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By Douglas Soltys June 22, 2016

CanCon Podcast Ep. 21: Will social bots ‘break the Internet’ or save it?

Not only does BetaKit host an aural event in your earbuds every week with the CanCon podcast, we also sometimes host live,…

By Franco Varriano June 22, 2016

Adam Michalski is focused on Partner Growth at Branch Metrics, a deep-linking platform for mobile apps. Michalski is an incredible…

By Jessica Galang June 22, 2016

At 475,000 square feet, the planned Catalyst137 innovation centre is set to be world’s largest IoT innovation hub. Catalyst137…

By Jessica Galang June 22, 2016

Scotiabank customers in Canada and Mexico will now be able to apply for a small business loan up to $100,000 after a partnership…

By Douglas Soltys June 21, 2016

Toronto-based Joist is relocating to San Francisco. While approximately 30 employees have or will soon be making the move to…

By Tom Emrich June 21, 2016

Welcome to The Wearable Weekly, your trusted guide to all things wearable tech. If you only have time to read one thing about…

By James Doyle June 20, 2016

Drew and James open the show with a plug for a cool job, a short discussion on a recent company acquisition, and some reflection…

By Emma Bullen June 17, 2016

As the driving force behind Metabridge — a conference connecting local technology companies and investors — Steve Wandler…

By Jessica Vomiero June 16, 2016

Canadians have begun to fancy themselves as being among the world’s most innovative and outside-the-box thinkers. This progress…

By Jessica Galang June 16, 2016

Toronto-based Overbond, a platform for digital bond issuance, has raised a $7.5 million seed round from Morrison Financial…

By Jonathon Narvey June 15, 2016

Who do you listen to? Who do you trust? If someone made a recommendation to try a product, how eager would you be to take action…

By Franco Varriano June 15, 2016

SC Moatti is the founder & CEO of Products That Count and a best-selling author of Mobilized: An Insider’s Guide…

By Douglas Soltys June 14, 2016

Lurniture took home top prize at the recent Startup Next Toronto demo day, held at the MaRS Discovery District. The six-week…

By Startup Canada June 14, 2016

As a university student, Startupfest founder Phil Telio studied civil engineering and learned how to build bridges and buildings.…

By Jessica Vomiero June 14, 2016

Today at Apple’s WWDC in San Francisco, the tech giant announced that Apple Pay is coming to the web. Shopify, the Ottawa-based…