One year after returning home, Razor Suleman remains Canada’s biggest startup champion
Many Canadian entrepreneurs have left the homeland in favour of the opportunities provided by Silicon Valley, but few have…
Fashion meets technology at #WWTO this week
“If wearable tech is going to succeed, it needs to be worn,” says We Are Wearables Founder and BetaKit senior editor…
Toronto’s Bitmaker acquired by General Assembly
As part of a move to expand from 15 to 25 campuses by end of year, US-based education-to-employment company General Assembly…
Why Kik and Facebook are fighting over bots like Chatty McChatface while investors watch
A lot has changed in the messaging space since Jonathan Keebler and Matt McCausland launched of their anonymous chat service…
Announcing the 2016 Spotlight Awards Winners
The Spotlight Awards have returned to celebrate Canadian startup success. Launched last year by Achievers founder Razor…
#DellSMBchat digs deep on the benefits of cloud tech for Canadian small businesses
A recent report from Intuit had us wondering: why were so many Canadian small business owners running their business from their…
Velocity alumnus Jay Shah returns to take on director role
Early this morning, Velocity, the University of Waterloo’s incubator program, named its new director, Jay Shah. The announcement…
Fiix launches in Toronto to help you trust your mechanic again
Fiix’s co-founder and CTO, Khallil Mangalji, doesn’t have a car. That’s not stopping him from trying to change the way…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 25: Startup Summer Camp
This week we take the Startup Train to Montréal for Startupfest. We connect with the Montréal startup community, discuss…
With money from Power and product shipping, Daniel Eberhard awaits the Summer of Koho
Daniel Eberhard walks and talks like a man waiting for a delivery – with polite impatience. Except it’s not a delivery…
#DellSMBchat: can you run your small business from a smartphone (but not the cloud)?
A recent report from Intuit reveals particular insights into the minds of Canadian small business owners (SBOs). The report…
#WWTO returns to remind the 6ix: We The North, We Are Wearables
We Are Wearables Toronto is back at the MaRS Discovery District this month to celebrate the Toronto wearable tech community.…
Shop.ca’s assets to be sold to Transformational Capital, amount not enough to fully repay creditors
Shop.ca’s assets have been sold to private equity firm Transformational Capital (TCC), pending judicial approval, according…
Highline BETA believes startup co-creation leads to better startups
After months under wraps, Highline BETA announced itself to the global startup community today. A new company under the HIGHLINE…
Sampler only Canadian startup selected for Unilever’s Foundry50 in Cannes
Fresh off becoming the newest Canadian member of 500 Startups, Toronto-based Sampler has just returned home from another honour:…