Vancouver Tech Podcast Ep. 36: Buyatab
Drew talks about the upcoming week of meetups and events in the Vancouver technology scene, as well as the release of World…
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CanCon Podcast Ep. 26: Does tech need leaders like Elon Musk to build the future?
This week on the CanCon podcast, the team debates whether nostalgia is a renewable resource. Pokémon GO has taken the world…
As AC JumpStart launches latest cohorts, Minister Chagger speaks on building Canada’s startup ecosystem
Kicking off the announcement for the Accelerator Centre‘s latest cohort, Bardish Chagger, Minister of Small Business…
Grand Challenges Canada invests $5 million in six Canadian healthtech companies
Grand Challenges Canada, an organization funded by the Government of Canada that invests in global health companies, announced…
Ecommerce Report: Apple users drive 97 percent of mobile revenue, organic search brings majority of traffic
According to a report from Demac Media, which builds ecommerce solutions for its merchant customers, Apple users drive a majority…
#DWEN: Future Design School founder Sarah Prevette talks building a for-profit impact business
Startups are well-known for their steadfast belief that what their company is doing is making the world a better place, so…
W|W: The Wearable Weekly – Smartwatch sales dip while AR and VR thrive
Welcome to The Wearable Weekly, your trusted guide to all things wearable tech. If you only have time to read one thing about…
Innovacorp’s CleanTech Accelerate Program accepting applications
Halifax’s Innovacorp, Nova Scotia’s early stage venture capital association, is accepting applications from Nova…
#smallrooms Podcast: StartupFest Part 1: HelloMD, Parlay, Fans Unite, Gatsby
On a special summer-binge-listen version of Entrepreneurs in Small Rooms Drinking Coffee, the #smallrooms team recorded episodes…
Ask an Investor: How do I perform due diligence on a VC?
Welcome to a new BetaKit weekly series designed to help startups and entrepreneurs. Each week, investors Roger Chabra and Katherine…
Ontario government dedicating $1.2 million to Communitech expansion
Ontario is dedicating to $1.2 million to the expansion of Waterloo Region’s Communitech hub. The money will be used for…
Salient Energy receives $35,000 prize at Velocity Fund Finals
Salient Energy, which is creating batteries meant to lead the shift towards renewable energy, won big at the Velocity Fund…
Exact Media wants to be Toronto’s next big success story as it aggressively grows team
Despite being founded in 2013 and boasting clients like Procter & Gamble, Johnson & Johnson, Unilever, and L’Oreal,…
LowestRates.ca the latest startup to join the MaRS FinTech cluster
Toronto-based LowestRates.ca, a platform that helps Canadians compare rates on car insurance, mortgage, credit cards, and insurance,…
Twitter North America VP of Media Kirstine Stewart leaves the company
Kirstine Stewart, Twitter vice-president of media, North America, has left the company, a Twitter spokesperson has confirmed…