Vancouver Tech Podcast Ep.39: Aequilibrium
Drew and James open the show with a discussion on domain issues. The interview this episode is with Matthew Corstorphine and…
Canadian Startup News
LANDR marks launch of private sharing tool with contest to get track mixed by MixedByAli
Montreal-based LANDR, which allows artists to manage and create music on one platform, is celebrating their new private sharing…
Fluxible returns as week-long festival focusing on user experience
For the fifth year in a row, Fluxible is hosting an event focused completely on user experience. This is the first time the…
#smallroooms Podcast: Nick Chepesiuk of OnCall Health on building a telemedicine startup
Rob Kenedi chats with Nicholas Chepesiuk of OnCall Health, a freshly launched telemedicine startup. Nick details the challenge…
City of Toronto turns to local startups in its mission to become a smarter city
After announcing a smart cities initiative in early May, the City of Toronto is making good on its goal to become a more tech-friendly…
Startup Canada launches women founders fund with Evolocity Financial Group
In partnership with Montreal-based Evolocity Financial Group, Startup Canada announced the launch of Startup Canada Women Founders…
Startup jobs of the week: RED Academy, RevIQ, Ayogo Health, BlockThrough, Rooof, Retreaver
Every day, Canada’s best startups post their latest and greatest job opportunities on the BetaKit Job Board. From early stage…
Ask an Investor: Should I announce my funding?
Welcome to a new BetaKit weekly series designed to help startups and entrepreneurs. Each week, investors Roger Chabra and Katherine…
Craves pivots its clothing image search app to focus on celebrity fashion
Last year, Calgary-based Craves launched to help users to search for retail items by uploading images from their camera roll,…
VanHack launches petition urging federal government to address Canada’s backlogged immigration system
A few weeks after tech leaders in BC penned an open letter urging the provincial government to address the shortage of talent…
How government regulators can better embrace the sharing economy
Where governments step in, entrepreneurship tends to die. In the early days of co-founding GoFetch, I have learned that…
Vancouver-based Spark raises $1 million in funding
Vancouver-based Spark, which offers a CRM for builders, developers, and real estate sales people to sell new homes, announced…
#SalesTO tackles enterprise selling for startups
For its second edition of #SalesTO — one of TechToronto’s latest offshoot events focusing on niche communities —…
Ontario Court of Appeal rules that text conversations are not private
The Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled that texts received by others from your device can be used against you in court, a ruling…
U of T, UW, and UBC make World Economic Forum’s list of top 50 tech schools
As reported by itbusiness.ca, the World Economic Forum has placed the University of Toronto, University of Waterloo, and the…