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Douglas Soltys

Douglas Soltys

Douglas Soltys is the Editor-in-Chief of BetaKit and founder of BetaKit Incorporated. He has worked for a few failed companies and written about many more. He spends too much time on the Internet. You can reach him on Signal: @tr0ndizzle.83

Shop.ca

Shop.ca has filed for bankruptcy in a last-ditch effort to find a buyer

July 5, 2016

Shop.ca has filed for bankruptcy, according to documents obtained by BetaKit. The news comes just six months after Shop.ca…

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CanCon Podcast Ep. 23: are we ready to cede control to automated driving?

July 4, 2016

This week’s CanCon podcast is all about our confidence in future technology.   Virtual reality technology is all…

500 Startups

500 startups announces new 500 Labs incubator, with focus in Toronto, Waterloo

June 30, 2016

According to a new report from TechCrunch, 500 Startups is expanding beyond its VC fund and accelerator roots, introducing…

Montreal StartupFestival 2015

Startupfest doubles pitch prize money to $200,000

June 30, 2016

Somehow, summer has progressed to the point where Startupfest – Canada’s premiere startup event, and essentially summer…

Windmill

Intelex acquires Denver-based Ecocion

June 30, 2016

Intelex Technologies announced this week the acquisition of Denver-based Ecocion, a SaaS-based environmental management information…

Mappedin

With new funding and senior talent, Mappedin is hungry for global growth

June 30, 2016

Kitchener-based Mappedin announced the close of a seed round extension today, led by Green Century Investments, bringing its…

Community Sift

Two Hat Security raises $1.6 million from iNovia Capital to fight trolls

June 29, 2016

Kelowna-based Two Hat Security announced the close of a $1.6 million seed round today, led by iNovia Capital. U.S.-based financial…

#DellSMBchat

Join us today for a #DellSMBchat on Small Business Hacks!

June 29, 2016

Being an entrepreneur is hard work, whether you’re running a startup or a small business. With limited resources, there will…

Vemba

Vemba raises $5M Series A from Upfront and BDMI

June 28, 2016

Toronto-based Vemba announced today $5 million in Series A funding from Upfront Ventures and Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments…

Kunal Gupta

Polar CEO Kunal Gupta explains why he doesn’t have email (but does have Slack) on his phone

June 28, 2016

Kunal Gupta has been an entrepreneur in the Toronto startup community for quite some time as the head of Polar (formerly Polar…

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CanCon Podcast Ep. 22: Canada’s got (tech) talent?

June 27, 2016

This week’s CanCon podcast is all about mistakes, or at least, how tech companies move forward once they make one. Apple’s…

Mayor John Tory Ten Thousand Coffees

City of Toronto partners with Ten Thousand Coffees to mentor local entrepreneurs

June 27, 2016

Toronto Mayor John Tory announced a new partnership today with the goal of mentoring Toronto entrepreneurs. The City of Toronto…

Joist

Joist’s former employees share their side of the story

June 24, 2016

Earlier this week, BetaKit broke the news of significant layoffs at Toronto-based startup Joist. Speaking with CEO Justin Kathan…

BetaKit #SMWiTO panel

CanCon Podcast Ep. 21: Will social bots ‘break the Internet’ or save it?

June 22, 2016

Not only does BetaKit host an aural event in your earbuds every week with the CanCon podcast, we also sometimes host live,…

Joist team

Joist lays off 60 employees as company relocates to San Francisco

June 21, 2016

Toronto-based Joist is relocating to San Francisco. While approximately 30 employees have or will soon be making the move to…

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