With $50,000 in crowdfunding, Hardbacon hopes to make the average Canadian a stock market pro
Startups are disrupting every industry imaginable, with FinTech being a space that no one could disagree needs shaking up.…
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#BCTechSummit puts Vancouver at the centre of the global tech stage
An extravaganza of innovation, big business, earnestness, and not an insignificant dose of hype once more arrived at the landmark…
Sprint.ly’s April Dunford gives some context to the sticky struggle of pitching at #TechTO
For entrepreneurs looking for ways to pitch a product with the right context, April Dunford of Sprint.ly has some words, and…
Ask an Investor: How does my personal brand impact fundraising?
Welcome to a new BetaKit weekly series designed to help startups and entrepreneurs. Each week, investors Roger Chabra and Katherine…
Today in company updates: Article, Jibestream, Brizi
Startups in Toronto and Vancouver have been making positive moves this past week. Here is the latest in company milestones,…
Hachette Book Group partners with Wattpad to turn its stories into audiobooks
Toronto-based Wattpad has partnered with publishing company Hachette Book Group to launch Hachette Audiobooks: Powered by Wattpad.…
India’s largest mobile payments platform launches in Canada
Paytm, the largest mobile payments platform in India, is launching its service in Canada. Paytm is a digital wallet service…
Square CFO Sarah Friar joins Slack as first independent board member
Slack announced that it has added Square CFO Sarah Friar, the CFO of payments company Square, as its first independent board…
Report names Ottawa top tech hub in Canada, with Calgary second place
In a report from analysts at Expert Market, Ottawa is ranked as the top tech hub in which to live and work in Canada. Last…
With over $1 million already processed, Koho launches publicly to “win Canada” from Big Five banks
When last we checked in with Koho, the Vancouver-based FinTech company was fresh off a new round of funding from Power Financial…
Archiact says mobile is the key to driving mass VR adoption
It was nearly three years ago that Facebook announced its $2 billion acquisition of Oculus VR. At the time, Mark Zuckerberg…
Ottawa-based vibrator company settles data collection lawsuit for $5 million
An Ottawa-based sex toy company is learning the hard way that it isn’t welcome to data-mine in the bedroom after reaching…
43North opens applications for $5 million startup competition
Applications are being accepted for the 43North’s fourth annual startup pitch competition, which awards up to $5 million…
Startup Genome report ranks Vancouver as Canada’s top startup hub, 15th globally
A recent report by Startup Genome and the Global Entrepreneurship Network has ranked Vancouver as Canada’s top startup…
#Dx32017 teaches companies to understand what their customers really care about
Last week, Dx3 connected over 4,000 people for its annual technology, digital marketing, and retail conference. Over two days,…