EyeCheck expands its focus to include revenue opportunities closer to home
Last week on The Disruptors, Kitchener-Waterloo based EyeCheck pitched its solution to the global vision deficit – millions…
CEO Allen Lau explains how Wattpad will monetize its ‘hockey stick growth’
Whenever I speak with VCs about the next Canadian company they think will blow up on the global stage, the first word out of…
Pressboard pitches its story marketplace on #TheDisruptors
BetaKit has written about the problems digital media publishers face before, but it has unlikely been uttered as succinctly…
PCH Hardware Hackathon hits #KWRegion this June
As a sponsor of the first ever Hardware Hackathon in Toronto, we an attest to the care and attention PCH puts into such community…
Three companies take top prize at HealthKick 2015
After a flurry of speakers and announcements in the MaRS Discovery District, three companies stood out from the pack yesterday…
FounderFuel announces Spring 2015 Cohort
As part of Demo Day today, Montreal-based startup accelerator FounderFuel announced the six companies comprising its Spring…
Ontario government creates new $20 million Health Technology Innovation Evaluation Fund
At the MaRS HealthKick 2015 event in Toronto today, the Ontario government announced the creation of a new fund to grow and…
Google Digital Breakfast tackles digital marketing May 12th
Spark and Google have teamed up to host a Digital Breakfast in Google Toronto’s swanky downtown office. The Digital Breakfast…
Wattage goes under
BetaKit’s recent feature on Toronto-based startup Wattage was filled with excitement. Not only for the company’s pedigree,…
Brainsights knows where ads work best by squeezing your mind grapes
Toronto-based Brainsights is in the business of brain data. The company uses brain-sensing headbands to measure neurological…
Watch Miovision and Lighthouse Labs pitch on #TheDisruptors
As a show about disruption, BNN’s The Disruptors wouldn’t be worth its salt without presenting the Canadian startups taking…
Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield pledges personal shares at Equity Giving event
As the co-founder of Flickr, and the CEO of Slack, Stewart Butterfield is no stranger to success. So it is exciting to hear…
VEC and Microsoft Canada want you to break something in Vancouver
The Vancouver Economic Commission is partnering with Microsoft Canada to kickstart one Canadian’s tech career with a trip…
Lighthouse Labs expands to the Yukon with hybrid remote bootcamp
When last we checked in with Lighthouse Labs, the coding bootcamp was expanding its presence to Calgary and Toronto. This week,…
Payso wins OCE FinTech Investor Pitch Competiton
The OCE Discovery conference is taking place today in downtown Toronto at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. New to the conference…