Mindbridge.AI named BNN’s Top Disruptor
Business News Network named Mindbridge.AI its top disruptor for season six. Mindbridge’s platform uses AI to help professionals identify high-risk items, and outline entries…
The Disruptors
Dax Dasilva on buying out investor Accel to deter Lightspeed acquisition
On the latest episode of BNN’s The Disruptors, Dax Dasilva, CEO of Lightspeed, discussed how the company grew to one of the fastest-growing startups in Montreal,…
Ethereum co-founder Anthony Di Iorio says crypto wallets are the new browsers
On the latest episode of BNN’s The Disruptors, Anthony Di Iorio, CEO and founder of Decentral and Jaxx, discusses the growing appetite for Bitcoin and the…
PocketHealth wants to help medical imaging centres and patients connect through mobile
For Canadians that are frustrated with the challenges of accessing healthcare records — Toronto-based PocketHealth is trying to provide some solution. Pitching on The…
Flashfood wants to help grocery stores make money while helping the planet
On the latest episode of The Disruptors, Toronto-based Flashfood pitched its platform that aims to help grocery stores make money off surplus food, while…
Round 13’s Bruce Croxon says proposed tax changes disincentivize Canadian entrepreneurs
On the latest episode of The Disruptors, co-host Bruce Croxon — and co-founder of Lavalife and Round 13 — joined a chorus of criticism against…
Following Shoes.com shutdown, co-founder Sean Clark says company did “too much too fast”
In January, Shoes.com announced that it would be shutting down its operations by taking its three properties — Shoes.com, OnlineShoes.com, and ShoeME.ca — offline…
Spiffy wants to help alcohol brands reach restaurants with cocktail-focused employee training platform
Toronto-based Spiffy wants to teach restaurant servers and bartenders how to make the best cocktails through a digital app. Spiffy, one of the latest…
Drop pitches millennial-focused rewards app on #TheDisruptors
This week on The Disruptors, Derrick Fung, CEO of Drop, pitched Drop’s loyalty app, which allows users to earn rewards and points on top…
LowestRates.ca CEO says getting Canada’s big banks on the platform a “big challenge”
This week on The Disruptors, co-host Bruce Croxon sat down with Justin Thouin, co-founder and CEO of LowestRates.ca, to talk about what the Toronto-based…
MedChart wants to make health records more accessible to patients with cloud-based platform
MedChart, one of the latest pitches on The Disruptors, aims to eliminate the barriers patients face when trying to access their health records. The…
BTL Group’s Guy Halford-Thompson explores blockchain uses beyond FinTech on #TheDisruptors
Guy Halford-Thompson, CEO of Vancouver-based BTL Group, recently went on The Disruptors and told co-host Amber Kanwar that he’s a big believer in innovation,…
LendingArch says it’s disrupting lending by being “revenue-enabler” for financial institutions
LendingArch, which offers personal consumer loans and POS financing at medical institutions and home improvement stores, appeared on The Disruptors to talk about its…