Alberta Women Entrepreneurs celebrating province’s business leaders with awards ceremony
On May 18, Alberta Women Entrepreneurs (AWE), a not-for-profit organization dedicated to encouraging women to build and grow…
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Men’s clothing platform Bonsai raises $2.5 million seed round to scale technology arm
Toronto-based Bonsai, an online shopping platform that offers men’s brands, has just raised $2.5 million in seed funding.…
OCE Discovery panel says Canadian gov’t must provide “sustained” support to AI industry
On May 15 and May 16, the Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) hosted OCE Discovery at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre to…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 67: Is Vancouver Canada’s next great tech hub?
This week, the CanCon Podcast hit the road and landed in Vancouver. BetaKit Editor in Chief, Douglas Soltys, sits down with…
Magnet Forensics launches Magnet.AI to fight child exploitation
Jad Saliba, founder and CTO of Waterloo-based Magnet Forensics, was working as a police officer in Waterloo, when a cancer…
National Bank partners with IVADO to support Montreal’s data science ecosystem
National Bank and IVADO — a joint initiative between HEC Montréal, Polytechnique Montréal, and the Université de Montréal…
Startup Canada Podcast: WatchMojo founder on growing a digital empire
As the new millennium rolled in over 17 years ago, digital technology only grew, giving entrepreneurs the opportunity to start…
Nymi raises $20 million Series B, founder Karl Martin moves back to CEO role
Nymi has raised a CAD $20 million Series B from GII Tech in Dubai, with participation from Nymi’s Series A investors…
Edmonton-based Jobber opens Toronto office to tap into sales and marketing talent
A year and a half after it announced an $8 million Series A, Jobber has opened a Toronto sales office as it focuses on growth.…
Governor General’s Innovation Awards celebrates Canadians using tech to improve quality of life
The Office of the Secretary to the Governer General has announced the seven winners of the 2017 Governor General’s Innovation…
Wattpad lays off 10% of staff as it shifts focus to machine learning capabilities
Toronto-based Wattpad has laid off 10 percent of its staff, or 15 people. All departments were affected by the layoffs, including…
W|W: The Wearable Weekly – Magic Leap eyes an $8 billion valuation
Welcome to The Wearable Weekly, your trusted guide to all things wearable tech. If you only have time to read one thing about…
University of New Brunswick partners with Israel-based CyberSpark for joint cybersecurity research
The University of New Brunswick (UNB) has announced a partnership with CyberSpark, a Beersheba, Israel-based cybersecurity…
Vancouver Tech Podcast Ep.76: Jonathan Natavio, CEO and founder of Porter
Porter CEO and founder Jonathan Natavio joins host Drew Ogryzek and shares his startup story from student to intern to founding…
Communitech Rev Demo Day splits $100,000 between TritonWear and SSimwave
Technology that aims to help athletes improve through big data, and software that improves the end-user visual experience of…