#smallrooms Podcast: Hussein Fazal of Snaptravel on bots and travel
Rob Kenedi sits down with Hussein Fazal, founder of SnapTravel, an SMS, Slack, and Facebook Messenger bot-based hotel booking…
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Ask an Investor: What should I read over the holidays?
Welcome to a new BetaKit weekly series designed to help startups and entrepreneurs. Each week, investors Roger Chabra and Katherine…
Today in company updates: Zambah, Maluuba
This week, several startups have made announcements launching new features and partnerships. Here’s the latest on company…
Soular founder wants to dispel the myth that you can’t do good and make money
According to Salima Visram, 1.3 billion people around the world rely on kerosene lamps as their only source of light — a…
Facebook partners with University of Waterloo to collaborate on tech research projects
Facebook announced a new partnership with the University of Waterloo, Harvard, Princeton and 14 other universities on Wednesday,…
Salim Ismail: Canadian leadership is now a moral imperative
Silicon Valley North starts now, according to one of its icons, who has voted with his feet following the US election. Salim…
Report: ICT and life sciences industries get the most attention from VCs
The National Angel Capital Organization (NACO) released its 2015 report on support for early stage companies in Canada, taking…
Wave’s Kirk Simpson says going free is the best decision the company made
With plans to grow to 150 people over the next six months and an announcement that it’s on track to raise $20 million…
Appili Therapeutics raises $2.2 million to develop superbug-fighting antibiotics
Halifax-based Appili Therapeutics has raised $2.2 million in equity financing. According to a report from Entrevestor, Appili…
CRTC launches $750 million fund to make broadband internet access a basic service
In a new ruling, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has declared that broadband internet…
Italian eyewear maker partners with InteraXon to build fashionable wearables
Toronto-based InteraXon — the company behind the Muse brain-sensing meditation headband — is partnering with Padua, Italy-based…
Debunking the myth of higher pay in Silicon Valley
Each year, like clockwork, I observe the mass exodus of highly-skilled engineering and computer science students from the Kitchener-Waterloo…
Amazon opens data centres in Montreal thanks to lower hydro costs
Fearing the high costs of hydro in Ontario, one of the world’s largest tech companies is fleeing to Quebec. Amazon recently…
MaRS wants to give startups up to $20,000 to hire a young entrepreneur
MaRS is calling on startups to apply for its Embark Funding program, which gives ventures up to $20,000 to hire a full-time…
#DMZSession says governments can’t keep up with automation taking over workforces
As self-driving cars become closer to reality and experts warn that many jobs will be replaced by automation, it’s becoming…