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Paul Roman @ BetaKit · 05/11/2021 16:45 EDT

Access to working capital essential to the success of Canadian small businesses

It’s been a trying time for Canadian small business owners this past year. From restaurants to beauty salons, many small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)... Read more ›

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 05/11/2021 14:44 EDT

Today in funding: Curbie Cars, Loopt, Myant, Innovate BC award winners

Six Canadian startups have recently announced fresh funding to fuel their growth. Here’s the latest on who raised, how much, from whom, and what... Read more ›

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 05/11/2021 12:10 EDT

KITS Eyecare begins trading on US-based OTCQX market

Vancouver-based e-commerce retailer KITS Eyecare has begun trading on the United States-based OTCQX, OTC Markets Group’s top over-the-counter securities market. KITS was previously listed... Read more ›

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 05/11/2021 11:49 EDT

Two Canadian startups part of TikTok push to provide more third-party content creation, sharing integrations

TikTok has added two new tools to its suite of software developer kits. So far, the move has enabled 18 third-party apps, including two... Read more ›

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 05/11/2021 07:00 EDT

Lightspeed, Google partner to offer marketing, advertising tools to retailers

Lightspeed has partnered with Google to give its small and medium-sized business (SMB) retailers access to Google’s marketing and advertising tools. Through the new... Read more ›

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 05/11/2021 06:00 EDT

S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Meet the new CEO

The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the form at... Read more ›

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Meagan Simpson @ BetaKit 2 place · 05/10/2021 18:59 EDT

As Naver closes $754 million CAD acquisition of Wattpad, Allen Lau is looking to scale

South Korean internet company Naver Corp. has officially acquired Wattpad for an estimated $754 million CAD ($600 million USD). With the deal now closed,... Read more ›

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 05/10/2021 17:53 EDT

Google plans to build $735 million CAD data centre in Québec

Google has unveiled plans to build a proposed $735 million CAD data centre in Beauharnois, Québec. According to a company blog post, Google intends... Read more ›

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Meagan Simpson @ BetaKit · 05/10/2021 16:42 EDT

Aaron Zifkin departing from role as Lyft Canada’s managing director

Aaron Zifkin, the managing director of Canada for Lyft, is set to leave the role at the end of May. Zifkin announced the move... Read more ›

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 05/10/2021 16:24 EDT

Amazon to expand presence in British Columbia with five new locations

Amazon has revealed plans to expand its presence in the province of British Columbia. The e-commerce giant is opening five new buildings in the... Read more ›

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 05/10/2021 14:52 EDT

CTI Life Sciences Fund raises $100 million in first close of third venture fund

Montréal-based venture capital firm CTI Life Sciences Fund has raised $100 million CAD in the first close of its third venture fund. The fund’s... Read more ›

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 05/10/2021 13:41 EDT

Nuvei sees significant revenue growth in Q1 2021 following e-commerce expansion, acquisition efforts

During the first quarter of 2021, Montréal-based payment processing company Nuvei pulled in revenue of about $150 million USD, an 80 percent increase year-over-year... Read more ›

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Meagan Simpson @ BetaKit · 05/10/2021 08:59 EDT

With new financing, Stoko is on a mission to disrupt the knee brace industry with a D2C product for athletes

A Vancouver-based startup working to disrupt the knee brace industry with a direct-to-consumer product developed using proprietary software is attracting the interest of professional... Read more ›

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 05/10/2021 06:01 EDT

Following pandemic hit, ChefHero rebrands, refocuses to early success

Toronto-based restaurant supply chain software startup ChefHero has officially rebranded to Notch after executing what it says was a successful pivot during COVID-19. According... Read more ›

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 05/10/2021 06:00 EDT

Canadian startup news of the week (5/09/21)

Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features, and editorials published on BetaKit. If... Read more ›

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 05/10/2021 06:00 EDT

F|T: The FinTech Times – Canada’s Open Banking is “insecure and terrifying”

Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read F|T before... Read more ›

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 1 place · 05/07/2021 17:53 EDT

Today in funding: Railz, Relay Platform, Ferme d’Hiver, Optable, interVal

Five Canadian tech startups have recently secured fresh funding to fuel their growth. Here’s the latest on who raised money, how much, from whom,... Read more ›

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 1 place · 05/07/2021 17:35 EDT

New bill proposes Bank of Canada regulate FinTech startups that provide payments

The Government of Canada has introduced legislation to regulate FinTech companies that offer payment services in the country. The draft legislation, titled the Retail... Read more ›

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Russ Armstrong @ BetaKit 1 place · 05/07/2021 14:30 EDT

How to better leverage SR&ED refunds to accelerate startup growth

When new founders set off to research how to grow and scale their startup, they’ll often come up against the fundraising wall: what is... Read more ›

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Daniel Centeno @ BetaKit · 05/07/2021 14:11 EDT

Shopify sees its developer platform as key to driving the future trends of e-commerce

As Shopify continues to benefit from the shift in consumer habits amid COVID-19, the company says its developers and developer ecosystem have more power... Read more ›

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