Lending Loop back in business following thumbs up from the OSC
Toronto-based Lending Loop announced today that is once again accepting new businesses, investors, and loan requests on its…
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Just weeks after UberEATS scale-back, Toronto’s Feast halts on-demand delivery
Toronto-based Feast is stopping its online delivery service effective immediately. Feast released a statement by company’s…
Kensington Capital Partners to manage $100M BC Tech Fund
In December, the British Columbia government announced that it was establishing a $100 million BC Tech Fund. The goal of the…
FreshGrade COO says the traditional education system is starting to embrace tech
For a while, education systems have been resistant to change. But as technology innovation grows in the education space, several…
The Next Big Thing announces 12 ventures selected for 2016 cohort
Vancouver-based The Next Big Thing showcased the 12 new entrepreneur-led ventures that made it into the program’s third cohort…
Startup jobs of the week: CrowdRiff, Charly, Saasli, AquaMobile, fivewalls
Every day, Canada’s best startups post their latest and greatest job opportunities on the BetaKit Job Board. From early stage…
Ask an Investor: How can I hack the fundraising process?
Welcome to a new BetaKit weekly series designed to help startups and entrepreneurs. Each week, investors Roger Chabra and Katherine…
Dozr wants to provide a new revenue stream for farmers with its sharing economy model
While the concept of the sharing economy is nothing new, one Canadian company wants to bring it to a more traditional industry:…
Ecommerce report: Targeted campaigns account for only 5% of emails, result in 32% of revenue
Ecommerce solutions builder Demac Media has released the results of its Q3 2016 Benchmark Report, a report the company releases…
Zensurance wins $25,000 prize at the Next Big Idea in FinTech Competition
As more Canadians become comfortable using technology to manage their finances, the country’s FinTech industry continues…
Today in company updates: Vidyard, SoundCloud, Mogo
This week, several startups have made announcements regarding the launches of new features for their customers. Here’s the…
One in 10 entrepreneurs don’t plan to prepare anything for investment pitches, according to QuickBooks Canada
After completing a survey that included input from 507 small businesses, Intuit Quickbooks Canada found that 44 percent of…
Hootsuite surpasses 15 million users as Slack hits $100M ARR
It’s a time for celebration for two Vancouver-based unicorns who, on the same day, announced that they’ve hit some…
MaRS hosting Verge conference featuring Diply’s Kirstine Stewart, Ecobee founder Stuart Lombard
On November 15, MaRS is hosting its Verge Conference meant to challenge the way entrepreneurs think about their businesses.…
With Nymi co-founder at head, new RBC lab working on machine learning at U of T
Today, RBC announced that it was supporting two new initiatives at the University of Toronto to foster Canada as a leader in…