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Douglas Soltys

Douglas Soltys

Douglas Soltys is the Editor-in-Chief of BetaKit and founder of BetaKit Incorporated. He has worked for a few failed companies and written about many more. He spends too much time on the Internet.

Startup Next logo
Canadian Startup NewsDecember 5, 2014<January 2, 2023

Startup Next announces 2014 Toronto Winter Cohort

Global pre-accelerator program Startup Next has announced the names of its 2014 Toronto Winter Cohort. Eight new startups have…

Sampler Toronto startup
Canadian Startup News, FundingDecember 3, 2014<July 22, 2020

Today in funding: Sampler, Newtopia, Borrowell & BlueDot raise capital

Today was a big day in Toronto funding announcements. Here’s the latest on who raised how much, from whom. Sampler raises…

MaRS Toronto
Canadian Startup NewsDecember 3, 2014<December 3, 2014

MaRS study says the Toronto startup money is in health and cleantech

Last week, MaRS’ Data Catalyst team released the results from its survey of Toronto region startups. In addition to demographic…

Koho logo
Canadian Startup News, LaunchesDecember 3, 2014<December 3, 2014

Koho wants to create a Canadian bank built for millennials

“We started with the assumption that banking is broken.” I’m speaking with Daniel Eberhard, co-founder and CEO of…

MaRS Toronto
Canadian Startup NewsDecember 2, 2014<December 2, 2014

MaRS study shows Toronto startups are ethnically diverse, but predominantly male

The MaRS Data Catalyst team has published a new study that provides an interesting snapshot of Toronto startups. Surveying…

#TOTechBash
Canadian Startup News, Event RecapsDecember 1, 2014<December 1, 2014

#TOTechBash wants Toronto to connect for charity

This Tuesday night, 500 members of the Toronto tech and startup community will gather at the Courthouse to connect, network,…

Series 401
Canadian Startup News, Event RecapsNovember 27, 2014<November 27, 2014

Series 401 builds bridge between Toronto and Kitchener-Waterloo

The second annual Series 401 event took place this past week at MaRS. Initially a joint venture between Communitech and OneEleven,…

TechnologyNovember 25, 2014<November 25, 2014

Robots and smiles: Toronto Mini Maker Faire in photos

Walking into the Toronto Mini Maker Faire at the reference library this weekend, I was immediately greeted by two things: children…

Uber
Canadian Startup NewsNovember 25, 2014<November 25, 2014

Canadian Competition Bureau sides with Uber on less restrictive regulations

As part of a news release today, the Canadian Competition Bureau has stated it believes that Uber and other “digital dispatch…

Linquet IoT smart tracker
Canadian Startup News, LaunchesNovember 25, 2014<November 25, 2014

Linquet launches updated tracking solution to tap into the sharing economy

When Linquet was looking to launch an updated version of its Bluetooth-enabled smart tracker, founder Pooya Kazerouni had a…

Datify Manulife Smart Tech Challenge
Canadian Startup News, Event RecapsNovember 24, 2014<November 24, 2014

Datify wins Manulife Smart Tech Challenge and a RED Lab residency

Formerly known as Lifestyle Insurance, Datify took home top honours at the Manulife Smart tech Challenge in Kitchener this…

Vello Startup Weekend
TechnologyNovember 24, 2014<November 24, 2014

Vello wins Startup Weekend Toronto: Internet of Things Edition

After 54 hours of brainstorming, building and pitching, Vello was crowned the winner of Startup Weekend Toronto: Internet of…

Pinc VR iPhone case
Canadian Startup News, LaunchesNovember 24, 2014<November 23, 2014

Cordon launches Indiegogo campaign to put VR in your pocket with Pinć

Milan Baic wants me to know that Cordon Media is not a hardware company. Founding Cordon as a digital agency in 2008, Baic…

BitLit shelfie
Canadian Startup News, PartnershipsNovember 20, 2014<November 20, 2014

BitLit announces ebook partnership with publisher Elsevier

Vancouver-based BitLit announced today that it has signed a deal to bring Elsevier content to its ebook publishing platform.…

Bruce Croxon Dragon's Den
Canadian Startup NewsNovember 20, 2014<November 20, 2014

How to pitch Bruce Croxon: former Dragon talks health and wearables from SportsHack 2014

Earlier this week, we had the opportunity to sit down with Bruce Croxon during SportsHack 2014 at Ryerson University. An early-stage…

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