New HYPERDRIVE Accelerator Cohort Announced, brings on 11 new startups!
Communitech announced the new HYPERDIVE cohort companies today and also reinforced the changes of their 6-month startup accelerator…
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Montreal’s Execution Labs Announces $150K Loan Fund for Indie Game Studios
Execution Labs today announced a partnership with BDC Venture Capital that will see the two firms offer $150,000 in convertible…
Longo’s and Unata turn to apps to personalize the grocery shopping experience
It’s a well-known adage that you should not go to the grocery store hungry. It always leads to deviation from “the…
Communitech shifts HYPERDRIVE into an improved direction, extends program to 6-months
It’s been over a year since Communitech launched HYPERDRIVE, a $30 million accelerator program that assists early-stage…
VeloCity’s Spring 2013 Venture Fund Winners: SoundBrush, Blacktree Health, Kite and Planleaf each score $25,000
Waterloo is full of mind blowing ideas. This community is quickly gaining the attention it deserves and the people behind these…
Rebellion Media expands its digital footprint and acquires Toronto-based HomeSav
Rebellion Media has been on an incredible buying spree. The Waterloo-based company has acquired 13 digital media properties…
We’re live at VeloCity’s Venture Fund Finals
Today we’re live in Waterloo at VeloCity’s Spring 2013 Venture Fund Finals. 10 startups are vying for a total prize…
A Social Marketing Dream: Vidyard app for HootSuite now available
Vidyard, the ‘YouTube For Business’ video marketing startup, announced today the launch of the Vidyard app for…
Vancouver-based NodeFly Joins Forces with StrongLoop
StrongLoop has announced that they’ve acquired the assets of Vancouver-based NodeFly, which means NodeFly’s Node.js…
BetaKit is the official online sponsor of the MasterCard N>XT Developer Challenge!
We’re incredibly proud to announce that BetaKit is the official online sponsor of the upcoming MasterCard N>XT Developer…
Qriffic puts an end to wait times, brings joy to customers via text alerts
Tom Petty once sang “the waiting is the hardest part.” He was speaking about a girl, but waiting – for anything…
Toronto-based Huddlers aims to facilitate the perfect pick-up game
The summer months beckon for pick-up games, be it on a basketball court or a football field. There is something refreshing…
Waterloo-based Printchomp expands reach into the United States, now has 1,000 printers in its network
Waterloo-based Printchomp has been busy over the past 12-months. The ‘customized goods search engine for the print industry’…
20-Year old CEO of KW Startup on a Mission to Make Dumb Screens Smart with NFC & Motion Tech
Founder and CEO Douglas Lusted is just heading into his third year at University of Waterloo and has already completed his…
Launching a Startup? Plan Your Marketing Around These 3 Phases
Few words in startup marketing conjure up as much confusion as the word “launch”. For some, launch is a one-day event that…