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Startup jobs of the week: Hootsuite, Breather, Financeit, Grow, TribalScale

Jessica Galang November 27, 2015

Every day, Canada’s best startups post the latest job opportunities on the BetaKit Job Board; from early stage to series…

ScribbleLive talks about the changing nature of publishing on #TheDisruptors

Jessica Galang November 27, 2015

ScribbleLive has come a long way from its founding in 2008. While it started as a liveblogging platform, ScribbleLive has evolved…

Vancouver Startup Weekend winners going global

Jonathon Narvey November 27, 2015

Start off with a big idea. Pitch it. Pull together a team – and produce an amazing startup over 52 hours. That was the mission…

#TechTO’s last event of the year features killer speaker lineup

Jessica Galang November 27, 2015

TechToronto, one of the biggest tech events in the city, is ending the year with a bang. Taking place December 7th with an…

#ProductHuntTO closes year with real estate focus

Jessica Galang November 27, 2015

At the last Product Hunt Toronto event of the year, a sold-out crowd at Pivotal Labs gathered to once again look at how innovative…

Cell collection, mental health, & sweat stains: #VelocityFund Finals tackles big problems

Alex Kinsella November 27, 2015

Thursday was a banner day for the team at University of Waterloo’s Velocity program. First, it announced an expansion into…

W|W: The Wearable Weekly – Wearable Frenzy

Tom Emrich November 27, 2015

Welcome to The Wearable Weekly, your trusted guide to all things wearable tech. If you only have time to read one thing about…

Today in funding ($4.6M): SmartReno, 4Deep, Ideal Candidate

Jessica Galang November 26, 2015

In this round of funding, companies from all across Canada and in varying industries managed to raise rounds of funding —…

Today in acquisitions: Wantering, Playerize Network, SecureReset, Zoomission

Jessica Galang November 26, 2015

Canadian companies got a lot of attention from American acquirers in this round of funding. Here’s the latest on who acquired…

RE/MAX of Western Canada partners with Vancouver-based Two by Fore

Jessica Galang November 26, 2015

Taking a cue from many companies in the FinTech industry scrambling to stay ahead of innovation by partnering with startups,…

Come hack the CFL at Sportshack Weekend

Douglas Soltys November 26, 2015

The CFL may never be the same after this weekend. Sportshack is back again, and this time around it has partnered with the…

Shopify releases video exploring what grandmas, pizza, weed, and ecommerce have in common

Jessica Galang November 26, 2015

On the eve of Black Friday, one of the biggest shopping days of the year, Shopify — itself an ecommerce giant — has released…

Communitech, Velocity take space from Google to give #WaterlooRegion startups more legroom

Douglas Soltys November 26, 2015

Communitech and the University of Waterloo have announced a massive expansion in the Lang Tannery building at the expense of…

Koho secures partnerships with Visa, others, as company preps to launch millennial banking in Canada

Douglas Soltys November 26, 2015

Vancouver-based Koho announced today three major agreements with financial services providers – Visa, Peoples Trust Company,…

Energizing the future: Canadian innovators can lead the way

Jonathon Narvey November 25, 2015

The vast energy sector that fueled Canada’s economic engine has been running on empty lately. In large part, that’s because…

Founders need a good reason to forgo an AI strategy, VCs warn at Startupfest

Manzil wants to become “the North American Islamic neobank” as it expands to the US

Hanna Zaidi joins BetaKit’s board of directors

Clutch races past $1 billion in total cars purchased amid record growth

Robotics startup Attabotics closes down and terminates employees

Clio to acquire Spanish-American legaltech vLex for $1 billion USD

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Startup jobs of the week: Hootsuite, Breather, Financeit, Grow, TribalScale

ScribbleLive talks about the changing nature of publishing on #TheDisruptors

Vancouver Startup Weekend winners going global

#TechTO’s last event of the year features killer speaker lineup

#ProductHuntTO closes year with real estate focus

Cell collection, mental health, & sweat stains: #VelocityFund Finals tackles big problems

W|W: The Wearable Weekly – Wearable Frenzy

Today in funding ($4.6M): SmartReno, 4Deep, Ideal Candidate

Today in acquisitions: Wantering, Playerize Network, SecureReset, Zoomission

RE/MAX of Western Canada partners with Vancouver-based Two by Fore

Come hack the CFL at Sportshack Weekend

Shopify releases video exploring what grandmas, pizza, weed, and ecommerce have in common

Communitech, Velocity take space from Google to give #WaterlooRegion startups more legroom

Koho secures partnerships with Visa, others, as company preps to launch millennial banking in Canada

Energizing the future: Canadian innovators can lead the way

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