Forestry.io closes first seed round in Canada with AngelList Syndicate
Charlottetown-based Forestry.io announced the close of a $744,000 ($560,000 USD) seed round. With this funding, Forestry.io…
Canadian Startup News
True North founder expects at least five “Hootsuite-sized” US companies to settle in Vancouver
At least five Hootsuite-sized technology-based companies are setting their eyes on Vancouver, looking to set up satellite offices…
Inspired by Paris, MT Lab wants tech to innovate Montreal’s tourism industry
Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. In June 2017, MT Lab, an innovation hub dedicated to tourism, culture, and…
Wiivv breaks own record as most funded 3D-printed product in Kickstarter history
Vancouver-based Wiivv, which creates 3D-printed custom gear, has broken the record as the most funded 3D-printed product on…
Startup Canada Podcast: Brewing impact through a B-Corp
The greatest ideas are often those written on napkins, coming into fruition over the course of a night with a seemingly endless…
InteraXon’s Derek Luke says empathy, patience important traits of non-founder CEOs
For incoming CEOs wondering how they can add more value to a startup, InteraXon‘s Derek Luke has some words of advice.…
Hootsuite’s Ryan Holmes on the best way to keep passionate employees from leaving
A new analysis of LinkedIn data confirms what HR managers have long suspected. Millennials change jobs, a lot: an average of…
How technology can tackle the global problem of financial inclusion
In the tech industry, there is a debate brewing over whether we are solving problems that impact millions across the board,…
Unsplash co-founder Mikael Cho says company’s focus is in mobile, native advertising
After hiring a local photographer to take some photos for a project, the team from Montreal design startup, Crew, decided that…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 63: Can voice recognition cross AI’s Uncanny Valley?
Will the Internet of Things ruin everything? That’s the question the CanCon podcast crew is asking this week. For over…
Canadian startup stories of the week (04/16/17)
Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features,…
Drop pitches millennial-focused rewards app on #TheDisruptors
This week on The Disruptors, Derrick Fung, CEO of Drop, pitched Drop’s loyalty app, which allows users to earn rewards…
LowestRates.ca CEO says getting Canada’s big banks on the platform a “big challenge”
This week on The Disruptors, co-host Bruce Croxon sat down with Justin Thouin, co-founder and CEO of LowestRates.ca, to talk…
#smallrooms Podcast: Matt Roberts of ScaleUP Ventures on early-stage investing
Rob Kenedi goes for a coffee with Matthew Roberts, partner at ScaleUP Ventures. Roberts explains ScaleUP’s value proposition…
MedChart wants to make health records more accessible to patients with cloud-based platform
MedChart, one of the latest pitches on The Disruptors, aims to eliminate the barriers patients face when trying to access their…