VarageSale hires Craig Dunk as new VP of engineering
Almost eight months after Toronto-based VarageSale announced that it was laying off nearly 30 staff, including its VP of engineering,…
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PopRX spins off prescription delivery app into Herbsy, a medical marijuana marketplace
After the Liberal government announced plans to unveil a bill for recreational pot use next spring, what started out as initial…
Hack To Start Ep. 111: Corey Pollock, product manager at Tiny Hearts
Corey Pollock is the co-founder of Leet, an app where gamers share and discover the best gameplay highlights. Pollock is a…
BDC releases fiscal 2016 results, reveals it made venture capital investments totalling $253.1 million CAD
The Business Development Bank of Canada revealed its fiscal 2016 results, boasting that it delivered its services to a “record…
Joint investigation with Canadian privacy commissioner finds Ashley Madison violated privacy laws
A joint investigation by the Privacy Commissioner of Canada and the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner found…
Financeit launches direct-to-consumer option to give its merchants more flexibility in financing
Toronto-based Financeit announced the launch of Financeit Direct, opening up its platform to more businesses. Traditionally,…
Rose Rocket wants to modernize the trucking industry with its transportation management software
The trucking industry isn’t exactly regarded as one that’s eagerly embracing technology — all that many working in this…
Startup Canada Podcast: Why all startups should launch with a social mission
Janie Goldstein argues that startups should have a social mission from the start. However, before she created The Upside Foundation,…
Mogo launches MogoApp offering free credit score and spending account
Vancouver-based Mogo announced the launch of its Mogo Account and iOS app, MogoApp, in an effort to embrace a more digital…
ScribbleLive solidifies presence in UK market with acquisition of LinkDex
After acquiring a Silicon Valley-based startup earlier this year to fill a gap in content creation services, ScribbleLive has…
Impression Ventures raises $20 million fund dedicated to early stage FinTech companies
Toronto-based Impression Ventures Fund II announced the close of $20 million for its fund, which will be dedicated to early…
With $500,000 in seed funding, Sky Guys hopes to dominate the enterprise drone market
Adam Sax has always had a close connection to tech entrepreneurship; when he was 13, he started a data centre in Toronto before…
Vancouver Tech Podcast Ep. 40: Cumul8
Drew and James open the show with a quick chat about the most popular programming language and whether that measurement is…
Fashion meets technology at #WWTO this week
“If wearable tech is going to succeed, it needs to be worn,” says We Are Wearables Founder and BetaKit senior editor…
Why legaltech won’t bring about ‘The End of Lawyers’
Six years ago, Richard Susskind published The End of Lawyers?, a book with a scary title but incredibly positive implications…