Joist’s former employees share their side of the story
Earlier this week, BetaKit broke the news of significant layoffs at Toronto-based startup Joist. Speaking with CEO Justin Kathan…
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Raptors leveraging IBM Sports Insights Central to bring science to selecting players
In February, Maple Leaf Sports Entertainment announced that it planned to partner with IBM to evaluate and maximize on the…
#smallrooms Podcast: Andrew Graham of Borrowell on growing a fintech startup
Rob Kenedi shares a coffee with Andrew Graham, founder of Borrowell, a marketplace lending platform. Andrew and Rob discuss…
Founder Institute Toronto graduates 17 new startups in fourth cohort
This week, Founder Institute Toronto graduated 17 new startups in its fourth cohort after spending four months in its accelerator.…
Unbounce conference claims successful brands are driven by data
If you’re not using data to find and reach out to customers, you’re operating blind. That was one of the core messages…
Toronto-based Klothed wants to bring collaboration and curation to men’s shopping
Klothed aims to make the sometimes painful process of shopping for fashionable men’s clothing a little easier. The Toronto-based…
Toronto ranks 6th on Dell’s list of top 25 cities fostering women entrepreneurs
At the White House’s Global Entrepreneurship Summit, Dell unveiled the findings of its 2016 Women Entrepreneur Cities…
MaRS unveils C Suite space to bridge gap between startups and enterprise
Today, MaRS announced the official opening of the C Suite, its corporate innovation district located in the heart of the MaRS…
Top 25 startups chosen for Fierce Founders bootcamp
Communitech announced the 25 female-led startups that will participate in its six-day Fierce Founders bootcamp, according to…
Hack to Start Ep. 102: Adam Michalski, Partner Growth at Branch Metrics
Adam Michalski is focused on Partner Growth at Branch Metrics, a deep-linking platform for mobile apps. Michalski is an incredible…
PetalMD acquires physician scheduling company Workoptics
Quebec City-based PetalMD is looking to cement its position as a one-stop shop for physician productivity tools. The company…
Metabridge attendees share advice on building your startup
At the Metabridge conference in Kelowna this month, 15 startups pitched their businesses and connected with investors, mentors…
Catalyst137 project in #WaterlooRegion set to be largest IoT innovation centre in the world
At 475,000 square feet, the planned Catalyst137 innovation centre is set to be world’s largest IoT innovation hub. Catalyst137…
Fredericton-based Resson raises $14M Series B from McCain Foods, Monsanto Growth Ventures
Fredericton-based Resson, which helps agriculture service providers and individual growers boost productivity with predictive…
SaaS North conference launches to connect Canada’s thriving SaaS community
L-SPARK and Cube Business Media are partnering to launch SaaS North, Canada’s first SaaS-focused conference. SaaS North…