MaRS Solutions Lab partners with City of Toronto to create sharing economy regulations report
As the sharing economy picks up steam, so too has the friction between disruptors and major players in the industries that…
Canadian Startup News
Breather launches first spaces in Toronto’s financial and fashion districts
In the past year, Breather — which provides users access to on-demand office spaces — has gained a lot of traction for…
University of Waterloo team one of only 22 testing prototype on SpaceX’s hyperloop track
It all started with a Reddit post. When SpaceX put out an announcement promising that they would built a test track for a hyperloop…
Startup job spotlight: .NET Lead Developer at Empty Cubicle
With startups leading the way in Canadian innovation, every day, BetaKit does its part to help fill the talent gap with our…
Lendified acquires Techstars graduate Mentio Technologies
Toronto-based Lendified has acquired Mentio Technologies, a Vancouver-based company specializing in automated cash flow forecasting.…
Google and University of Guelph researchers want your phone’s sensors to replace passwords
12345678, qwerty, 12345, starwars, princess and solo all made the cut of the most popular passwords of 2015. Thanks to two…
Toronto-based Cyberpost raises $1.8 million to make snail mail virtual
Cyberpost, a Toronto-based virtual mail system, has raised $1.8 million ($1.5 million USD) from a group of private investors.…
Report: Canadians trust computers more than humans and value flexibility in the future workplace
Startups are known for their fun and flexible workplace cultures open to embracing different ways of working. A few months…
Maluuba opens deep learning research lab in Montreal
Maluuba, a deep learning company which raised a $9 million series A in January, has opened a research and development lab with…
Mentorship as Empowerment: Challenging every woman to find a mentor and be a mentor
The empowered woman is a force to be reckoned with. She is bold and focused, with big goals and even bigger dreams. She is…
Wave raises $6.7 million from BDC Capital as it works to enter the lending space
BDC Capital has invested $6.7 million in Toronto-based Wave, bringing Wave’s total funding for its series C to $22.1…
RED Academy opening second location in Toronto
Digital media and technology school RED Academy is making another big push to expand its design-focused curriculum as it announces…
Hootsuite acquires Vancouver’s Sales Prodigy
Hootsuite announced today that it has acquired local Vancouver startup Sales Prodigy. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.…
C100 opens nominations for 48 Hours in the Valley program
C100 is taking nominations for its biannual 48 Hours in the Valley program, which takes 20 promising Canadian companies to…
Skywatch invites Waterloo tech community to space-focused NASA hackathon
Back in 2014, Waterloo-based SkyWatch won NASA’s International Space Apps Challenge for creating software dedicated to…