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Tech in Motion #HealthTech drinks and demos event hits Toronto tomorrow

Douglas Soltys January 21, 2015

Tech in Motion, a new player to the Toronto events scene, is kicking off a series of events hosted in HIGHLINE VC with a drinks…

Tilt releases new metrics on Canadian micro-groupfunding

Jane McEntegart January 21, 2015

Tilt’s Canadian branch isn’t even a year old, but already the company is reporting huge growth among its Canadian…

Jon Lax speaks out

Elena Yunusov January 21, 2015

News of Teehan+Lax shutting down has reverberated far beyond the Toronto design community. It’s gone global. …

Communitech, Ryerson DMZ, and OneEleven partner to better support Toronto and KW startups

Douglas Soltys January 20, 2015

Today, Communitech, the Ryerson University Digital Media Zone (DMZ), and OneEleven jointly announced a partnership to provide…

Going Global: Toronto and Chicago startups share dreams of international expansion

Douglas Soltys January 20, 2015

Last week, 10 startups from Toronto and Chicago pitched their wares as part of an event to help entrepreneurs from both cities…

Due South: the draw of Silicon Valley

Igor Bonifacic January 20, 2015

According to a recent Globe and Mail article, there are some 350,000 Canadians that call Silicon Valley their home. It is,…

Intuit: almost 40% of Canadian entrepreneurs lack basic financial management knowledge

Douglas Soltys January 20, 2015

Intuit has released the results of its 2014 Canadian Financial Literacy Quiz, and the results are, well, damning. Surveying…

Toronto’s Rubikloud raises $7 million Series A round

Douglas Soltys January 19, 2015

Toronto-based Rubikloud announced today that it has secured a $7 million Series A funding round, led by TOM Group and Ule.…

Teehan+Lax is Shutting Down. What’s next for Toronto’s design community?

Elena Yunusov January 19, 2015

Following the Teehan+Lax shutdown news, BetaKit reached out to Toronto design community for comment. If you’ve followed the…

Moodi wins Startup Next Toronto

Douglas Soltys January 19, 2015

Last Friday, the eight startups selected for Startup Next’s 2014 Winter Cohort pitched to a panel of judges for a spot at…

CTI Life Sciences holds initial close for second fund at $134 million

Douglas Soltys January 16, 2015

The CVCA is reporting that Montreal-based CTI Life Sciences has held an initial close for its second fund, CTI II, with $134…

Canada’s Consul General for San Francisco on validating your startup in the Valley

BetaKit January 16, 2015

Not all Canadian startups know that they have their very own ambassador waiting for them in the Bay Area. Cassie Doyle is the…

Teehan+Lax shutting down as partners join Facebook

Douglas Soltys January 16, 2015

A new era begins for the Toronto design community as the founding partners of Teehan+Lax announced this morning they are shutting…

No one is doing VR like Sulon

Daniel Bader January 16, 2015

You think, “Another VR headset. We’ve seen this before.” Well, you haven’t seen this, because no one…

Today in health tech: GenePOC and Interface Biologics close rounds

Douglas Soltys January 15, 2015

Toronto-based Interface Biologics announced this week that it has closed a Series B financing round led by DSM Venturing and…

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Tech in Motion #HealthTech drinks and demos event hits Toronto tomorrow

Tilt releases new metrics on Canadian micro-groupfunding

Jon Lax speaks out

Communitech, Ryerson DMZ, and OneEleven partner to better support Toronto and KW startups

Going Global: Toronto and Chicago startups share dreams of international expansion

Due South: the draw of Silicon Valley

Intuit: almost 40% of Canadian entrepreneurs lack basic financial management knowledge

Toronto’s Rubikloud raises $7 million Series A round

Teehan+Lax is Shutting Down. What’s next for Toronto’s design community?

Moodi wins Startup Next Toronto

CTI Life Sciences holds initial close for second fund at $134 million

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Teehan+Lax shutting down as partners join Facebook

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