Whitecap III venture fund hits $100 million
New funds raised by Whitecap Venture Partners brought Whitecap III, the venture capital firm’s third fund, to a total of…
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Orchard tries to reinvent the way people buy used phones
I was lying in bed, catching up on some news when the notifications began coming in. My good friend Adrian had dropped his…
Rangle.io chooses winner of Angular U conference contest for female coders
After holding a contest, Rangle.io, a Toronto-based Javascript and HTML5 consultancy firm, has decided to send a Seattle woman…
How Financeit is clearing the way for peer-to-peer lending in Canada
Describing anything in the financial industry as “fair, transparent and open” may come off as a misnomer for most people,…
Nicoya Lifesciences, RENOMii and TeTechS graduate from the Accelerator Centre
Kitchener-Waterloo based Accelerator Centre has announced that Nicoya Lifesciences, RENOMii and TeTechS have graduated from…
W|W: The Wearable Weekly – Wearables grow up
Welcome to The Wearable Weekly, your trusted guide to all things wearable tech. If you only have time to read one thing about…
Littlecodr’s Kickstarter excites pint-sized programmers
How early can a child learn to code? Littlecodr’s Kickstarter campaign to teach coding with a fun card game for young kids…
Recon Instruments acquired by Intel
Vancouver’s Recon Instruments, makers of the Recon Jet smartglasses, has been acquired by Intel, according to blog post announcements…
Vancouver’s UrtheCast just released the first full-color HD video of Earth shot from space
In a blog post today, Vancouver’s UrtheCast has shared some pretty amazing footage of our beloved planet. The space company…
First five Startup Canada Communities awarded funding to help their ecosystems grow
Startup Canada has announced that five of its communities have been awarded investment from the Startup Canada Ecosystem Investment…
Velocity, MaRS, HIGHLINE, FounderFuel + others can now enter startups into Microsoft’s BizSpark Plus
The University of Waterloo’s Velocity program has tipped us off that Microsoft has announced a partnership with over 150…
Wearables might be the perfect gift for dad this Father’s Day
Getting the right gift for dad is tough. Dads have everything! And they often don’t need anything.BetaKit Senior Editor…
Dx3 Canadian Tech Spotlight: Dream Payments
Tech journalist and TV personality Amber Mac was all over Dx3 2015, interviewing founders and senior execs from some of Canada’s…
Toronto-based Grabb and WhereIPark pitch on #TheDisruptors, focus on customer service and app experience
In the past, without mobile phones that could keep people constantly connected to the Internet, businesses could only go so…
W|W – The Wearable Weekly: going “hands-on” with virtual reality
Welcome to The Wearable Weekly, your trusted guide to all things wearable tech. If you only have time to read one thing about…