News from BetaKit

Future Summit 2025 to host leaders from NVIDIA, AWS Canada, Alberta government, and more

Add to bookmarks Don't show BetaKit

Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 1 place · 11/03/2025 07:00 EDT

A closer look at the sessions and power players shaping Future Summit’s inaugural gathering on Nov 18 to 20. Read more ›

25

Citylitics closes $6.2 million CAD to help companies spot public infrastructure sales opportunities

Add to bookmarks Don't show BetaKit

Josh Scott @ BetaKit 3 place · 04/01/2022 06:01 EDT

After building presence in transportation, Citylitics plans to move into new verticals like power. Read more ›

1

H|T: The Healthtech Times – Jane Wang is on a mission

Add to bookmarks Don't show BetaKit

Cameron Chaddad @ BetaKit · 04/01/2022 05:30 EDT

The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to H|T using the form at the bottom of this page to ensure you don’t miss out on the most important healthtech news every week! Read more ›

0

CleanBC Industry Fund opens applications for round three of funding

Add to bookmarks Don't show BetaKit

Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 3 place · 03/31/2022 16:17 EDT

BC aims to reduce emissions as much as removing 130,000 cars from the road. Read more ›

18

FutureFit AI raises $5.7 million to scale career navigation platform

Add to bookmarks Don't show BetaKit

Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 03/31/2022 15:25 EDT

JPMorgan Chase, Acumen America co-led the round. Read more ›

17

Acquisitions propel Well Health to record revenues, profits in 2021

Add to bookmarks Don't show BetaKit

Charles Mandel @ BetaKit · 03/31/2022 15:15 EDT

Well Health Posts adjusted gross profits of $153.7 million CAD for 2021 Read more ›

11

Thinkific CEO describes layoffs as effort to preserve cash amid tough capital-raising environment for public companies

Add to bookmarks Don't show BetaKit

Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 03/31/2022 14:51 EDT

Company’s share price has risen 13 percent since layoffs were announced. Read more ›

2

Evok Innovations targets cleantech investments with first close of $300 million CAD Fund II

Add to bookmarks Don't show BetaKit

Charles Mandel @ BetaKit · 03/31/2022 13:13 EDT

LPs in Fund II include Export Development Canada, RBC, and TD. Read more ›

0

With Series A funding, Manifest Climate can scale approach to helping companies see climate change as a strategic issue

Add to bookmarks Don't show BetaKit

Meagan Simpson @ BetaKit 3 place · 03/31/2022 09:03 EDT

The $30 million round will help Manifest reach new markets. Read more ›

32

PocketHealth secures $20 million CAD to put medical records in US patients’ pockets

Add to bookmarks Don't show BetaKit

Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 03/31/2022 06:59 EDT

PocketHealth wants to help users access, share, and understand medical imaging. Read more ›

30

R|T: The Retail Times – Wealthsimple goes shopping

Add to bookmarks Don't show BetaKit

Cameron Chaddad @ BetaKit · 03/31/2022 05:30 EDT

Plus: MaxSold raises $16.1 million to expand online auctioning platform. Read more ›

0

LayerZero Labs reaches $1 billion valuation in round backed by Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz

Add to bookmarks Don't show BetaKit

Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 03/30/2022 18:03 EDT

Tom Brady, Justin Timberlake, crypto leaders like Dapper Labs invested in the $135 million round. Read more ›

2

Canadian startups in Y Combinator tie all-time high at Winter 2022 Demo Day

Add to bookmarks Don't show BetaKit

Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 03/30/2022 17:30 EDT

For the second time, 16 Canadian startups participated in a YC cohort. Read more ›

104

Government of Canada launches advisory group focused on harmful online content

Add to bookmarks Don't show BetaKit

Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 03/30/2022 15:25 EDT

Advisory group a “reset button” to fed’s approach for online safety legislation. Read more ›

3

Bonsai closes $21 million to scale embedded commerce solution for publishers like BuzzFeed, Vox

Add to bookmarks Don't show BetaKit

Josh Scott @ BetaKit 2 place · 03/30/2022 07:59 EDT

CEO says focus on net-new GMV sets Bonsai apart from competition in the checkout field. Read more ›

36

With new funding, Athennian hopes to follow in Clio’s unicorn footsteps

Add to bookmarks Don't show BetaKit

Meagan Simpson @ BetaKit · 03/30/2022 06:04 EDT

The legaltech startup's backers include Clio’s CEO. Read more ›

5

A|I: The AI Times – Ford to the future

Add to bookmarks Don't show BetaKit

Cameron Chaddad @ BetaKit · 03/30/2022 05:30 EDT

Plus: NYT calls Toronto a "quietly booming tech town." Read more ›

0

Clearco commits to Dublin with $164.4 million CAD earmarked for Irish startups

Add to bookmarks Don't show BetaKit

Charles Mandel @ BetaKit · 03/29/2022 19:09 EDT

Clearco's Dublin hub will back company's broader European expansion. Read more ›

18

Following 2021 losses, Thinkific to lay off 100 employees

Add to bookmarks Don't show BetaKit

Josh Scott @ BetaKit 3 place · 03/29/2022 18:20 EDT

Layoffs to impact one-fifth of Thinkific’s 499-person team. Read more ›

62

R|T: The Retail Times – Canada’s next e-commerce darling

Add to bookmarks Don't show BetaKit

Amira Zubairi @ BetaKit · 03/29/2022 18:10 EDT

The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to R|T using the form at the bottom of this page to ensure you don’t miss out on the most important retail tech news every week! R|T is powered by: Colleen Johnston tapped to join Shopify’s board of directors “Colleen brings deep expertise in financial services, strategic growth, and organizational development,” said... Read more ›

0

Meta to hire up to 2,500 workers in Canada, open engineering hub to build metaverse

Add to bookmarks Don't show BetaKit

Meagan Simpson @ BetaKit · 03/29/2022 13:56 EDT

Meta said Toronto will play an important role in creating the metaverse. Read more ›

28