BetaKit’s Most Interesting News Stories of 2013
It’s getting awfully close to 2014, so we decided to go through every article we’ve reported this year and create a list…
Canadian Startup News
Crowdfunding Canada 2013: Hits, Misses and Drama
2013 was the year of crowdfunding. This year eleven Kickstarter projects joined the million-dollar club and Indiegogo had its…
Montreal’s Neptune Pine Smartwatch Smashes Kickstarter Goal
Possibly the most insane smartwatch you’ll hear about in 2013 just finished its crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter,…
5by Founder Thanks Montreal Tech Scene Before Moving in With New Parent Company
5by founder Greg Isenberg has written a goodbye letter of sorts on Medium as he readies for a move to San Francisco from Montreal.…
Two Canadian Gaming Studios Raise $180,000 for Philippines Disaster Relief
While Toronto grapples with the effects of one unfortunate weather-related event in the ice storm, a few Canadian gaming studios…
Vancouver’s Brands for the People Takes Branding Really, Really Seriously
A logo is not a brand: a great brand is really a great story. Too many startups confuse the two. Often the confusion turns…
Montreal’s Brandicted to Be Featured on Mike Judge Comedy about Startups
Montreal-based startup Brandicted is going Hollywood. Well, maybe more “Silicon Valleyish”. The startup will appear…
Toronto Startup Pawly Beats Out Nearly 1,000 Teams, Wins Global Startup Battle
For the second year in a row a startup from Toronto has came away victorious from the Global Startup Battle, a huge competition…
Busbud Team Creates Site That Shows Montrealers Where to Donate
Montreal startup Busbud was in the giving mood this year and decided to create GeoDonation, a website that maps out over 1,000…
Most of HomeSav’s Staff Lose Their Jobs Amid “Restructuring” by Parent Company Rebellion Media
In late July we reported that Toronto-based private shopping “club” for home decor and lifestyle products HomeSav had…
CDMN Is Sending 27 Startups All Over the World As Part of the Soft-Landing Program
The federally-funded Canadian Digital Media Network (CDMN) has chosen the 27 companies that it will ship off this winter as…
Startup Career Expo Will Bring Together 70 Startups and 1,500 Students
You’re Next Career Network and its “Startup Hub”, based out of the University of Toronto, is set to host…
The Holiday Rejects Sell Ugly Christmas Sweaters- And They’re Making a Killing At It
A trio of University of Calgary engineering grads decided to sell ugly christmas sweaters online last year and it worked out…
Canadian VCs Weigh in On Boston “Pay to Pitch” Fiasco
On Wednesday a conference called the “New England Venture Summit” took place in Boston on the same day that another…
Rob Ford’s Antics Pushes Back Planned Update for Hilarious App Game “Stay Mayor!”
It was only a matter of time before some clever developers came out with a new mobile game that mimics the real life charades…