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By Aeman Ansari October 16, 2017

Teams from over 32 countries attend Ethereum hackathon in Waterloo

ETHWaterloo hackathon — which calls itself the world’s largest Ethereum hackathon — hosted its inaugural competition…

By Jessica Galang October 16, 2017

The federal government is cutting the small business tax rate from 10.5 percent to nine percent by 2019, and confirmed that…

By Aeman Ansari October 16, 2017

This week, several startups have made announcements launching new features and partnerships. Here’s the latest on company…

By Tom Emrich October 16, 2017

Welcome to The Wearable Weekly, your trusted guide to all things wearable tech. If you only have time to read one thing about…

By Jessica Galang October 16, 2017

IBM has partnered with Toronto-based Dream Payments to help financial institutions more quickly deploy mobile payment offerings…

By Jessica Galang October 13, 2017

Between announcements on government investments and lab launches, most in the startup ecosystem are wondering what it will…

By Jessica Galang October 13, 2017

Minister of Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Navdeep Bains announced the last shortlisted supercluster yesterday…

By Sameer Chhabra October 13, 2017

It looks like Uber won’t be leaving Quebec after all. At least, not yet anyway. Under the conditions of Uber’s pilot project…

By Aeman Ansari October 13, 2017

Indeed has released a report that studies the rise in numbers of US tech workers applying for jobs in Canada. In particular,…

By Jessica Galang October 13, 2017

Propel ICT, Atlantic Canada’s startup accelerator, announced that Barry Bisson, former president of Shad Valley International,…

By Sarah Marion October 13, 2017

Welcome to a BetaKit weekly series designed to help startups and entrepreneurs. Each week, investors tackle the tough questions…

By Amie Watson October 13, 2017

Three main points arose during the Smart Contracts and Financial Services panel at the 2017 Canada Fintech Forum in Montreal:…

By Aeman Ansari October 13, 2017

Five startups were awarded prizes of up to $180,000 at the seventh annual Lion’s Lair Award Gala. Hosted in Hamilton…

By Franco Varriano October 12, 2017

Ajay Yadav is the founder and CEO of Roomi, the leading marketplace for shared housing and apartments. Yadav has built several…

By Jessica Galang October 12, 2017

At the inaugural SingularityU Canada Summit in Toronto, Andreas Antonopolous — one of the leading experts in bitcoin —…