Brizi CEO Anna Hu shares smart fundraising strategies at #TechTO
Getting lead investors to commit to a funding round can be incredibly tricky for any startup big or small – most of the…
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Betterez appoints Porter Airlines CCO Michael Deluce to board of directors
Toronto-based Betterez, a company that builds cloud-based ticketing and reservations systems in the ground travel industry,…
TransferWise opens API to Canadian businesses
Digital money transfer platform TransferWise has opened access to its API allowing Canadian businesses to integrate TransferWise…
Shopify merchants made $1.5 billion USD on Black Friday and Cyber Monday
In the wake of this year’s Black Friday and Cyber Monday, ecommerce platform Shopify has released their stats surrounding…
Accenture opens Toronto innovation hub, plans to hire 800 Canadian tech workers
This morning, Accenture opened an innovation hub, with a commitment to add 800 technology jobs in Canada by the end of 2020…
IBM partners with IVADO, plans to hire 100 people in Montreal
IBM is partnering with Montreal’s Institute for Data Valorization (IVADO) as it expands its operations in the city. IBM…
Storyflow rebrands to Voiceflow, pivots to Alexa Skills builder for business
Toronto-based Storyflow, which launched as a platform to build interactive voice entertainment on smart speakers, has changed…
CVCA: $652 million invested over 127 deals in Q3 2018
According to the Canadian Venture Capital Association’s latest report, $652 million was invested over 127 deals, bringing…
National Research Council of Canada opens medtech innovation centre at U of T
The National Research Council of Canada has opened a Centre for Research and Application in Fluidic Technologies (CRAFT) at…
British Columbia receives an ‘A’ in 2018 KPMG Technology Report Card
BC’s tech economy has received an ‘A’ grade in KPMG’s British Columbia Technology Report Card. The report rates the…
Waterfront Toronto reportedly establishing framework to evaluate Sidewalk Labs proposal
Waterfront Toronto, the group responsible for administering Toronto’s waterfront revitalization projects, is reportedly working…
Why did Canada send a delegation to Web Summit? (CanCon ep. 135)
There were more than 500 Canadians at this year’s Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal. Two hundred of them were sent as part…
Canadian VC activity is down, but corporate investors are stepping up. Is that a good thing?
PwC and CB Insights recently released the results of their MoneyTree report for Q3 2018, which pointed to a fall in Canadian…
Endy’s Mike Gettis on leveraging the “lightning rod” of customer experience to scale
As part of a regular series powered by Dell Small Business, BetaKit asks business leaders to share their advice for growing…
Gift the Code hackathon brings tech innovation to Canadian charities
Given how much Canadian tech leaders talk about the commercialization of new, innovative technology like AI and blockchain,…