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Canadian startup news of the week (04/15/18)
Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features, and editorials published on BetaKit. If…
Report: Canadians skeptical about cloud security when it comes to medical, financial information
According to a report conducted by cloud software company Citrix Canada, most Canadians are wary of cloud security when it comes to sensitive information…
Ask a Dev: Should I use Kotlin to develop Android apps?
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Three researchers have received $50,000 for their innovations related to aging at the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation’s R3 Research Innovation Awards. Dr. Carole Goodine,…
Ask an Investor: Should I give my advisors equity?
Welcome to a BetaKit weekly series designed to help startups and entrepreneurs. Each week, investors tackle the tough questions facing founders today. Have a…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 110: Everything Facebook’s Done Wrong
It’s been hard to keep up with Facebook’s public reckoning, as new information drops each day. Of course, the CanCon podcast has been covering…
Hack To Start Ep.191: Asher Hunt, founder and CEO of Overnight
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Government invests $4.4 million in Venture for Canada to support Atlantic Canada internships
The Canadian government is providing $4.4 million to Venture for Canada to help students access work at startups in Atlantic Canada. The money will…
H|T: The Healthtech Times – How 3D printing is revolutionizing healthcare
The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to H|T using the form at the…
Akira founder moves from healthtech to launch Newton cryptocurrency trading platform
Just under a year after exiting telehealth startup Akira, founder Dustin Walper has launched Newton with the goal of tackling another challenging industry: crypto….
Bilal Khan out as OneEleven CEO
OneEleven’s founding CEO no longer holds the role, BetaKit has learned. OneEleven announced the news today via its Weekly Digest newsletter. In the email,…
Malgosia Green departs Top Hat to take on role as Plenty of Fish CEO
Top Hat’s former chief product officer Malgosia Green has departed the company and taken on the role as CEO of Plenty of Fish. Prior…
Startup Canada Podcast Ep. 132: The path to exit with Bruce Croxon
What does it take to build a wildly successful Canadian technology company? For Bruce Croxon, it took over a decade of entrepreneurial endurance. “It’s…
Thalmic announces new headquarters as it hits 350 employees
Thalmic Labs has opened a new office at 27 Gaukel St. in Kitchener – a 124-year-old building with 26,000 square feet of space, and…
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