The post-COVID era has given rise to TV-ifying the traditional video conference, where meetings look less like a Zoom call and more like a high-production show. | Continue reading
The Canadian Council of Innovators (CCI) has sent a letter to the Québec government protesting Bill 96. | Continue reading
In the latest episode of Pivot, Scott Galloway made several predictions about e-commerce platforms buying social media companies, including Shopify potentially acquiring Snap. | Continue reading
Shopify has reportedly beaten Amazon in online traffic, according to data showing all Shopify-powered sites surpassed Amazon in unique visitors last quarter. | Continue reading
Deep Genomics has secured $226 million CAD as the startup has increased the number of drug candidates it has discovered using AI and is eyeing clinic trials. | Continue reading
Shopify has reportedly invested in San Francisco-based FinTech startup Stripe, which processes payments for e-commerce businesses. | Continue reading
Tenstorrent has raised over $200 million in funding, which the company reported brings its valuation to $1 billion. | Continue reading
Kitchener-Waterloo's Magnet Forensics is looking to raise just over $100 million CAD through its upcoming IPO on the Toronto Stock Exchange. | Continue reading
Uber ATG's Toronto research and development (R&D) lab will not be part of Aurora's acquisition of Uber ATG, BetaKit has learned. | Continue reading
Montrêal-based Element AI is set to be acquired by California software company ServiceNow. | Continue reading
Toronto-based FinTech startup Wealthsimple has raised $114 million CAD in equity financing. | Continue reading
Montréal-based Nuvei has officially set the price of its much-anticipated initial public offering on the Toronto Stock Exchange at $26 USD per share. | Continue reading
Shopify has laid off internal operations staff as the Canadian tech giant shifts to a permanent remote work model, BetaKit has learned. | Continue reading
Kitchener-Waterloo based North has officially been acquired by Google. | Continue reading
Sidewalk Labs has announced it will no longer pursue its project at Quayside in Toronto. | Continue reading
Foodora in Canada said it has been unable to reach a sustainable level of profitability in Canada and cannot continue operations. | Continue reading
Toronto-based incubator OneEleven announced it has permanently ceased operations due to economic impacts caused by the current COVID-19 pandemic. | Continue reading
Dessa, a Toronto-based startup that builds machine learning applications, has been acquired by Square. | Continue reading
Looka, the Toronto startup that uses AI and machine learning to design logos, has laid off 80 percent of its employees, BetaKit has learned | Continue reading
An email to Planswell investors obtained by BetaKit sheds new light on the recent demise of the Toronto-based FinTech startup. | Continue reading
After a tumultuous few weeks, the Kik app has officially been acquired by US-based holding company MediaLab. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. | Continue reading
CoLab, which provides a cloud-based mechanical issue tracking and design management platform, has completed a $2.7 million CAD funding round. | Continue reading
At least 100 employees and their families will be affected by the restructuring, Kik CEO Ted Livingston said. | Continue reading
Following Bunz drastically reducing the number of merchants that can accept its BTZ currency, Bunz Facebook groups have defected in a mass 'Bunxit.' | Continue reading
Mobile rewards startup Drop has closed a $58 million CAD ($44 million USD) Series B to help accelerate its growth and allow it to enter into new markets. | Continue reading
AI Deep Dive, a three-month retreat style artificial intelligence skills course originally based in San Francisco, is coming to Toronto in August. | Continue reading
Fellow.app, an Ottawa-based SaaS company, has closed an $8.58 million CAD Seed round to build out a cloud-based smart assistant tool for managers. | Continue reading
The HackerYou College of Technology has announced it has been accepted to Y Combinator's Summer 2019 batch. | Continue reading
With the government making the Global Talent Stream permanent in Budget2019, some Canadian talent organizations are seeing a spike in international interest. | Continue reading