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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 2 place · 12/04/2020 12:18 EDT

Shopify Balance to be powered by Stripe, Evolve Bancorp

On Thursday, it was revealed that payment processing giant Stripe and Evolve Bancorp will power two products within Shopify Balance, the Canadian e-commerce giant’s... Read more ›

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Scott McLean @ BetaKit 2 place · 12/04/2020 08:59 EDT

Drone startup Skygauge closes $3.3 million seed, as demand increases amid pandemic

Skygauge Robotics has closed a $3.3 million CAD seed round and the Toronto and Hamilton-based drone startup is immediately scaling up its hiring in... Read more ›

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Caitlin Hotchkiss @ BetaKit · 12/04/2020 06:00 EDT

H|T: The Healthtech Times – Breaking up with your therapist

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... Read more ›

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 12/03/2020 17:12 EDT

Today in funding: ServiceBox, Creative Labs, Pillway

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

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Stefan Palios @ BetaKit · 12/03/2020 17:07 EDT

Canadian cybersecurity leaders say ecosystem requires community to grow

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, conversations tend to focus on job losses and skyrocketing unemployment. While it’s true that, at the start of the... Read more ›

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 12/03/2020 15:39 EDT

Faire megadeal icing on top of Waterloo Region’s strong Q3 2020

A Series E round raised by Kitchener-born e-commerce startup Faire brought total startup funding in the Waterloo Region to an 18-month high in the... Read more ›

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 12/03/2020 14:52 EDT

Hootsuite names Tara Ataya chief people, diversity officer

Vancouver-based Hootsuite, which offers social media management software, has promoted Tara Ataya, previously the company’s VP of people, to serve as chief people and... Read more ›

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Meagan Simpson @ BetaKit · 12/03/2020 13:24 EDT

Affirm to acquire PayBright for $340 million CAD

PayBright, one of Canada’s leading buy-now-pay-later providers, is set to be acquired by San Francisco-based Affirm. Affirm is set to purchase PayBright for $340... Read more ›

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Meagan Simpson @ BetaKit · 12/03/2020 11:50 EDT

British private equity investor Hg to acquire controlling stake in Benevity

Private equity firm Hg is set to acquire a majority controlling stake in Calgary-based corporate social responsibility software startup Benevity. BetaKit has confirmed earlier... Read more ›

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 12/03/2020 06:02 EDT

Tread tracks positive momentum as COVID-19 fuels tech adoption in construction sector

The COVID-19 pandemic is challenging sectors that have, until now, experienced relatively low levels of technological transformation. One sector that is no exception to... Read more ›

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Caitlin Hotchkiss @ BetaKit · 12/03/2020 06:00 EDT

R|T: The Retail Times – Is Shopify the new Amazon or another Amazon?

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... Read more ›

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Scott McLean @ BetaKit · 12/02/2020 17:09 EDT

Report finds growth in tech jobs since February, Canada still experiencing brain drain

A report from the Innovation Economy Council states that while STEM and technology job numbers have risen since February, nearly a third of computer... Read more ›

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Scott McLean @ BetaKit · 12/02/2020 14:15 EDT

Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business receives $500,000 investment from Facebook Canada

The Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB) has received a $500,000 investment from Facebook Canada, designed to establish an Indigenous business support fund, along... Read more ›

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 12/02/2020 12:18 EDT

WELL Health Technologies extends reach into cybersecurity vertical with acquisition of Source 44

WELL Health Technologies, a publicly-traded healthtech company headquartered in Vancouver, has acquired cybersecurity company Source 44. The purchase price of the deal is $10.5... Read more ›

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 12/02/2020 06:01 EDT

GoSecure raises $14 million, bringing Series E to $35 million USD

Montreal-based GoSecure, which has developed a cybersecurity managed detection and response (MDR) software platform, has raised an additional $14 million USD for its Series... Read more ›

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Caitlin Hotchkiss @ BetaKit · 12/02/2020 06:00 EDT

A|I: The AI Times – Who booked this meeting?

The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the globe. If you... Read more ›

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Meagan Simpson @ BetaKit · 12/01/2020 17:59 EDT

Publicly listed Canadian tech companies Lightspeed, Nuvei continue to make acquisitions

Lightspeed and Nuvei, both Montréal-based tech companies that have recently entered the public market, are continuing to gobble up other companies as part of... Read more ›

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 12/01/2020 17:11 EDT

Slack to be acquired by Salesforce for $27.7 billion USD

Vancouver-founded communications software company Slack is set to be acquired by Salesforce for $27.7 billion USD, in a cash and stock deal. In an... Read more ›

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Meagan Simpson @ BetaKit · 12/01/2020 15:50 EDT

Catherine Warren named CEO of new Innovate Edmonton

The newly established Innovate Edmonton has named its first CEO, Catherine Warren, following an extensive, nation-wide search process that took place this year. Warren... Read more ›

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Meagan Simpson @ BetaKit · 12/01/2020 14:14 EDT

Canadian government looking to create new regional development agency focused on British Columbia

The Government of Canada is exploring the possibility of creating an additional regional development agency (RDA) that would focus specifically on British Columbia. The... Read more ›

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