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By Jessica Galang October 28, 2016

Google launches $5 million nonprofit competition in Canada

While hosting its Go North conference in Toronto celebrating the Canadian tech ecosystem, Google announced today that it was…

By Jessica Galang October 28, 2016

From connected cars to connected thermostats, the IoT industry is getting a significant amount of attention thanks to large…

By Alex Kinsella October 28, 2016

Waterloo lays claim as home to the second highest density of startups outside of Silicon Valley — and those startups need…

By Caitlin Hotchkiss October 28, 2016

Every day, Canada’s best startups post their latest and greatest job opportunities on the BetaKit Job Board. From early stage…

By Jessica Vomiero October 28, 2016

A report from Microsoft Canada reveals that Canadian businesses aren’t doing enough to protect their data. The survey revealed…

By Roger Chabra October 28, 2016

Welcome to a new BetaKit weekly series designed to help startups and entrepreneurs. Each week, investors Roger Chabra and Katherine…

By Amira Zubairi October 28, 2016

While Snapchat is best known for taking selfies and posting photos of aesthetically pleasing food, it is now also being used…

By Douglas Soltys October 27, 2016

At a time when Canadian entrepreneurs are asking whether or not they have to build their companies in the nation’s tech hubs,…

By Jonathon Narvey October 27, 2016

Celebrated Vancouver social media unicorn Hootsuite opened an office of 20 employees in Paris, France back in the summer of…

By Franco Varriano October 27, 2016

Aydin Mirzaee is the co-founder and co-CEO of Fluidware. Mirzaee has been an entrepreneur since a young age — working with…

By Jessica Galang October 27, 2016

Today, CIBC announced that it is partnering with Toronto-based Borrowell to offer “one-click” online lending for…

By Jessica Galang October 27, 2016

It’s a big week for AI in Canada. Yesterday, Bloomberg got the details on D-Wave co-founder Geordie Rose and former D-Wave…

By Rob Attrell October 27, 2016

Wearable technology is quickly becoming more integrated into daily life. Fitness trackers and smartwatches are just the beginning…

By Jessica Galang October 27, 2016

C100 has selected the 22 companies that will take part in its 48Hrs in the Valley program, which brings Canadian startups to…

By Jessica Galang October 26, 2016

When L-SPARK launched two years ago, the goal was to support early stage SaaS businesses looking to scale their companies.…