City of Toronto launches Digital Main Street Lab to advance retail tech startups
Last week, the DMZ at Ryerson University and the City of Toronto got together at the DMZ Industry Night event to highlight…
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Survey: 21% of Canadian small business owners started after losing their job
A recently conducted a global survey by GoDaddy has found that millennials and baby boomers are increasingly looking to become…
Urbery has the Ben & Jerry’s hookup this week with some help from a friendly chatbot
Starting tomorrow, Torontonians won’t have to worry about ice cream shortages while browsing Facebook. #DoughToDoor,…
Shopify goes fully mobile with new Android and iOS apps
Ottawa-based e-commerce company Shopify has overhauled its iOS and Android apps, adding a significant amount of features and…
Canadian government invests $45 million in cleantech companies
Sustainable Technology Development Canada announced that it’s investing a total of $45 million to 17 cleantech initiatives…
BookJane pitches caregivers on-demand in a competitive market
Whether someone has to go out of town for a work conference or a couple decides to make last minute plans for an evening out,…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 35: What if there is no exit for your startup?
This week CanCon asks what happens when big companies make big mistakes. The news has been abuzz with gaffes from both Samsung…
Sean Wise named Startup Canada’s first fellow for startup communities program
Startup Canada has named Sean Wise as its first fellow for Startup Communities, a program aimed at building stronger entrepreneurial…
Former Capital One CFO Ian Hanning joins Financeit’s management team
Financeit, the cloud-based point-of-sale platform, announced today that Ian Hanning has been appointed as its new CFO. Hanning…
W|W: The Wearable Weekly – Snap and Spectacles
Welcome to The Wearable Weekly, your trusted guide to all things wearable tech. If you only have time to read one thing about…
healthSwapp pitches app to help lazy rehab patients keep the doctor away on #TheDisruptors
Going to a physiotherapist or sports medicine doctor can be beneficial for many patients, but when these practitioners recommend…
Toronto’s startup scene reveals itself at my first Startup Open House
While I’ve always known that Toronto has a budding tech startup community, I wasn’t aware of how large, strong, and influential…
Female founders share their inspiration ahead of Vancouver Startup Week
Over the past 20 years, I have worked around the world in and around startups and big business. In that time, I have been honored…
#smallrooms Podcast: Gary Saarenvirta of Daisy Intelligence on Applied AI
Rob Kenedi a coffee with Gary Saarenvirta, founder of Daisy Intelligence, a business insights tool based on artificial intelligence.…
Ask an Investor: What are common mistakes I should avoid while raising my funding round?
Welcome to a new BetaKit weekly series designed to help startups and entrepreneurs. Each week, investors Roger Chabra and Katherine…