Borrowell’s April Fools’ joke goes to the dogs as customers freak out
It’s April 1st, which means that many startups have engaged in the time-honored tradition of April Fools’ jokes to make…
500 Startups to launch a $30 million fund for Canada
Dave McClure-founded 500 Startups officially announced its encroachment into Canada today with the creation of 500 Canada,…
Hootsuite acquires Vancouver’s Sales Prodigy
Hootsuite announced today that it has acquired local Vancouver startup Sales Prodigy. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.…
Startup Canada Podcast: Ray Walia talks Vancouver’s startup scene
“You can have an amazing life and have an amazing career under somebody’s umbrella or you can be the one holding the umbrella…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 10: Federal Budget Post-Mortem
Maturation is a double-edged sword. In one context – the maturation of Canada’s tech economy – it can mean…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 9: What is Canada’s innovation strategy?
This week’s CanCon podcast has a bit of an edge: cutting edge, when it comes to the latest VR tech (and how it compares…
F|T: The FinTech Times – Are we too Canadian for FinTech?
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
#DellSMBChat shows agile business needs more than good Wi-Fi and office dogs
The way that small businesses and startups work in 2016 is changing. Last week, BetaKit hosted a Twitter chat with Dell,…
Evercondo wants to save you from the perils of #Condolife
For all the traditional business verticals that have been disrupted by technology and startups, real estate has been a firm…
Mike Serbinis says LEAGUE raising Series A to tackle North American market
In an interview with sister-site MobileSyrup, LEAGUE founder and CEO Mike Serbinis spoke about the health tech startup’s…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 8: Are we too Canadian for FinTech innovation?
This week’s CanCon podcast is all about money: lending it, saving it, spending it, and how Canadian regulations and international…
Lending Loop makes the case for its P2P lending business on #TheDisruptors
Last week, BetaKit wrote about the decision by Toronto-based FinTech startup Lending Loop to voluntarily suspended new loan…
F|T: The FinTech Times – Mobile payments are broken
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
Startup Canada Podcast: 17-year-old Alex Gillis on entering the Dragons’ Den
A $50,000 deal with Next Gen Den Dragons Harley Finkelstein and Nicole Verkindt has 17-year-old Alex Gillis thinking about…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 7: Canadian unicorn hype check
There was a time in Canadian tech when we celebrated the existence of any unicorn. Now, with a growing list of Canadian startups…