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By Amira Zubairi April 6, 2017

PM Justin Trudeau using Quora, LinkedIn to sell Canada’s innovation agenda

On Monday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau turned to Q&A platform Quora to drive home the point that Canada is setting itself…

By Stefan Palios April 6, 2017

Talking to Yashar Nejati, co-founder and CEO of thisopenspace, a short-term rental marketplace for creative types, was truly…

By Lauren Jane Heller April 6, 2017

Does diversity drive innovation? That was the big question at this past Thursday’s Queer Tech MTL event, which brought together…

By Jessica Galang April 6, 2017

In January, Crew co-founder Mikael Cho wrote that curated photography platform Unsplash — a spinoff of the Crew — would…

By Madonna Dennis April 6, 2017

This week, startups all across Canada got a boost with rounds of funding. Here’s the latest on who raised how much, and from…

By Madonna Dennis April 6, 2017

Toronto-based POS financing platform Financeit and Concentra, the wholesale bank and trust company for Canada’s credit…

By Amira Zubairi April 5, 2017

ebook giant Rakuten Kobo has announced the acquisition of Shelfie, a Vancouver-based startup that allowed people to take pictures…

By Jessica Galang April 5, 2017

Montreal-based Sharethebus has rebranded to Bus.com on the heels of a $6.5 million Series A round. The round is led by Jackson…

By Ian Hardy April 5, 2017

Amidst its plethora of legal issues, driver blow-backs and CEO outbursts, popular car-hailing service Uber has struck up a…

By Jessica Galang April 5, 2017

Toronto-based Street Contxt has raised a round of financing by a strategic funding consortium led by existing investor Joe…

By Jessica Galang April 5, 2017

Today, Ontario Minister of Digital Government Deb Matthews announced the launch of Code for Canada, a nonprofit organization…

By Franco Varriano April 5, 2017

Jeff Sheldon is the designer and founder of Ugmonk. Sheldon started Ugmonk as a side project to serve as his creative outlet…

By Madonna Dennis April 5, 2017

The University of Waterloo hosted their 18th annual Velocity Fund Finals, where 20 companies pitched for a share of $125,000.…

By Madonna Dennis April 4, 2017

Two well-known startups in Toronto announced major additions to their team. BetaKit pulled together this roundup to give you…

By Ian Hardy April 4, 2017

Cars are changing and so are the habits of Canadian drivers. Recent technology developments with the auto industry have brought…