Tom Emrich explains Canada’s Wearable Wave
Regular readers of BetaKit should be at this point completely familiar with Tom Emrich, one of our Senior Editors and the foremost…
Cisco’s #InnovationChallenge giving away $250,000 in prizes to IoT startups
Cisco has put out the call to “IoT trailblazers” around the world for its upcoming Innovation Challenge. The Challenge…
How VarageSale works to connect local communities
Tech journalist and TV personality Amber Mac was all over Dx3 2015, interviewing founders and senior execs from some of Canada’s…
CareGuide raises $1 million from RBC in a way that few Canadian startups can
John Philip Green is an unorthodox entrepreneur. Dressed in bespoke suits, bowties, and the occasional suspenders, Green’s…
Airbnb Canada’s country manager shares what’s in the company’s “DNA”
Tech journalist and TV personality Amber Mac was all over Dx3 2015, interviewing founders and senior execs from some of Canada’s…
Icontrol Networks partners with Montreal’s mnubo
Icontrol Networks announced that it has partnered with Montreal’s IoT analytics company mnubo to add data-driven services…
NACO report says Canadian startups received $90.5 million from angel groups last year
The National Angel Capital Organization (NACO) has released its annual report on angel activity in Canada. A survey of 30 angel…
Mackenzie Health, BlackBerry partnership shows IoHT still in early phase
Yesterday at the Mackenzie Richmond Hill Hospital, just north of Toronto, Mackenzie Health announced Phase Two of its Innovation…
Agora Mobile takes top prize as Impact8 graduates third cohort
In an event held at the MaRS Discovery District, Impact8 graduated the third cohort of its eight-week accelerator program.…
Lazaridis’ Perimeter Institute receives $4 million in new funding
Founded in 1999 by former BlackBerry co-CEO Mike Lazaridis, the Perimeter Institute is the world’s largest research facility…
FreshBooks adds Touch ID and Passcode support
Toronto-based FreshBooks today announced the addition of Touch ID and Passcode support for its iOS app. Touch ID is available…
EDC provides $1.5 million in financing to Vancouver’s Mio Global
Export Development Canada (EDC) announced today that it has provided a $1.5 million loan to Vancouver’s Mio Global, which…
Volley raises $500,000 from Version One Ventures to make the Internet actually helpful
Toronto-based Volley announced today that it has raised $500,000 in seed funding from Version One Ventures. The announcement…
Pebble’s Eric Migicovsky shares lessons learned ahead of Velocity event
Later today, Pebble founder and CEO, Eric Migicovsky, will take the stage at the University of Waterloo’s Humanities Theatre…
We Are Wearables heads to our nation’s capital next week
The largest wearable tech community in the world is headed to the nation’s capital next week as We Are Wearables officially…