Mike McDerment opens up on the decision to revamp FreshBooks
FreshBooks is looking for a fresh start. In an open letter sent to customers this week, FreshBooks co-founder Mike McDerment…
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Foodee raises $6 million Series A for U.S. expansion
Food concierge company Foodee, which facilitates meal delivery from local restaurants to workplaces, announced a $6 million…
Waterloo-based Pout acquired by Silicon Valley startup Everalbum
Waterloo-based startups are known for having some of the best young talent in the tech world, and today’s acquisition…
Your next flight booking could be Trippeo
Trippeo recently launched its end-to-end flight booking portal, aiming to make travel bookings for business faster and easier…
Startup job spotlight: Ritual
With startups leading the way in Canadian innovation, every day, BetaKit does its part to help fill the talent gap with our…
Blockstream raises $55 million Series A
Blockstream, which develops sidechain technology meant to improve blockchain, announced a huge $55 million Series A. The Montreal-based…
Staples and Thinking Capital launch loan service to give SMBs quick access to financing
Thinking Capital and Staples are partnering to launch Staples Business Loans with the aim of giving small businesses easier…
Cybersecurity company eSentire raises $27 million
Cambridge-based eSentire, which provides mid-sized businesses with cybersecurity, has raised $27 million ($19.5 million USD).…
LegalX launching legal innovation challenge with Canadian law firm Blakes
When LegalX launched in June last year, Aron Solomon, innovation lead at MaRS, said that the goal of LegalX is to bring a traditional…
Zak Homuth shares Upverter’s (several) near-death experiences
With regular press and an impressive funding round, Upverter co-founder and CEO Zak Homuth admitted that it looks the company…
Mike Wekerle shares commitment to Waterloo at Entrepreneurs Exchange
Whether you know him as a former trader on Bay Street, the television personality on Dragons’ Den, or simply ‘Wek’, Michael…
Globalive’s Tony Lacavera shares his entrepreneur story (VIDEO)
Earlier in January, Globalive chairman and Wind Mobile founder Tony Lacavera stopped by the MaRS Discovery District to talk…
Communitech Rev launches third cohort to help startups boost sales and marketing
Making a working product may be considered the biggest hurdle when founding a startup, but that’s usually only a part…
UGO adds peer-to-peer pay to mobile digital wallet service
Digital wallets hold the promise that some day technology will remove the need for carrying around money, plastic cards, or…
Magnusmode founder explains how tech can help people with cognitive special needs
Throughout her childhood, Nadia Hamilton and her family helped her brother, Troy, who has Autism, navigate through life at…