theScore now included in the TSX Venture 50
Toronto-based mobile sporting news provider theScore announced today that has been included within the 2015 TSX Venture 50,…
Miovision raises $30 million Series B to save you from traffic congestion
Kitchener-based Miovision Technologies announced today that it has completed a $30 million Series B round, led by MacKinnon,…
Ansik knows that sales are sexier than sector
Ansik is fighting the perception that they have a perception problem. The Velocity Foundry company, which produces ShockLock,…
Reuters says Canadian VC investments reached $2.36 billion in 2014
Last week, we covered the CVCA investment in Canada report, which tallied the total number of disclosed venture capital deals…
Jeremy Bell shares more on Wattage’s plans to democratize hardware
BetaKit first ran into Wattage at Series 401 back in November. At that time, they were just looking to connect with investors,…
Gymtrack raises $2.5 million seed round from Real Ventures & White Star Capital
Last October, Gymtrack co-CEO Pablo Srugo, wrote about the benefits of being accepted to 500 Startups, stating that after three…
Vanedge Capital’s Moe Kermani funds integrity
While Moe Kermani factors in business plan and broad market opportunity when evaluating entrepreneurs for Vanedge Capital,…
Women and Wearables: the jockstrap sports bra stage (#WWTO)
This week, 500 wearable fanatics descended upon the MaRS Discovery District to attend the latest We Are Wearables Toronto meetup.…
WIND’s Tony Lacavera says entrepreneurs should not restrict themselves to Canada for capital
Yesterday, The Empire Club of Canada hosted an hour long conversation with WIND Mobile Chairman Tony Lacavera. While the conversation…
Suncayr’s Rachel Pautler on the importance of a killer pitch
Attendees at the Velocity Fall Fund Finals last November were shocked, shocked, when Suncayr didn’t walk home with one of…
CVCA: $1.9B in Canadian VC investments in 2014
The Canadian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (CVCA) has released its 2014 report on investment in Canada.…
Nymi promotes enterprise shift in new blog post
Last week BetaKit broke news that Toronto-based wearable startup Nymi made a significant change to its leadership team, with…
Clarity.fm acquired by Fundable, now a part of Startups.co
Business funding site Fundable.com announced today that it has acquired Moncton-based Clarity.fm. Terms of the deal were not…
Tomorrow’s We Are Wearables panel tackles “Wearables for Women”
We Are Wearables, one of the world’s biggest wearables communities, is holding its monthly Toronto event tomorrow in…
Vancouver’s BlueBat Games acquired by Greentube
At the ICE Gaming Conference today, Greentube announced that it had acquired a controlling interest in social gaming startup…