Ask an Investor: What’s the difference between a board of directors and an advisory board?
Welcome to a BetaKit weekly series designed to help startups and entrepreneurs. Each week, investors Roger Chabra and Katherine…
Canadian Startup News
Forum Ă©conomique panel calls provincial âhesitationâ a barrier to innovation
Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. To mark the 25th anniversary of the Regroupement des jeunes chambres de commerce…
NEXT Canada seeking high-potential entrepreneurs for Next Founders 2017 cohort
NEXT Canada, a program dedicated to accelerating the growth of young entrepreneurs in Canada, is seeking applications to fill…
Montreal will be home to first Canadian Google Cloud Platform region
Google has announced plans to launch a new Google Cloud Platform region in Montreal, Quebec, allowing Canadian businesses to…
Immigration Q&A argues uncertain political times makes education the most valuable asset to secure talent
Last week, in partnership with PwC, BetaKit hosted a Facebook Live chat on one of the hottest conversations in Canadian tech:…
IBM’s chief innovation officer warns against working in silos at #Dx32017
âAs consumer expectations evolve, the ability to innovate well is at the core of business success,â Eric Mercer, director…
CEO Ben Zifkin says Hubba will be “way” more than a billion dollar company
On International Womenâs Day, tech nice-guy Ben Zifkin dropped by Venture for Canadaâs Scale-Up Speaker Series â an event…
Canadian banks announce plans to create $1 billion Canadian Business Growth Fund
Canadian banks and insurance companies announced their intent to create a fund dedicated to investing up to $1 billion in Canadian…
ScaleUP Ventures closer to $75 million fund target after $25 million boost from Ontario government
Toronto-based ScaleUP Ventures (SUV) announced today a second close of $32.25 million for its ScaleUP Ventures Fund, which…
Today in university innovation: University of Toronto, McMaster University
This week, Ontario university students are participating in competitions designed to create new and innovative solutions. Hereâs…
Government’s Global Skills Strategy with fast-track visa to be implemented June 12
In an announcement at Peraso Technologies in Toronto this morning, the federal government confirmed that it would officially…
Canada Learning Code launching week-long education initiative to celebrate Canada 150
Canada Learning Code is working with educators across the country to help students celebrate Canada 150, digitally. From June…
Dream Payments announces $10 million Series A for US expansion
Toronto-based Dream Payments, which provides a cloud-based mobile point-of-sale solution, announced the close of a $10 million…
Hack To Start Ep.139: Stephen Ufford, co-founder and CEO at Trulioo
Stephen Ufford is the founder and CEO of Trulioo. Ufford decided to become an entrepreneur after high school in order to pursue…
AVA Technologies founder Valerie Song says you attract diverse talent by making it a priority
When US President Donald Trump signed his first executive order to ban travellers from seven Muslim-majority countries, hundreds…