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Meagan Simpson @ BetaKit · 11/25/2020 14:30 EDT

Velocity to move to new home as part of University of Waterloo, City of Kitchener deal

The University of Waterloo-based incubator Velocity is set to get a new home following the recent announcement of a partnership between the City of... Read more ›

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 11/25/2020 12:59 EDT

Accessibility startup AccessNow receives Governor General’s Innovation Award

AccessNow, an online platform that crowdsources information on the accessibility of public spaces and venues, such as restaurants and stores, has won a Governor... Read more ›

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 11/25/2020 06:01 EDT

Applications open for two pillars of federal Black Entrepreneurship Program

The federal government has opened applications for two previously-announced programs aimed to increase and support Black entrepreneurship in Canada The National Ecosystem Fund and... Read more ›

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Caitlin Hotchkiss @ BetaKit · 11/25/2020 06:00 EDT

A|I: The AI Times – The AI that fails to see women at all

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 · 11/24/2020 14:22 EDT

Toronto-Waterloo named top global FinTech ecosystem in Startup Genome report

The Toronto-Waterloo region is among the top FinTech ecosystems globally, according to the latest report from Startup Genome. The Global Fintech Ecosystem Report 2020,... Read more ›

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 11/24/2020 12:53 EDT

Wealthsimple rolls out first feature of Cash product to select customers

Toronto-based FinTech startup Wealthsimple has begun rolling out the first feature of Wealthsimple Cash in beta to a select number of customers. Although Wealthsimple... Read more ›

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit · 11/24/2020 12:25 EDT

Canada’s innovation imperative

Did you know the Covid-19 pandemic presents opportunities for Canadian innovation? That’s according to Jim Balsillie, the retired chairman and co-CEO of RIM (disclosure:... Read more ›

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Scott McLean @ BetaKit · 11/24/2020 11:18 EDT

Lightspeed adds former Videotron CEO Manon Brouillette to board

Montreal-based Lightspeed has added former Videotron CEO Manon Brouillette to its board of directors. Brouillette, who served as CEO of Videotron until December of... Read more ›

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Caitlin Hotchkiss @ BetaKit · 11/24/2020 06:00 EDT

S|W: The SaaS Weekly – BlackBerry selloff, Google antitrust

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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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 11/24/2020 04:00 EDT

Telus announces $100 million tech-focused social impact fund

Telecommunications giant Telus has announced a new $100 million corporate venture capital fund focused on investing in early-stage technology startups that aim to drive... Read more ›

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit · 11/23/2020 16:40 EDT

BetaKit Live: How Canada can become a cybersecurity leader

There is a global gap of 3.5 million cybersecurity jobs that need to be filled around the world by 2021. That’s an increase from... Read more ›

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Stefan Palios @ BetaKit · 11/23/2020 13:42 EDT

Five ways SaaS CFOs can help their company scale

Despite the role that CEOs, CTOs, and product managers play in a startup’s success, finance is the only department in a SaaS startup that... Read more ›

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 11/23/2020 13:42 EDT

3iQ’s Bitcoin Fund raises $75 million in treasury offering

The Bitcoin Fund, Canada’s first regulated Bitcoin investment fund, created by Toronto-based FinTech company 3iQ last year, has raised $75.5 million CAD in a... Read more ›

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Scott McLean @ BetaKit · 11/23/2020 13:35 EDT

HR report indicates women still underrepresented in tech, shows impacts of COVID-19

Women are still underrepresented in Canada’s technology sector, while the COVID-19 pandemic has affected vacation time and wages across the board, according to Humi’s... Read more ›

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Meagan Simpson @ BetaKit · 11/23/2020 11:06 EDT

Applications open for new Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy

Applications for the Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy (CERS) officially opened as of Monday, November 23. The launch of the program comes just days after... Read more ›

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Caitlin Hotchkiss @ BetaKit · 11/23/2020 06:00 EDT

F|T: The FinTech Times – A cashless future

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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Caitlin Hotchkiss @ BetaKit · 11/23/2020 06:00 EDT

Canadian startup news of the week (11/22/20)

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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Meagan Simpson @ BetaKit · 11/23/2020 05:59 EDT

Loblaw partners with Gatik to bring first autonomous delivery fleet to Canada

Palo Alto-based startup Gatik has signed a deal with Canada’s largest food retailer, Loblaw Companies Limited, to launch what it claims is the country’s... Read more ›

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 11/20/2020 15:06 EDT

Today in acquisitions: AbCellera, Mogo, Carebook, WELL Health

Over the past week, four Canadian tech companies have made acquisitions, including AbCellera, Mogo, Carebook, and WELL Health Technologies. Here’s the latest on Canada’s... Read more ›

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Scott McLean @ BetaKit · 11/20/2020 06:05 EDT

SWTCH, Opus One partner to launch blockchain-based electric vehicle platform

Toronto-based SWTCH Energy has partnered with Opus One Solutions to implement a blockchain-based electric vehicle (EV) charging management platform, which will be launched in... Read more ›

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