What does this $100 million government fund mean to BC #FinTech?
To all the scrappy BC entrepreneurs, building innovative technology on a cash-strapped budget: help is coming. To all of the…
Canadian Startup News
InteraXon swaps CEOs as Muse founder Ariel Garten moves to Board
In what has become a common theme in the Canadian hardware space this year, yet another founder has swapped their CEO position…
Startup job spotlight: Marketing Manager at Tab
With startups leading the way in Canadian innovation every day, BetaKit does its part to help fill the talent gap with our…
Kik acquires Toronto-based fashion startup Blynk
On Monday, Kik, the company behind the chat app of the same name, announced the acquisition of Blynk, a Toronto-based startup…
Shopify just gave its employees $1,000,000 to spend on Shopify-powered stores
Shopify just destroyed your startup’s secret Santa program. Today, the Ottawa-based, IPO’d company announced that each…
Desjardins launches innovation lab with city of Montreal
While a recent EY report found that most companies aren’t effectively implementing innovation strategies, Desjardins…
Financeit co-founder shares lessons learned at #TechTO
For Financeit, 2015 has been a great year of growth and validation. The company doubled its lending program partnership with…
Startup jobs of the week: Klick, Tab Payments, Brightspark Ventures, Repable, mnubo
Every day, Canada’s best startups post the latest job opportunities on the BetaKit Job Board; from early stage to series…
US-based coworking space WeWork expanding to Montreal and Toronto
Coworking spaces are an important part of startup culture. The ability to collaborate with other founders in a similar struggle…
Tasytt helping Syrian refugees arriving in Canada with crowdsourced guide
As the first of 25,000 refugees in Canada have started arriving, a few Canadian startups are doing their part to make newcomers…
#smallrooms podcast: Stephen Ufford of Trulioo on identity management
Rob Kenedi talks to Stephen Ufford, founder of Trulioo, a startup that focuses on identity verification – proving that…
Happy Holidays: #BKchats saved media & marketing with tech (and tweets)
While many media and marketing professionals lament how technology has made life more difficult, there is a case to be made…
SMART Technologies Joins Google for Education Partner Program
Calgary-based SMART Technologies, a provider of education collaboration solutions, announced that it is among a group of partners…
Shell Canada gives entrepreneurs $50,000 for cleantech projects
As this generation is reported to be a highly-conscious generation when it comes to sustainability, Shell Canada is giving…
5 Futurist predictions for 2016
In 2015, we have seen so many technologies come to the forefront. Just before the end of each year I look to the developments…