Ask an Investor: Can I disconnect over the holidays without upsetting my investors?
With the rise of technologies making it easier to connect virtually, the pressure to be always accessible to your investors,…
How the US net neutrality decision affects Canadian tech
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to erase the country’s existing net neutrality protections on December…
Startup Jobs Spotlight: Loopio is hiring
As startups lead the way in building Canada’s innovation economy, BetaKit does its part to help fill the talent gap with…
Startup Jobs Spotlight: Financeit is hiring
As startups lead the way in building Canada’s innovation economy, BetaKit does its part to help fill the talent gap with…
How Quantum Machine Learning will solve problems once thought out of reach
Quantum computers will transform many fields, and the impact on optimization and machine learning (ML) will be among the most…
Your guide to Elevate Toronto
At its launch event in July at the top of the CN Tower, Toronto Mayor John Tory said that “Elevate Toronto will become a…
TWG wants a Product Manager who can handle end-to-end projects
As tech companies lead the way in building Canada’s innovation economy, BetaKit does its part to help fill the talent gap…
An Open Letter from the Canadian Tech Community: Diversity is our Strength
Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. The Canadian tech community comprises many different nationalities,…
The biggest Canadian startup stories of 2015
If 2014 was a big year for Canadian startups, then 2015 was uncharted territory. Not only did the startup community reach a…
Why Kik lets co-ops build major features
University of Waterloo Systems Design Engineering student Katherine Carras recently shared a Medium post about her time as…
Payso co-founder Nat Cartwright: Women founders in tech can turn the tables
When it comes to the gender imbalance in tech, the numbers still aren’t pretty. Investors are twice as likely to invest in…
Mark MacLeod (@StartupCFO) explains why we need Canadian VCs
I was sharing the news yesterday about Canada’s newest VC fund, Vistara Capital Partners, when I was asked this question…
Get Lucky: how your company can ‘go viral’
eSight has had a busy and very interesting year in 2015. In January, we got international attention on the back of a hugely…
Startups, fear not your party round
The New York Times posted this frightful piece yesterday: For Start-Ups, How Many Angels Is Too Many? This is like asking if…
The highs and lows of crowdfunding
Despite popular belief (and what anomaly projects like Pebble and Neptune have lead us to believe), crowdfunding is not always…