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By Jessica Vomiero November 24, 2016

Equibit: John McAfee joining Toronto-based blockchain security startup (McAfee: definitely not)

UPDATE: BetaKit has spoken with McAfee, who says Equibit is misrepresenting his role. See the end of the article. BetaKit has…

By Jessica Galang November 24, 2016

Toronto-based WhatRunsWhere.com, which helps online marketers and advertisers track the success of their digital advertising…

By Patrick O'Rourke November 23, 2016

Shopify has launched a new sale app called Frenzy, focused on giving users quick access to flash sales just in time for Cyber…

By Stefan Palios November 23, 2016

“We save the insurance industry millions per year in preventable leak-and-flood payouts,” George Tsintzouras, founder of…

By Franco Varriano November 23, 2016

Hailley Griffis is a communications specialist at Buffer. Griffis started building her personal brand as a communication strategist…

By Jessica Galang November 23, 2016

New Brunswick has named Fredericton-based David Alston, a veteran tech entrepreneur, its first chief entrepreneur-in-residence.…

By Startup Canada November 23, 2016

Margaret McEachern emphasizes the importance of keeping art programs in schools, youth entrepreneurship, and building Canada…

By Jessica Galang November 23, 2016

Two Canadian funds have closed rounds that will be dedicating to injecting Canadian in strong Canadian companies in the future.…

By Jessica Galang November 23, 2016

BDC Capital announced that it is launching a new $135 million fund that will invest in 15 to 20 energy and cleantech startups.…

By Alexandra Moxin November 22, 2016

We open the show talking about technical meetups, troubleshooting, the inaugural Vancouver Tech Meetup, and discuss progress…

By Jessica Galang November 22, 2016

SalesTO is launching an initiative with the hope of uniting Canada’s “dispersed” sales community. SalesTO’s…

By Douglas Soltys November 22, 2016

In the tech and startup space, I often hear the criticism that Canadians need to better celebrate their success. The Canadian…

By Jessica Galang November 22, 2016

Last night, the Digital Finance Institute brought together some of Canada’s top FinTech companies and investors for the…

By Jessica Galang November 22, 2016

Andrew Reid, founder and president of corporate innovation of Vancouver-based Vision Critical, has announced the launch of…

By Douglas Soltys November 22, 2016

New details have emerged about ResolveTO, the new Toronto event taking place January 25-27, organized by the same team that…