Jobs of the week: Myplanet, Granify, Picatic, Sampler, RentMoola
Every day, Canada’s best startups post the latest job opportunities on the BetaKit Job Board; from early stage to series…
Canadian Forbes Top 30 Under 30 winners share their plans for 2016
A few weeks ago, Forbes released its comprehensive Top 30 Under 30 list, presenting the under-30-year-olds that are killing…
Upside Foundation names Howard Gwin its first ambassador
Howard Gwin is having a great week. After announcing that he would be a venture partner in the newly-launched $100 million…
Starting January 26, startups can apply to the Canadian Technology Accelerator in Boston
The Canadian Technology Accelerator in Boston — or CTA@Boston for short — is accepting applications from startups that…
RateHub’s Digital Money Trends report shows power of search for FinTech startups
RateHub, a search engine for Canadian mortgage rates that boasts 300,000 monthly users, released its first Digital Money Trends…
Contractually acquired by California-based Coupa Software
Contractually, a Vancouver-based cloud service provider that works on simplifying the contract process for businesses, has…
Axiom acquiring part of lean law firm Cognition LLP
Joe Milstone and Rubsun Ho were two overworked lawyers at major law firms — at some point, both were vice president of legal…
Amazon Web Services opening first Canada region in Montreal
Amazon Web Services, which provides cloud computing infrastructure and application services, has chosen Montreal as its next…
University of Waterloo opens Velocity Start, expands Velocity Science Lab
Velocity Science, a partnership between the University of Waterloo’s faculty of science and the largest free incubator…
Cisco Canada launches new program for aspiring female entrepreneurs
On the heels of announcing its new innovation centre in Toronto, Cisco Canada announced the Women Entrepreneurs’ Circle…
Cisco opens Toronto Innovation Centre to jumpstart FinTech, healthcare, and smart city initiatives
Yesterday, on the 29th floor of the RBC Waterpark Centre in Toronto, Cisco unveiled its brand new Toronto Innovation Centre…
Meet the Canadians spearheading the $100 million enterprise SaaS-focused Leaders Fund
Under the direction of three experienced enterprise software leaders, the $100 million Leaders Fund launched today with the…
Federal government, GE Healthcare investing $40 million for MaRS cell regeneration research facility
At the MaRs Discovery District earlier today, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that FedDev Ontario and GE Healthcare…
Startup job spotlight: UI designer at Tiny Hearts
With startups leading the way in Canadian innovation, every day, BetaKit does its part to help fill the talent gap with our…
The Next 36 accepting applications for The Next Founders 2016 cohort
The Next 36, a program dedicated to accelerating the growth of young innovators in Canada, is now seeking applications to fill…