Startup job spotlight: Marketing Manager at Tab
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Canadian Startup News
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…
Thomson Reuters sponsoring MaRS LegalX cluster
LegalX, the legal tech cluster at MaRS, announced a collaborative agreement with Thomson Reuters meant to further bridge the…
Ryan Holmes’ open letter to BC Premier Christy Clark
Christy, Congratulations on the new program. This is an amazing commitment to technology and our future. Congratulations…