2015 Spark Cape Breton Innovation Challenge winners announced
Innovacorp announced the winners of the Spark Cape Breton Innovation Challenge this morning. Organized in partnership with…
Toronto police say two suicides tied to Ashley Madison hack; CEO wanted to steal Nerve’s user emails
Despite being one of the largest data breaches in the world, exposing tens of millions of users’ personal information, BetaKit…
#GROWconf 2015: Kris Krüg on the challenges of startup press
BetaKit Senior Editor Jonathon Narvey took a few breaks last week from enjoying the bountiful vistas of Whistler, BC, to interview…
Intuit study says more than half of Canadian small businesses are run from a smartphone
Intuit has released new data from its recent Small Business App Study, posing surprising revelations about how Canadian Small…
Sharethebus raises $750,000 seed round from Maple Leaf Angels’ MLA48
Toronto-based Maple Leaf Angels announced last week that it has led a $750,000 seed funding round for Montreal’s Sharethebus.…
Kevin Kimsa departs OMERS Ventures
Bloomberg is reporting that OMERS Ventures managing director Kevin Kimsa departed the Canadian VC firm in July. Kimsa joined…
National ProStaff and Zambah receive funding from City Flow Project
City Flow Project announced funding for two Spark Innovation Centre clients this week. National ProStaff, a leading social…
OMsignal-powered Ralph Lauren smart shirts now for sale
Last year, clothing maker Ralph Lauren and Montreal wearables startup OMsignal teamed up to outfit ball boys at the U.S. Open…
Waterloo researchers teaming up to improve stroke rehabilitation with wearable tech
The University of Waterloo and Waterloo-based Pervasive Dynamics announced yesterday that they’re teaming up to develop and…
PayPal partners with Vancouver’s Control to develop a merchant analytics mobile app
Big news for Vancouver-based online payments analytics platform, Control. The HIGHLINE portfolio startup announced today that…
Donate to charity and get 1 hour with Velocity Director Mike Kirkup
GiveGetWin takes a unique approach to charity. Rather than simply ask for donations. the website provides good samaritans a…
Thalmic’s Myo armband now in Best Buy locations across Canada
Back in March, Kitchener-Waterloo startup Thalmic Labs completed pre-order shipping for its Myo armband and started expanding…
CTO Chris Best explains how Kik will win the West
Less than 24 hours after Kik CEO Ted Livingston took to Medium to announce that the company had raised a $50 million investment…
PlentyofFish CEO Markus Frind leads Grouplend’s $10.2 million funding round
Vancouver-based Grouplend announced this week that it has closed a new $10.2 million funding round, led by PlentyofFish CEO,…
Bruce Croxon and David Carson kicking off MyKrd’s Global Brand Design Contest at MaRS Sept 18th
Toronto-based startup MyKrd is kicking off its Global Brand Design Contest Friday, September 18th, with a mixer at the MaRS…