Vancouver 2015 tech trends: talent & culture
2015 promises continued growth and more success stories from Vancouver’s technology community. With the BCTIA ($10.4M),…
Canadian Startup News
The biggest Canadian startup stories of 2014
2014 was a big year for Canadian startups. So big, in fact, that the BetaKit editorial team couldn’t quite agree on the…
Will Young of Zappos Labs describes his path to the Valley
Like most Canadians, Zappos Labs Director Will Young did not find direct entry into the Valley. Graduating from UBC in 1999,…
Reflecting on 2014: The big issue, the big idea, and the big win
Every Canadian technology startup that’s delighting and delivering value to its customers, while creating a meaningful workplace…
theScore acquires fantasy sports game Swoopt and team from ApptheGame
Toronto-based mobile sporting news provider theScore has announced an acquisition of daily fantasy sports game Swoopt from…
Government of Canada unveils application details for the Immigrant Investor Venture Capital Pilot Program
Additional details were revealed last week for the Government of Canada’s new Immigrant Investor Venture Capital Pilot…
Gob’s Jason Chung on validating your business at any cost
On his first day at his new company, Jason Chung was kindly asked to leave the premises. It wasn’t his office, though. The…
Google’s Patrick Pichette says Canadian startups have to ‘solve for the world’
Google CFO Patrick Pichette happens to be a Montreal native, so he’s quite familiar with the perception that Canadians need…
One Year Later: Looking back at the seven Canadian wearable tech companies changing the world
Back in November of last year I introduced seven Canadian wearable tech companies working on technologies that were set to…
BrainStation acquired by Konrad Group
Toronto-based technology education organization BrainStation has been acquired by Konrad Group. The terms of the deal were…
BusBud strikes partnership with Greyhound, aims to be a go-to resource for travelers worldwide
Montreal’s Busbud, the bus travel booking website that aims to transform the “archaic” systems currently in place,…
Hootsuite hires Jimmy Duvall as Vice President of Product
Hootsuite has made an executive hire and brought on Jimmy Duvall as Vice President of Product. Duvall’s most recent position…
Foko receives $2 million in funding led by BDC Capital and Real Ventures
Enterprise focussed photo sharing and messaging service Foko has received another injection of funding. The Gatineau Quebec-based…
Hubba closes $3.1 million in seed funding, blows past growth targets
Hubba, a cloud-based product information network has doubled its team, raised a $3.1M seed round from Brightspark, The Social…
Energy Aware changes name to Neurio, receives $1.5 million in seed funding led by BDC Venture Capital
Vancouver-based Energy Aware has announced a new name and a round of funding to continue is growth. Now officially called Neurio,…