Report: Canadian consumers set to lead the way in IoT adoption
In a joint survey published by Primus Telecommunications Canada and Ryerson University’s DMZ, about 1,000 Canadians weighed…
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FreshBooks announces partnership with the Bank of Montreal
In 2005, two years into launching FreshBooks, the cloud-based accounting software for small businesses, Mike McDerment only…
Michael Serbinis only cares about trillion dollar markets
Michael Serbinis is having a great week. Not only did the founder and CEO of LEAGUE launch his new personal health care startup…
Startups demonstrate Canadian innovation as MaRS announces new partnerships with the Netherlands
The MaRS Discovery District was abuzz with international excitement today, as the innovation hub announced memorandums of understanding…
W|W: The Wearable Weekly – You’ve been served
Welcome to The Wearable Weekly, your trusted guide to all things wearable tech. If you only have time to read one thing about…
Koho closes $1 million seed round, moves one step closer to building 21st-century banking
Koho is a litmus-test startup. Ask anyone in the Canadian FinTech space for their thoughts on the company, and you’ll get…
Payfirma raises $13 million led Dundee Capital Markets
Vancouver-based multichannel payments company Payfirma has announced its raised a Series A round of $13 million, led by Dundee…
Looking at quantum computing from the inside out
When BetaKit last took a look at innovative startup D-Wave, the company was raising a new round of $28.4 million (out of a…
Wantering introduces Concierge and exposes what Millennials really want
For the past two years, fashion search engine company, Wantering, has been tracking its users and their buying habits –…
W|W: The Wearable Weekly – the rumour mill
Welcome to The Wearable Weekly, your trusted guide to all things wearable tech. If you only have time to read one thing about…
The Pebble Time will ship May 27th
Less than a week from now, the latest smartwatch from Pebble will begin shipping to consumers from its warehouses in Asia.…
Tripdelta wants you to fly more to pay less
As a mathematician, Malte Bücken quickly realized that there was a pattern in how he was hacking cheap flights all over the…
The next cancer-fighting wonder drug is an IBM computer
One of the most promising avenues of attack in the fight against cancer is the study of genes. If doctors could understand…
Helpling sets sights on Canadian expansion with new mobile app
Whether you live alone, with roommates or a significant other, having the time (or the energy) to clean always seems to be…
Keep Up With Your Dreams at Creative Destruction Lab
Can your startup make the cut? The Creative Destruction Lab (CDL), a Dragon’s Den style startup accelerator based at the…