud video surveillance leader

Add to bookmarks Don't show BetaKit

Josh Scott @ BetaKit 3 place · 07/25/2023 07:59 EDT

As the security market shifts to cloud, Solink looks to scale. Read more ›

13

S|W: The SaaS Weekly – What is Reddit CEO Steve Huffman doing?

Add to bookmarks Don't show BetaKit

Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 07/25/2023 06:00 EDT

Plus: Constellation Software acquires Optimal Blue, Vitruvi acquired by Bow River Capital. Read more ›

8

Ontario organizations secure nearly $20 million in federal funds to drive entrepreneurship, job creation

Add to bookmarks Don't show BetaKit

Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 07/24/2023 17:00 EDT

Funding is split between five companies and one business hub in Toronto, as well as one Ottawa-based firm. Read more ›

15

Impact of Canada’s H-1B visa talent grab may go well beyond 10,000 applicants

Add to bookmarks Don't show BetaKit

Jared Lindzon @ BetaKit · 07/24/2023 15:14 EDT

Taking direct aim at the 'broken' US visa program was 'the best marketing Canada has ever done,' lawyer says. Read more ›

2

Canadian tech unicorns Ada, Clio, Lightspeed among first cohort of Canada’s Global Hypergrowth Project

Add to bookmarks Don't show BetaKit

Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 07/24/2023 14:41 EDT

Canada aims to take companies from $1-billion ‘unicorn’ valuation to $1-billion in annual revenue. Read more ›

14

Liberum raises $1.8 million for ‘protein synthesis as a service’

Add to bookmarks Don't show BetaKit

Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 07/24/2023 08:00 EDT

The Toronto-based startup creates custom proteins for everything from medical applications to household products. Read more ›

1

Québec venture funding maintained upward trajectory in Q2 2023

Add to bookmarks Don't show BetaKit

Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 2 place · 07/24/2023 06:02 EDT

Investment in the region grew by 42 percent from Q1 2023, and 81 percent year-over-year. Read more ›

18

F|T: The FinTech Times – Backers buy back Clearco’s debt amid SVB Canada windup

Add to bookmarks Don't show BetaKit

Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 07/24/2023 05:30 EDT

Plus: Hutsy takes home two wins at Startupfest. Read more ›

1

These two Canadian cities added 115,000 tech jobs last year

Add to bookmarks Don't show BetaKit

Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 07/24/2023 05:00 EDT

Plus: BC and Toronto venture funding bounced back in Q2 2023. Read more ›

5

The BetaKit Podcast: LIVE from Startupfest!

Add to bookmarks Don't show BetaKit

Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit · 07/23/2023 17:06 EDT

With: Dr. Theresa Johnson (Airbnb), Harper Reed (General Galactic Corporation), and Neha Khera (2048 Ventures). Read more ›

9

3D BioFibR secures $3.52 million in seed funding for automated collagen fibre manufacturing

Add to bookmarks Don't show BetaKit

Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 1 place · 07/21/2023 12:19 EDT

3D BioFibR’s collagen fibre can be used as an artificial tendon in soft tissue repair research. Read more ›

1

Venture funding in Toronto, British Columbia rebounds in second quarter of 2023

Add to bookmarks Don't show BetaKit

Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 1 place · 07/21/2023 06:02 EDT

Capital converges on a select few winners as Toronto and BC megadeals make a comeback. Read more ›

57

Nuvei, Plaid extend payments partnership to expand to different regions and businesses

Add to bookmarks Don't show BetaKit

Charles Mandel @ BetaKit 2 place · 07/21/2023 06:00 EDT

The FinTech company and payments startup are joining forces to roll out more features. Read more ›

48

H|T: The Healthtech Times – Recursion secures $50M from Nvidia following Canadian drug-discovery acquisitions

Add to bookmarks Don't show BetaKit

Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 07/21/2023 05:00 EDT

Plus: Ditch Labs wants to treat nicotine addiction with tech. Read more ›

1

Canada’s private tech firms gather to talk AI, growth, global appeal

Add to bookmarks Don't show BetaKit

Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit · 07/20/2023 15:29 EDT

Steve Wozniak tells Canadian Private Technology Conference to find “reasonable ways” to deal with AI. Read more ›

31

After a three-year pause, TechPong bounces back for 2023 return

Add to bookmarks Don't show BetaKit

Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 3 place · 07/20/2023 12:58 EDT

The annual ping pong-powered charity event has raised $400,000 over six showings. Read more ›

49