Communitech puts brakes on HYPERDRIVE, launches Rev accelerator to push revenue for “highly scalable startups”
Communitech announced this morning that its three-year-old startup accelerator, HYPERDRIVE, is set to undergo a massive transformation.…
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Montreal-based Intellitix Launches New Wearable Platform to Create Smart Venues
As consumers are getting more comfortable with wearable technology, we are starting to see some interesting applications at live…
Uber really wants a Vancouver return
As Hailo pulls out of Canada, rival service Uber is hoping to return to one major Canadian city following problems with taxi…
Persistence Capital Partners invests in mdBriefCase
The CVCA is reporting that Persistence Capital Partners (PCP) has placed a significant equity investment in continuing health…
MaRS-backed Unata raises $1.2M to fuel U.S. grocery retail growth
Toronto-based Unata announced today that it has secured $1.2 million in funding. The round was lead by MaRS’ Investment Accelerator…
Shopify reportedly prepping for 2015 dual-IPO to raise $100M at $1 billion valuation
Ottawa-based Shopify has been rumoured to go public for about a year now. According to the Wall Street Journal, the ecommerce…
Decoded fashion + tech event descends on Toronto January 22nd
Global fashion + tech event startup Decoded is touching down in Toronto Thursday, January 22nd. The event series is designed…
TRACE partners with Frankly, Hellaclips & SpeedSociety to enhance its live-streaming content platform
Just before the the holidays, TRACE closed a $2.5 million seed round to fuel the creation of a live-streamed content platform…
ORBCOMM acquires Ottawa M2M service provider SkyWave Mobile Communications
The CVCA is reporting that ORBCOMM has completed its acquisition of Ottawa-based M2M service provider SkyWave Mobile Communications.…
Bruce Croxon hosting Entrepreneurship 101 event at MaRS this week
Bruce Croxon, former CBC Dragon and Managing Partner of Round13 Capital, will be hosting a free event taking place this Wednesday,…
Canadian startup founders share what will keep them up at night in 2015
It’s New Year’s Eve. Everyone else is watching the ball drop and counting down. But something about your business is stuck…
Thalmic co-founder Stephen Lake says 24% of Myo pre-orders have shipped
Thalmic Labs finally started shipping pre-orders of the Myo armband this winter. The company showed off its final design for…
Why Twitter’s Nolan O’Brien won’t be a software engineer at 65
Twitter Senior Software Engineer Nolan O’Brien had a slightly easier time than most Canadians working for startups in…
Vancouver 2015 tech trends: talent & culture
2015 promises continued growth and more success stories from Vancouver’s technology community. With the BCTIA ($10.4M),…
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…