#smallrooms Podcast: Nima Gardideh of Suto on bots and YC Fellowships
Host Rob Kenedi has a coffee with Nima Gardideh of Suto, an SMS-based bot that recommends the best product to buy. Gardideh…
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Slack reveals 11 more companies backed through its $106 million fund
In a blog post, Slack has revealed 11 new companies backed through its $106 million ($80 million USD) Slack Fund, which the…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 49: Silicon Valley myths
A new year is finally upon us, and with a new year comes new tech trends, new ideas, and most importantly… new year’s…
Ask an Investor: What are the mistakes founders make when preparing financial projections?
Welcome to a new BetaKit weekly series designed to help startups and entrepreneurs. Each week, investors Roger Chabra and Katherine…
Inbound Retargeting raises $400,000 for its super-targeted banner ad technology
A few months ago, Vancouver-based Inbound Retargeting Technologies, which operates as Retarget Links, announced that it acquired…
#smallrooms Podcast: Richard Tuck of Riipen on effective graduate recruiting
Rob has a chat with Richard of Riipen, a matchmaking system for companies and students that uses experiential learning. The…
BroadbandTV expands Middle East and Asian presence with launches in eight new countries
Vancouver-based BroadbandTV (BBTV), a media and technology company that represents YouTube talent through a global multi-platform…
#DisruptMining wants to bridge the gap between innovation and mining with $1 million challenge
The mining industry is not typically associated with big innovation, but that just means it’s ripe for disruption. That’s…
Maluuba team explains why language is the key to making machines intelligent
Montreal’s status as a global artificial intelligence hub may have been big news for some over the past few months, but one…
Ask the Doctor expands to Chinese market with opening of Shenzhen office
Toronto-based Ask The Doctor, a health platform that connects users to doctors to receive immediate help, announced today that…
Mariner Partners co-founder Gerry Pond receives Order of Canada
Gerry Pond, considered a leader in the information and communications technology (ICT) sector, has been appointed to the Order…
Tbaytel asks entrepreneurs to build telecom solutions in $75,000 hackathon
Tbaytel, a telecommunications company operating in Thunder Bay, has partnered with the Northwestern Ontario Innovation Centre…
Jim Orlando’s 10 Canadian startup and venture capital predictions for 2017
Coming off a B grade on my predictions for 2016, it’s time to make some predictions for 2017. This time I’m trying to be…
Toronto-based Exact Imaging raises $21.5 million to commercialize its ultrasound tech for prostate biopsies
Toronto-based Exact Imaging, which develops high-resolution micro-ultrasound systems that enable real-time imaging and biopsy…
Klipfolio raises $12 million Series B to help SMBs get smarter about metrics
When Klipfolio launched in 2001, the Ottawa-based startup was very different than it is today. As the internet gained mainstream…