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…
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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…
The Entrepreneurship Society event reveals the best and worst ways to raise money from investors
As BetaKit’s Ask an Investor series often shows, there are common questions many entrepreneurs have when they’re…
Dx3’s Retail Innovation Challenge invites top startups to pitch RCC, debut at Oxford Properties-owned mall
Dx3 Canada is partnering with real estate developer and investor Oxford Properties Group; retail futurist Doug Stephens, known…
Jim Orlando’s 2016 Venture Capital predictions scorecard
Twelve months have flown by and it is time to look back at my Ten Canadian startup and venture capital predictions for 2016.…
University of Waterloo team contributes to development of Renesas Electronics autonomous car
Twenty-five researchers from the Waterloo Centre for Automotive Research (WatCAR) contributed to the development of an autonomous…
Toronto revisiting regulation of Airbnb in 2017
Following a year of tumultuous court battles with Uber, the city of Toronto will aim to examine Airbnb-like services in 2017.…
Hack To Start Ep.130: Seth Louey, co-founder of Botlist
Seth Louey is the co-founder of Botlist and the creative director at SimplyTapp. As many entrepreneurs do, Louey started his…
Canadian government seeking chief science advisor to provide advice on federal scientific research
The Canadian government is looking for a chief science advisor to report to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Minister of Science…
Poka wants to train the next generation of the factory workforce with its platform
With the rise of workplace platforms like Vancouver-based Slack—and the eagerness of tech giants like Microsoft and Facebook…
Report: FinTech regulation, cybersecurity among top 10 legal risks for businesses in 2017
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG), a Toronto-based law firm focusing on business law, commercial litigation and arbitration,…
Startup Canada podcast: Tribe of Lambs founder on starting a global movement of giving
After building a career in the Canadian fashion industry, Bobbi Paidel traveled to India where she was confronted with overwhelming…
W|W: The Wearable Weekly – New year, new wearables
Welcome to The Wearable Weekly, your trusted guide to all things wearable tech. If you only have time to read one thing about…