Friendlier closes $5-million seed extension for reusable packaging solution

Guelph, Ont.-based cleantech startup Friendlier has secured a $5-million seed extension as it looks to help…

F|T: The FinTech Times – Synctera and Monarch Money seek to fill Canadian finance gaps

Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the…

Montréal’s tech hub is in trouble, Waterloo Region goes grassroots

Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important…

Why is the Start-up Visa program struggling?

Recently, Stein Monteiro, the Senior Research Associate for the CERC Migration Program at Toronto Metropolitan University,…

Games for Change highlights game startups in the Middle East

I made another trek to the Middle East this week to attend the Games for Change…

Bill Gates’ fund backs startup offering liquid tin energy storage

A funding injection from Bill Gates' energy innovation initiative has been granted to a groundbreaking battery…

Woveo closes $2.3 million to expand community wallet platform for underserved banking customers

Calgary-based FinTech startup Woveo has raised $2.3 million CAD in seed financing as it looks to…

Danish Heartcore Capital launches €15M web3 fund, pioneering the next frontier in crypto investment

Copenhagen-headquartered Heartcore Capital has unveiled a move in the realm of cryptocurrency investment by announcing the…

Innovestor and Business Finland VC introduce €30 million co-investment fund to accelerate growth for Finnish startups

Finland’s VC firms Innovestor and Business Finland Venture Capital introduced Finland’s inaugural co-investment fund worth €30…

From Moonshot to Reality: Syzygy Plasmonics’ Emissions-Free Reactor

Syzygy Plasmonics is out to disrupt the $1 trillion chemical-manufacturing value chain. The Houston-based startup, which…