TextNow CEO explains how its cost-saving tech is disrupting North America’s phone plan industry
It’s well-known that phone plans in North America are among the highest in the world. So it’s no surprise that…
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As BitGold surpasses one million users, parent company realigns its operations
Goldmoney, the parent company of gold-based payments and savings platform BitGold, is consolidating its operations by merging…
Hack To Start Ep. 99: Mahdi Yusuf, Gyroscope CTO
This week’s guest is Mahdi Yusuf, the CTO of Gyroscope, an app that lets you sync your data to track your health & everything…
ChangeJar wants loose change to be a thing of the past with its app
There’s nothing more time-consuming and frustrating than standing at the register, fumbling around for correct change while…
W|W: The Wearable Weekly – Pebble and Kickstarter back together again
Welcome to The Wearable Weekly, your trusted guide to all things wearable tech. If you only have time to read one thing about…
BetaKit panel one of many #SMWiTO highlights (along with that @norm guy)
Social Media Week returns to Toronto in just over a week, as part of the SMWi independent cities program. Starting June 6th,…
Dozr takes home $100,000 in prizes at Communitech Rev Demo Day
Between the Toronto and Waterloo Region corridor, startups are developing a reputation as key pieces to establishing the area…
GoDaddy launches Flare app to give entrepreneurs feedback on ideas and build community
Entrepreneurship and technology are aligned more often than not. However, it seems as if the world’s largest technology companies…
Buddybuild raises $7.6 million in funding to disrupt mobile app development
The workflow for launching an app is pretty much broken. Between building it, testing, deploying, and adapting to feedback…
Hack To Start Ep. 98: Bitnami co-founder & COO Erica Brescia
This week’s guest is Erica Brescia, the co-founder and COO of Bitnami. With over 1 million apps deployed per month,…
GTAN|Start names Oneiric winner of $10,000 top prize
GTAN|START, an annual event that invites local startups to pitch in a room of 100 angel investors, venture capitalists, and…
With new sponsorship, WeTeachStartup bootcamp now free to attend
Last week, BetaKit posted a special contest in partnership with WeTeachStartup, a new bootcamp for entrepreneurs taking place…
W|W: The Wearable Weekly – Daydreaming
Welcome to The Wearable Weekly, your trusted guide to all things wearable tech. If you only have time to read one thing about…
Where are the women in Canadian Venture Capital?
Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus was a bestselling book from the ‘90s now well past its best-before date, yet in the…
Akira wants to reduce the strain on Canada’s healthcare system
For under $34, many Canadians can purchase a meal, see a movie or even buy a weekly bus pass. What most Canadian’s don’t…