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CanCon Podcast Episode 4: The web is a Pokémon and how to save Twitter

Douglas Soltys February 16, 2016

Our fourth podcast! CanCon is officially a thing! To celebrate one full month of covering Canadian tech and tech from a Canadian…

Slack celebrates second birthday with 2.3 million daily active users

Jessica Galang February 16, 2016

Almost a year ago today, Slack celebrated its first birthday with 500,000 daily active users and more than 60,000 teams using…

Top 10 Digital Marketing Trends for 2016

Jeff Goldenberg February 16, 2016

As BetaKit expands its coverage in 2016, we’ll delve not only into more startup verticals, but the specific trials and…

GM Canada working on future of transportation at its new Communitech hub

Jessica Galang February 16, 2016

GM Canada is one of the latest companies to join the Communitech hub with the opening of its own innovation hub within the…

ModernAdvisor wants to disrupt investment management with robots

Jessica Galang February 16, 2016

Robots are set to eventually take over almost every industry, and for one pitching company on The Disruptors, the future is…

University of Toronto study finds that Canadian attitudes towards innovation trail Americans

Jessica Galang February 16, 2016

A new study suggesting that Canadian attitudes towards innovation trail those of Americans will “add to national angst,”…

F|T: The FinTech Times – Big Stakes

Douglas Soltys February 16, 2016

Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…

Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, Barinder Rasode and Launch Academy’s Ray Walia

Travis Kalanick speaks out: Uber’s CEO on risk, regulation, and women in tech

Jonathon Narvey February 16, 2016

In downtown Vancouver’s Launch Academy hub for a ‘fireside chat’ moderated by SheTalks’ Barinder Rasode and Launch…

W|W: The Wearable Weekly – Enter the Rift

Tom Emrich February 15, 2016

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

Startup jobs of the week: Sensibill, QuickTapSurvey, K2 Digital, Gymtrack, Maluuba

Jessica Galang February 12, 2016

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

Halifax’s Clean Simple looks to grow beyond Atlantic Canada with new seed funding

Douglas Soltys February 12, 2016

It took a kick in the ass from Dan Martell to get Michael Brown out of Atlantic Canada. The Clean Simple CEO had been…

Canadian entrepreneurs need Ten Thousand Coffees to compete with the U.S

Jessica Galang February 12, 2016

Having a good mentor is often named as one of the most important factors in pursuing entrepreneurship. This week on The Disruptors,…

Borrowell is betting on team and good credit to disrupt lending in Canada

Jessica Galang February 12, 2016

In Canada, there hasn’t been a lot of incentive to innovate financial services as larger banks have dominated for so…

Avrio Capital closes its largest late stage venture fund with $110 million in commitments

Jessica Galang February 12, 2016

Calgary-based Avrio Capital, which invests in innovative food and agriculture companies, announced that it has closed its largest…

Halifax incubator Volta Labs receives $500,000 in federal funding

Jessica Galang February 12, 2016

Volta Labs, a Halifax-based incubator that provides mentorship and resources for growth for the local startup community, has…

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CanCon Podcast Episode 4: The web is a Pokémon and how to save Twitter

Slack celebrates second birthday with 2.3 million daily active users

Top 10 Digital Marketing Trends for 2016

GM Canada working on future of transportation at its new Communitech hub

ModernAdvisor wants to disrupt investment management with robots

University of Toronto study finds that Canadian attitudes towards innovation trail Americans

F|T: The FinTech Times – Big Stakes

Travis Kalanick speaks out: Uber’s CEO on risk, regulation, and women in tech

W|W: The Wearable Weekly – Enter the Rift

Startup jobs of the week: Sensibill, QuickTapSurvey, K2 Digital, Gymtrack, Maluuba

Halifax’s Clean Simple looks to grow beyond Atlantic Canada with new seed funding

Canadian entrepreneurs need Ten Thousand Coffees to compete with the U.S

Borrowell is betting on team and good credit to disrupt lending in Canada

Avrio Capital closes its largest late stage venture fund with $110 million in commitments

Halifax incubator Volta Labs receives $500,000 in federal funding

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