500 Canada to shut down fund investments following Dave McClure scandal
In a letter sent to portfolio founders, 500 Canada’s managing partners have announced the decision to terminate the fund’s…
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W|W: The Wearable Weekly – Is Amazon embracing AR?
Welcome to The Wearable Weekly, your trusted guide to all things wearable tech. If you only have time to read one thing about…
Ask an Investor: What are some tips for equity crowdfunding?
Welcome to a BetaKit weekly series designed to help startups and entrepreneurs. Each week, investors Roger Chabra and Katherine…
Slack reportedly raising $250 million with $5 billion valuation
Slack is reportedly raising $250 million USD, according to a report from Bloomberg. The funding round would put Slack at a…
Top Hat’s Malgosia Green says the future of education is in user generated content
It’s about time schools stop assigning outdated, non-engaging textbooks to students, according to Malgosia Green, chief…
W|W: The Wearable Weekly – The AR industry fights for First Amendment rights
Welcome to The Wearable Weekly, your trusted guide to all things wearable tech. If you only have time to read one thing about…
Ask an Investor: How do I choose an incubator or accelerator?
Welcome to a BetaKit weekly series designed to help startups and entrepreneurs. Each week, investors Roger Chabra and Katherine…
How to navigate Canada’s tangled regulations and build your FinTech startup
What is the common thread between building trust with clients, creating partnerships with big banks, and building a compliant…
NEXT Canada showcases first ventures in its NextAI program
If you build it, they will come. If you impress them, they might even invest. This was the image NEXT Canada seemed to be going…
PwC MoneyTree report: AI “gold rush” might save a sluggish 2017 in VC deals
According to CB Insights and PwC’s Canada’s latest MoneyTree report, 2017 is off to a slow start for VC funding in Canada.…
Ottawa-based GaN Systems receives strategic investment from BMW i Ventures
Ottawa-based GaN Systems has received a strategic investment from BMW i Ventures, BMW’s CAD $725 million venture capital…
IBM launches data encryption system, opens blockchain data centre in Toronto
IBM has announced the launch of IBM Z, a new system designed to encrypt large volumes of data and protect corporations from…
W|W: The Wearable Weekly – Super VR
Welcome to The Wearable Weekly, your trusted guide to all things wearable tech. If you only have time to read one thing about…
Can design-centric thinking drive customer success? (Facebook Live chat)
The battle between engineer-centric and design-centric product development is at least as old as the iPhone, but with the mobile…
Pando’s Sarah Lacy explains why “toxic masculinity” pervades Silicon Valley
The Silicon Valley bro culture bubble has burst, and Sarah Lacy wants you to know it. Award-winning journalist, founder of…