Not at #BetaKitIPO? Here’s what you missed
Last Tuesday evening, BetaKit went public. An event held in the historic Burroughes building, #BetaKitIPO was our Initial Public…
Canadian Startup News
Buffalo’s 43North looks to tempt Ontario entrepreneurs with $5 million in prizes
Located just 2 hours around Lake Ontario from the GTA, Buffalo claims that its 43North event is the world’s largest business…
Boxsit’s virtual concierge wants to make delivering goods painless
If you’ve ever come home to a missed delivery notice on your door, you’re all too familiar with what may happen next: a…
The City of Toronto wants your help to establish a brand for its startup ecosystem
The City of Toronto and advertising agency Cossette have partnered together to help brand Toronto’s startup ecosystem.…
[Event] The Future of Retail Building a Bridge Between Startups & Brands
If you’re interested in retail and how technology is playing a major part in reshaping it, then you might want to consider…
Michael Serbinis only cares about trillion dollar markets
Michael Serbinis is having a great week. Not only did the founder and CEO of LEAGUE launch his new personal health care startup…
Startups demonstrate Canadian innovation as MaRS announces new partnerships with the Netherlands
The MaRS Discovery District was abuzz with international excitement today, as the innovation hub announced memorandums of understanding…
#WWTO announces partnership with Best Buy to launch Canada’s first pet-themed wearables event
We Are Wearables, the Toronto-based wearable tech group launched by BetaKit Senior Editor Tom Emrich, announced yesterday that…
MasterCard’s Masters of Code Developer Competition happening in Montreal this September
You might remember MasterCard Canada’s N>XT Developer Competition from years past. We’ve proudly been judging…
Koho closes $1 million seed round, moves one step closer to building 21st-century banking
Koho is a litmus-test startup. Ask anyone in the Canadian FinTech space for their thoughts on the company, and you’ll get…
#TechisBack: viva the Canadian tech renaissance
Tech and finance are starting to intertwine in Canada. A few short hours after Shopify opened trading at the Toronto Stock…
Stingray Digital plans to raise $140 million in IPO
Another Canadian company is on the verge of going public this year. Following Shopify, and soon Shoes.com, is Montreal-based…
.CA Community Investment Program commits $1 million in funding for 25 projects
The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) launched its Community Investment Program (CIP) last year with a goal to…
BetaKit.Fund is our investment in the Canadian Startup community
We are believers in Canada and the opportunities that are created here. With BetaKit, we chose to focus our attention on Canadian…
Deloitte Technology Fast 50 deadline ends May 31st
Deloitte’s annual Technology Fast 50 event is dedicated to celebrating the Canadian companies demonstrating rapid growth…