Wealthsimple receives Webby Award for Best Financial Services and Banking website
Toronto-based Wealthsimple has won a Webby Award for its “intuitive” website. For the second year in a row, the…
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Canada and US gov’ts launch open data challenge to better understand public health
The Public Health Agency of Canada, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the US Department of Health and…
W|W: The Wearable Weekly – The case of the exploding Fitbit
Welcome to The Wearable Weekly, your trusted guide to all things wearable tech. If you only have time to read one thing about…
Vancouver Tech Podcast Ep.74: PressReader COO Nikolay Malyarov, CJR staff writer David Uberti
Special guests Nikolay Malyarov, COO of PressReader and David Uberti, staff writer for the Columbia Journalism Review join…
Alberta gov’t dedicating $100,000 to grant program that helps Indigenous women launch businesses
The Alberta government has tripled funding for a program that funds community projects supporting women’s safety and…
US-based MealPal launches in Toronto to capture “skip the line” market
Miami-based MealPal announced that it has launched in Toronto to win over the city with its monthly lunch subscription service.…
How CETA can fill a talent gap in BC’s tech sector
British Columbia’s tech sector is producing more jobs than people to fill them. Over 14,000 new ICT jobs are expected to…
#smallrooms Podcast: Nick Corneil of Trainer+ on the Fitness Market
Rob Kenedi has a coffee with Nick Corneil, co-founder of Trainer+, a platform for fitness history and planning for trainers…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 65: Lessons from Tilt’s “VC-funded learning experience”
“So, I’ve heard you’ve been breaking some of our rules,” is reportedly what Apple CEO Tim Cook said…
Dragons’ Den’s W. Brett Wilson among judges at Lift’s weed startup pitch competition
While entrepreneurs are frequently invited to pitch competitions focused on sectors like artificial intelligence, FinTech,…
Today in FedDev Ontario funding ($2.5M): YEDI Institute, Noblegen
This week, FedDev Ontario has announced two financial contributions to accelerators and startups across Ontario. Here’s the…
InnoCité MTL announces fourth cohort of smart city startups
InnoCité MTL’s, Montreal’s smart city accelerator, has announced its fourth cohort. The seven startups of InnoCité…
NetCents users can now purchase bitcoin with MasterCard
Vancouver-based NetCents, which offers a bitcoin wallet to sell, deposit, or purchase bitcoin, announced that NetCents users…
Ask an Investor: Should early-stage companies take investment from strategic investors?
Welcome to a new BetaKit weekly series designed to help startups and entrepreneurs. Each week, investors Roger Chabra and Katherine…
Techstars’ David Brown says Canada’s entrepreneurial advantage is openness to immigrants
In early March, Techstars announced plans to launch its first Canadian location in Toronto. Running in partnership with Real…