Canadian Startup News | BetaKit

Ontario Centres of Excellence grants $180,000 to four Entrepreneurship Hatchery startups

Jessica Galang January 20, 2016

Four startups from The Entrepreneurship Hatchery, U of T engineering’s accelerator for student business ventures, have…

Jessica Galang January 19, 2016

During a visit at the University of Waterloo, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced $12 million in funding dedicated to bringing…

Jonathon Narvey January 19, 2016

Money talks – and when you’re doling out $100 million, you’ve presumably got a lot to say. Following up from a recent…

Startup Canada January 19, 2016

“10 years ago, if you were an entrepreneur, people would refer to you as ‘unemployed’.” – Tadashi Takaoka, Director…

Ian Hardy January 19, 2016

Square, the popular mobile commerce platform developed by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, has been live in Canada since October…

Kevin Sandhu January 18, 2016

January is always an exciting time for entrepreneurs. The start of a new year kicks the drive and optimism in us into high…

Jessica Galang January 18, 2016

Back in September, Toronto-based Hurrier was acquired by Rocket Internet-owned Foodora, which initially launched its on-demand…

Jessica Galang January 18, 2016

Stockhouse Publishing, an online investor community that connects active investors and small cap public companies, has created…

Jessica Galang January 15, 2016

Every day, Canada’s best startups post the latest job opportunities on the BetaKit Job Board; from early stage to series…

Igor Bonifacic January 15, 2016

After being available on iOS for a number of years, Shopify’s mobile point of sale system is finally making the jump…

Jessica Galang January 15, 2016

A few weeks ago, Forbes released its comprehensive Top 30 Under 30 list, presenting the under-30-year-olds that are killing…

Jessica Galang January 15, 2016

Howard Gwin is having a great week. After announcing that he would be a venture partner in the newly-launched $100 million…

Alex Kinsella January 15, 2016

Google doesn’t do anything on a small scale. While having a mayor cut a ribbon is great, Google opened their new 185,000…

Jessica Galang January 15, 2016

The Canadian Technology Accelerator in Boston — or CTA@Boston for short — is accepting applications from startups that…

Jonathon Narvey January 14, 2016

Connecting with the right people with new ideas can help you make magic in the tech scene, whether you’re an entrepreneur,…