Tag: brenda bailey
BC government extends tax credit for digital media companies to cut employment costs
Minister of Innovation says tax credit will help nearly 250 companies in the province. The British Columbia government is extending the interactive digital media…
Applications now open for the 2023 New Ventures BC Competition
Participants stand to win over $250,000 in prizes. New Ventures BC (NVBC) is taking applications for its 23rd annual tech startup competition presented by…
Latest Alberta, BC budgets target talent shortage with otherwise minimal new tech investment
Industry stakeholders had hoped to see more for tech and SMBs. Though British Columbia (BC) and Alberta’s latest budgets allocate some funding towards each…
R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify abandons The Well
Plus: Saas-based hotel management platform raises $185 million. The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and around the…
H|T: The Healthtech Times – MasterControl becomes unicorn after $150 million Series A
Plus: Bezos and Gates on the hunt for brain implant breakthrough. The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – John Carmack is leaving Meta
Plus: Former Google ad chief’s ad-free search engine launches in Canada. The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada…
Canadian startup news of the week (12/18/22)
Plus: Kim Furlong talks VCCI & what comes next for Canadian venture. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find…
New BC innovation minister Brenda Bailey lays out how she plans to support province’s tech, innovation
Minister: “the most important thing in our tech sector … is people, and this government is very serious about continuing our competitive advantage of people.”…
F|T: The FinTech Times – Is CPPI out on crypto?
Plus: Plaid lays off 20%, Delphia makes acquisitions. Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the…
BC appoints Brenda Bailey as new innovation minister in cabinet shuffle
Bailey has strong ties to the province’s tech sector, founding a video game studio in 2011. Brenda Bailey has been named innovation minister in…