Amazon Web Services opening first Canada region in Montreal
Amazon Web Services, which provides cloud computing infrastructure and application services, has chosen Montreal as its next…
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University of Waterloo opens Velocity Start, expands Velocity Science Lab
Velocity Science, a partnership between the University of Waterloo’s faculty of science and the largest free incubator…
Cisco Canada launches new program for aspiring female entrepreneurs
On the heels of announcing its new innovation centre in Toronto, Cisco Canada announced the Women Entrepreneurs’ Circle…
Cisco opens Toronto Innovation Centre to jumpstart FinTech, healthcare, and smart city initiatives
Yesterday, on the 29th floor of the RBC Waterpark Centre in Toronto, Cisco unveiled its brand new Toronto Innovation Centre…
Meet the Canadians spearheading the $100 million enterprise SaaS-focused Leaders Fund
Under the direction of three experienced enterprise software leaders, the $100 million Leaders Fund launched today with the…
Startup job spotlight: UI designer at Tiny Hearts
With startups leading the way in Canadian innovation, every day, BetaKit does its part to help fill the talent gap with our…
The Next 36 accepting applications for The Next Founders 2016 cohort
The Next 36, a program dedicated to accelerating the growth of young innovators in Canada, is now seeking applications to fill…
Toronto-based Hubba says it’s on track to raise $45 million
Hubba, a product database aimed at brands and retailers, told the Wall Street Journal in a new report that it is on track to…
Harley Finkelstein moves to COO position at Shopify
In the months following Shopify’ IPO, Harley Finkelstein, then the company’s chief platform officer, became a familiar…
Toronto-based startup nanoPay acquires MintChip from Royal Canadian Mint
Toronto-based nanoPay, an integrated loyalty and payments platform provider, announced that it has acquired MintChip, a digital…
#TechTO expands to Vancouver as event series goes national
TechToronto is taking its show on the road. Taking place February 23rd, TechVancouver (aka #TechVan) will mark the first of…
Canadian government investing up to $4.76 million in CFC for digital media products
To support the development and commercialization of digital media products in southern Ontario, the Canadian government announced…
Startup Canada Podcast: Stephen Partridge talks disruption on a global scale
“How can we build a billion dollar company and have it be safe and de-risked?” This is a key question for Stephen Partridge…
With $3.1 million in seed funding, Limelight transitions from service to product with its agency-in-a-box
When Jonah Midanik started Immersion marketing agency in 2003, the advertising scene was, obviously, very different from today.…
Oneiric is making hockey gear to keep kids safe
I only learned how to play hockey as an adult, and it was a painful initiation into the game. Constant falls, brutal crashes…