Altium acquires Toronto-based product design platform Upverter
Toronto-based Upverter has been acquired by Australia-based Altium, which provides design software to engineers working with…
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CanCon Podcast 82: In defence of coding education
Canadians in tech groaned this week as an op-ed from Margaret Wente claimed that teaching code to kids is just a “silly…
W|W: The Wearable Weekly – Fitbit’s healthtech innovation
Welcome to The Wearable Weekly, your trusted guide to all things wearable tech. If you only have time to read one thing about…
TimePlay raises $8 million Series A funding to expand movie theatre entertainment tech
Toronto-based TimePlay, which builds interactive experiences for cinemas and arenas, has raised its first tranche of Series…
The centre cannot hold: The shift towards decentralized systems
We all make choices — building companies or products or communities — around how much control and authority each…
W|W: The Wearable Weekly – Rumours of AR smartglasses
Welcome to The Wearable Weekly, your trusted guide to all things wearable tech. If you only have time to read one thing about…
Vancouver Tech Podcast Ep.89: Alejandro Lujan of ScalaQuest
Special guest Alejandro Lujan joins host Drew Ogryzek to discuss the programming language Scala, and the types of problems…
When you should bring in the heavy hitters
The VCs on your board are up in your shit. It’s been six months since they not-so-subtly suggested that you get some more…
W|W: The Wearable Weekly – Google Glass enters the enterprise
Welcome to The Wearable Weekly, your trusted guide to all things wearable tech. If you only have time to read one thing about…
Report: Over half of Canadians use smartphones to make online purchases
A majority of Canadians like to do their shopping online, according to a recent study. Omnichannel advertising platform StackAdapt…
TWG wants a Product Manager who can handle end-to-end projects
As tech companies lead the way in building Canada’s innovation economy, BetaKit does its part to help fill the talent gap…
Innisfil saved $73,500 through Uber public transportation partnership
It’s a problem that’s common across Canada’s small towns: Poor public transportation options. For people without cars,…
Auvik Networks raises $15 million Series B to help small businesses build IT networks
Waterloo-based Auvik Networks, which provides monitoring and management software for network service providers, has raised…
Report: Older Canadians less likely to use healthtech solutions, despite being most likely to benefit
For the first time in Canadian history, the number of senior citizens has exceeded that of children in what is referred to…
Hack to Start Ep.159: Hunter Walk, partner at Homebrew Ventures
Hunter Walk is a partner at Homebrew Ventures, a seed stage venture fund. Over a decade ago, while Hunter was a Product Manager…