Four Canadian companies up for International Startup of the Year award
Tech.Co (formerly Tech Cocktail) has posted the finalists for its International Startup of the Year competition, as part of…
Barrie’s gShift to acquire Austin developer SiteCondor
Barrie-based web presence analytics software provider gShift announced this week that it has entered into a definitive agreement…
Rho Canada Ventures leads AirVM’s $8 million Series A
Ottawa-based AirVM announced today the close of an $8 million Series A round, led by Rho Canada Ventures, with participation…
Real Ventures raises $89 million for “a more national fund”
The Globe and Mail is reporting that VC firm Real Ventures has raised $89 million for its third fund. Real Ventures Fund III…
Female Funders launches with mission to create 1000 new female angel investors
Katherine Hague has a strong connection with angel investment. The entrepreneur began angel investing after selling her company…
OMERS snapshot shows how much Canadian FinTech sector has grown in six months
As part of the MaRS FinTech cluster launch in February, Toronto-based VC firm Information Venture Partners released an infographic…
Hurrier expanding food delivery to Montreal and Vancouver this fall
Toronto-based Hurrier, an online bike delivery startup that transports fresh eats on demand from top restaurants, announced…
Best Buy hosting wearable tech expo & fashion show in Toronto next month
On Tuesday, September 8, Best Buy will showcase a variety of wearable devices at Yonge-Dundas Square as part of the first-ever…
Ecofuel announces Fall 2015 cohort
Ecofuel, the Montreal-based accelerator focused on clean tech startups, has announced its fall 2015 cohort. In addition to…
Antsquare launches community marketplace app to help Canadians shop local
Vancouver startup Antsquare announced the launch of its new mobile app today. The app, which is available for Android and iOS,…
Slack’s Simon Vallee dishes dirt on the art of design ahead of #ProductHuntTO talk
This week, Product Hunt Toronto takes over the MaRS Discovery District to celebrate its one year anniversary. Beyond the unveiling…
Turn your baby into a cyborg with this wearable tech
BetaKit Senior Editor and wearables expert Tom Emrich has demonstrated a lot of wild tech on CTV’s Canada AM, but perhaps…
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…