BroadbandTV expands Middle East and Asian presence with launches in eight new countries
Vancouver-based BroadbandTV (BBTV), a media and technology company that represents YouTube talent through a global multi-platform…
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#DisruptMining wants to bridge the gap between innovation and mining with $1 million challenge
The mining industry is not typically associated with big innovation, but that just means it’s ripe for disruption. That’s…
Maluuba team explains why language is the key to making machines intelligent
Montreal’s status as a global artificial intelligence hub may have been big news for some over the past few months, but one…
Ask the Doctor expands to Chinese market with opening of Shenzhen office
Toronto-based Ask The Doctor, a health platform that connects users to doctors to receive immediate help, announced today that…
Mariner Partners co-founder Gerry Pond receives Order of Canada
Gerry Pond, considered a leader in the information and communications technology (ICT) sector, has been appointed to the Order…
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…
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…