Empowering female entrepreneurs through coast-to-coast funding & support programs
This week, in celebration of International Women’s Day, entrepreneurs, non-profit organizations, politicians and private…
Canadian Startup News
University of Waterloo leads change with women in tech and HeForShe at #WIMIn2016
This weekend, Waterloo Women: Ideas, Makers, Innovators (WIMIn) brought over 100 women together at the University of Waterloo…
Nanoleaf secures $2.9 million from the Government of Canada
Toronto-based Nanoleaf, a cleantech startup that develops a smart energy-efficient lightbulb, has received $2.9 million in…
Mywedhelper tackling booming South Asian wedding industry
Weddings are one of the most stressful events to plan in someone’s life; between choosing the perfect flowers and seating…
Lighthouse Labs launches DevHub education and coworking space
Lighthouse Labs, a coding school with chapters in cities like Montreal, Toronto, Calgary, and Vancouver, is launching its DevHub…
Spring Loaded Technology raises $1.9 million in funding, snags Canadian National Defense contract
Halifax-based Spring Loaded Technology, which develops a company bionic knee brace, has secured $1.9M in seed round funding…
Startup job spotlight: Account manager at StackAdapt
With startups leading the way in Canadian innovation, every day, BetaKit does its part to help fill the talent gap with our…
FAIRVentures director explains why Fairfax chose Communitech on #TheDisruptors
It seems like every other week another traditional institution is trying to cash in on the innovative nature of startups; from…
#DellSMBChat: The changing ways we work
A recent Regus report states that remote employees in Canada can only work in coffee shops for 20 minutes before productivity…
WeWork chooses Montreal for its deep creative culture
After announcing that Montreal would be WeWork’s first co-working space in Canada, the coworking space company has officially…
#Dx32016: Retail Prophet Doug Stephens on the “end of the beginning of ecommerce”
“Retail is dead,” notable tech investor Marc Andreessen declared back in 2013. “Retail chains are an implausible economic…
CXI offers “Tinder for startups” at retail pitch competition
Just one day before the start of Dx3, Canada’s largest digital retail conference, The Working Group (TWG), Mercedes-Benz,…
Startup jobs of the week: Vortini, Borrowell, Plooto, Sortable, Trippeo
Every day, Canada’s best startups post the latest job opportunities on the BetaKit Job Board; from early stage to series…
This app for healthy personal care products helps consumers Think Dirty
Consumers today are becoming more conscious about what they eat, where they buy their clothes — and even what they put on…
Five things we learned from #Dx32016
Thousands of people stormed the Metro Toronto Convention Centre this week for Dx3, Canada’s biggest digital conference. Those…