Real Ventures appoints former VarageSale CEO Andrew Sider as entrepreneur in residence
Real Ventures has announced that Andrew Sider, former CEO of Toronto-based VarageSale, has joined as the VC firm’s entrepreneur…
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TouchBistro raises $72 million Series D round
Toronto-based TouchBistro, which develops an iPad-based PoS app for restaurants, has announced a $72 million Series D. The…
City of Toronto partnership gives entrepreneurs access to international WeWork spaces
The City of Toronto is partnering with WeWork to launch the Toronto Startup Passport. The Toronto Startup Passport will provide…
ecobee named CIX 2018 Innovator of the Year
The Canadian Innovation Exchange (CIX) has named Toronto-based ecobee as the CIX 2018 Innovator of the Year. ecobee has developed…
IdentityNorth predicts the future of digital identity in health care, payments
This week, IdentityNorth returned to Toronto to connect Canadian and international leaders discussing Canada’s role in…
Startup Canada Podcast Ep.142: The psychology behind a winning UX with Jason Goodman
What does an entrepreneur with a skill set in psychology, product design, marketing and business development do? They scramble…
Centre for Social Innovation launches cleantech fellowship
The Centre for Social Innovation (CSI) in Toronto has launched the Cleantech Fellowship to support entrepreneurs building businesses…
Interac opens innovation lab in Communitech
Interac has announced the launch of the Interac Lab in Kitchener-based tech hub Communitech. The Interac Lab will support the…
City of Toronto launches RFP for manufacturing incubator
The City of Toronto has issued a request for proposals to operate a 14,500 square foot light-manufacturing incubator in the…
Feedback’s Ben Walters: Don’t tell customers how to solve their problems (let them tell you)
As part of a regular series powered by Dell Small Business, BetaKit asks entrepreneurs to share lessons learned as they’ve…
Chris Dulny named chief innovation officer of PwC Canada
Chris Dulny has been named chief innovation officer of PwC Canada as the firm announces a new leadership team. The role has…
OneEleven expands Toronto space by 50,000 square feet
OneEleven is expanding its Toronto-based location by taking over another floor in this current building, bringing its total…
POTLOC raises $2.5 million to help retailers predict the success of new locations
Montreal-based POTLOC has raised a $2.5 million seed extension round for its consumer insights platform targeting real estate…
Elastic Path raises $43 million to help large retailers future-proof their ecommerce
Vancouver-based Elastic Path has raised a $43 million CAD Series B led by Silicon Valley-based Sageview Capital, with participation…
Acoustic Zoom closes $1.3 million from Goldcorp after #DisruptMining win
Newfoundland-based Acoustic Zoom, which maps geological formations deep within the earth’s micro-structure for the mineral…