Report: Canadian VC investment reaches $2.3 billion in 2015, VC exit values reach record highs
According to the Canadian Venture Capital Association, Canadian venture capital investments showed strong growth, and VC exits…
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Startup jobs of the week: Easy Automated Sales, Sago Sago Toys, Algocian, ParseHub, Sortable
Every day, Canada’s best startups post the latest job opportunities on the BetaKit Job Board; from early stage to series…
Wealthsimple and Borrowell take Canadian FinTech mainstream through RRSP partnership
As RRSP season approaches, two notable Toronto FinTech startups are teaming up to help Canadians looking to invest in their…
Propel ICT accepts 38 startups across all four Atlantic provinces in latest cohort
Propel ICT, a Halifax-based startup accelerator, announced the startups that have been accepted into its latest cohort for…
Ontario gov’t partners with Airbnb to raise consumer rights awareness for the sharing economy
Sharing economy companies butting heads with lawmakers and the industries they’re disrupting are nothing new, but the…
Piinpoint helps companies like Tim Hortons predict their future
Small or medium-sized business owners expanding operations might feel like they have to play a guessing game when it comes…
Sepio resurrects analog photos with your smartphone’s digital camera
I was an early adopter of digital scanners to start converting my family’s old photo albums and personal travel images into…
This Vancouver native and Thiel Fellow is building a new communication platform at Harvard
While studying neurobiology and economics at Harvard University, Vancouver native Grace Xiao and her friend Raul Jordan were…
Grow Financial and First West Credit Union signal beginning of FinTech partnership trend
FinTech startups in Canada have a reputation for taking direct aim at the traditional bank status quo, working against a bogged-down…
Talentbuddy acquired by San Francisco-based Udemy
Vancouver-based Talentbuddy, an online school that focuses on teaching full stack web development, has been acquired by Udemy,…
Sharethebus becomes latest Canadian startup to join Y Combinator
Montreal-based Sharethebus, a bus-sharing service platform, has been accepted into Y Combinator’s accelerator program…
Sol Orwell explains what every startup needs to know before taking funding
For many startups that are slowly finding success, it can be tempting to take the first funding offer that investors throw…
Hamilton-based CareKit Health acquired by Moseda Technologies for $2 million
CareKit Health, a healthtech startup based in Hamilton, has been acquired by Vancouver-based Moseda Technologies for $2 million.…
Shopify revenue hits $70.2 million USD in Q4, 99% YoY growth
Ottawa-based Shopify announced its Q4 2015 financial results today, continuing a strong showing of post-IPO growth. In its…
Startup job spotlight: Java Lead at QuickTapSurvey
With startups leading the way in Canadian innovation, every day, BetaKit does its part to help fill the talent gap with our…