Create more value than you capture: An oral history of Toronto product development
Warning: you are now experiencing BetaKit #longform content. TL;DR does not apply. Feature photography: Sanjay Chauhan. CREATE MORE VALUE THAN YOU CAPTURE: AN ORAL…
Connected Lab exits stealth, enters new home to build software for new hardware
Connected Lab, founded by former Xtreme Labs team, has exited stealth mode and moved to a new 10,000- square-feet office in downtown Toronto. Connected…
Wealthsimple rebrands as the FinTech company sheds its startup skin
Rebrands are not often the purview of small startups, left usually to larger institutions trying to shed the impression of being out of touch…
Clearbanc promises entrepreneurs modern banking
The shift in the way that people work gave Andrew D’Souza, formerly of Nymi and Top Hat, an idea to do banking differently. So…
Ritual expands rapidly in Toronto, plans to enter U.S. lunch market
If you’re a Torontonian that hates wasting time in lineups and prefers to just grab your coffee or meal quickly, you probably have developed…
ScribbleLive founder wants Sam:) to make you happy
What would happen if you could join the opposite of Facebook: something private, messy and honest; a community of people where you could ask questions…
Influitive Closes $30.5M Series B Round. CEO Mark Organ shares how
Influitive, a prominent player in advocate marketing category has closed $30.5 million in a Series B round of funding led by Georgian Partners and…
BNOTIONS acquired by Symbility Solutions for $5 million
After a nine-year ride, BNOTIONS, the Toronto-based mobile, data and analytics innovation firm, announced today that it was acquired by Symbility Solutions for approximately…
Whitecap III venture fund hits $100 million
New funds raised by Whitecap Venture Partners brought Whitecap III, the venture capital firm’s third fund, to a total of $100 million today. “On…
Keep Up With Your Dreams at Creative Destruction Lab
Can your startup make the cut? The Creative Destruction Lab (CDL), a Dragon’s Den style startup accelerator based at the University of Toronto’s Rotman…
STEAMLabs, a makerspace for all ages, set to open in Toronto
STEAMLabs, a new all-ages makerspace has reached its Kickstarter funding goal, and will be opening its doors at the Centre for Social Innovation (CSI)…
FreshBooks CFO Mark MacLeod steps down to launch SurePath Capital Partners
The Canadian startup ecosystem is about to get a lot more exit and fundraising advice from Mark MacLeod, the now former FreshBooks CFO, who…
Sarah Prevette launches Future Design School in MaRS
The Future Design School launched in Toronto this week, a new initiative to encourage entrepreneurship in high schools around the world, led by Sarah…