Collage believes taking care of your employees should be easy
It’s a tenet of small business that oftentimes the process of running your business can distract from the needs of your business.…
How AngelList Syndicates will work in Ontario
Yesterday, BetaKit reported the Ontario Securities Commission’s (OSC) decision to allow Ontario investors to lead and…
AngelList Syndicates finally launches in Canada via new OSC program (with some caveats)
It has been 20 full months since Hootsuite’s Ryan Holmes told BetaKit that he wanted to run the first AngelList Syndicate…
Lending Loop back in business following thumbs up from the OSC
Toronto-based Lending Loop announced today that is once again accepting new businesses, investors, and loan requests on its…
Razor Suleman resigns as NEXT Canada CEO, Andrea Matheson joins as co-President
An email sent to NEXT Canada partners yesterday confirmed that the Board of Directors has accepted the resignation of newly-named…
This Canadian company wants to bring ‘mixed reality’ to the masses
Move over, VR. See ya later, augmented reality. The new hotness is ‘mixed reality.’ At least, that’s what Markham-based…
NEXT Canada commits to organizational changes following diversity and inclusivity criticisms
National youth entrepreneurship non-profit NEXT Canada (formerly Next 36) issued an email statement to its stakeholders last…
MaRS takes its FinTech community national with #FinTechCA series
FinTech is one of the hottest tech sectors in Canada, and with a new event series, MaRS is looking to capitalize on the interest.…
#WWTO takes on new realities at annual AR & VR event
October is expected to be a big month for AR and VR. Google is expected to debut its mobile VR platform Daydream, Sony’s…
Subscribe to S|W: The SaaS Weekly
What’s this? Two new BetaKit newsletters in one week? Life is a matter of timing. As the wearables and FinTech verticals…
Subscribe to B|K: The BetaKit Newsletter
This has been a long time coming. There isn’t a week that goes by without someone coming up to me at startup event…
Vantage’s growth a reminder that great product is nothing without market fit
2015 was a good year for Vantage. Following a $1.1 million seed round the year prior, the Toronto-based ecommerce analytics…
Announcing the BetaKit Next selectees
BetaKit isn’t particularly fond of awards for entrepreneurship. For example, how can anyone reasonably name an ‘entrepreneur…
Introducing BetaKit’s guide to Canadian Innovation Week
September is a busy month for Canadian tech. Fuelled by the backdrop of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), the…
We Are Wearables explodes into Montreal with #WWMTL
Montreal is joining the wearable tech revolution as We Are Wearables heads to the city for the first time this month. Montreal…