Startup Canada launches women founders fund with Evolocity Financial Group
In partnership with Montreal-based Evolocity Financial Group, Startup Canada announced the launch of Startup Canada Women Founders…
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Startup jobs of the week: RED Academy, RevIQ, Ayogo Health, BlockThrough, Rooof, Retreaver
Every day, Canada’s best startups post their latest and greatest job opportunities on the BetaKit Job Board. From early stage…
Ask an Investor: Should I announce my funding?
Welcome to a new BetaKit weekly series designed to help startups and entrepreneurs. Each week, investors Roger Chabra and Katherine…
Craves pivots its clothing image search app to focus on celebrity fashion
Last year, Calgary-based Craves launched to help users to search for retail items by uploading images from their camera roll,…
VanHack launches petition urging federal government to address Canada’s backlogged immigration system
A few weeks after tech leaders in BC penned an open letter urging the provincial government to address the shortage of talent…
How government regulators can better embrace the sharing economy
Where governments step in, entrepreneurship tends to die. In the early days of co-founding GoFetch, I have learned that…
Vancouver-based Spark raises $1 million in funding
Vancouver-based Spark, which offers a CRM for builders, developers, and real estate sales people to sell new homes, announced…
#SalesTO tackles enterprise selling for startups
For its second edition of #SalesTO — one of TechToronto’s latest offshoot events focusing on niche communities —…
Ontario Court of Appeal rules that text conversations are not private
The Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled that texts received by others from your device can be used against you in court, a ruling…
U of T, UW, and UBC make World Economic Forum’s list of top 50 tech schools
As reported by itbusiness.ca, the World Economic Forum has placed the University of Toronto, University of Waterloo, and the…
PinPress wins $100,000 N100 Startup Competition
Waterloo-based PinPress has taken home the top prize at the N100 Startup Competition, a Northumberland-based competition that…
Report: Only 17 percent of Canadian businesses have a digital strategy
According to a research study developed through a collaboration with IDC and SAP, Canadian businesses aren’t prepared for…
Technical textiles and engaging experiences: talking the future of retail with Kit and Ace’s JJ Wilson
Apparel companies are reinventing what it means to engage their customers. If lifestyle brands are about conveying an aesthetic…
Hack To Start Ep. 109: John Gleeson, VP of Customer Success at Affinio
John Gleeson is the VP of customer success at Affinio, an advanced marketing intelligence platform that leverages the interest…
Taxelco acquires Taxi Diamond, Montreal’s biggest taxi fleet
Taxelco, which was launched by XPND Capital last year, announced that it’s acquired Taxi Diamond, the biggest taxi fleet…