Tom Emrich saves the holidays with last-minute wearables gift ideas
Struggling with last-minute holiday gift ideas? Worried that friends and family will abandon you if you give them busted tech?…
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Startup jobs of the week: Klick, Tab Payments, Brightspark Ventures, Repable, mnubo
Every day, Canada’s best startups post the latest job opportunities on the BetaKit Job Board; from early stage to series…
US-based coworking space WeWork expanding to Montreal and Toronto
Coworking spaces are an important part of startup culture. The ability to collaborate with other founders in a similar struggle…
W|W: The Wearable Weekly – No Star Wars Spoilers
Welcome to The Wearable Weekly, your trusted guide to all things wearable tech. If you only have time to read one thing about…
5 Futurist predictions for 2016
In 2015, we have seen so many technologies come to the forefront. Just before the end of each year I look to the developments…
Shaw wants to buy Wind Mobile for $1.6 billion
Shaw Communications has announced that it plans to purchase Wind Mobile, which turned six years-old today, for $1.6 billion…
Canada called “most sought-after” destination for American VCs
Preqin, a source of data and intelligence on alternative assets, claims that for American VCs, the best place to look is north.…
Tom Emrich on Becoming Human: Wearable Technology and Us
BetaKit Senior Editor Tom Emrich is the voice of wearable technology in Canada. But from where doth his love of wearables spring?…
How to break up with really bad customers killing your bottom line
As an entrepreneur, I’ve built and run several different types of businesses over the last few decades. Throughout it all,…
W|W: The Wearable Weekly – VR Rock Stars
Welcome to The Wearable Weekly, your trusted guide to all things wearable tech. If you only have time to read one thing about…
Orckestra raises $12 million Series B
A little over a year after raising an $8 million Series A, Orckestra, a Montreal-based provider of cloud-based commerce solutions,…
How Brad Feld convinced Shoelace to head back to Canada after a stint in Boulder
As the famous Wizard of Oz adage goes, there’s no place like home. That’s the mentality that Shoelace, a startup…
Today in Uber: UberEATS expands while Toronto cabbies protest UberX
Uber has started rolling out a dedicated mobile app for its UberEATS service. The dedicated app allows individuals who live…
HackerYou founder Heather Payne talks coding and community
Heather Payne believes she’s always been a “community person.” The founder of HackerYou was in Girl Guides as a child,…
Startup Canada Podcast: Ron Taylor on technology fuelling opportunities in Rural Canada
“I’m constantly blown away by how much innovation and talent there is here with such a small population.” – Ron…