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F|T: The FinTech Times – Cross-border banking

Amira Zubairi August 21, 2017

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

A|I: The AI Times – the next major operating system

Amira Zubairi August 21, 2017

The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the…

S|W: The SaaS Weekly – SaaS growth vs. profit

Amira Zubairi August 21, 2017

The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…

CanCon Podcast Ep. 81: Would you “chip” your employees?

Robyn Edgar August 21, 2017

Folks, it has been a cruel, cruel summer (leaving us here on our own). To combat that, instead of diving into some of the darker…

What I hear when you tell me your company doesn’t do meetings

Johnathan Nightingale August 21, 2017

I know what you want me to hear. You want me to hear that you’re modern and amazing. You want me to hear that you respect…

Canadian startup news of the week (08/20/17)

Amira Zubairi August 20, 2017

Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features,…

Your guide to Elevate Toronto

BetaKit August 18, 2017

At its launch event in July at the top of the CN Tower, Toronto Mayor John Tory said that “Elevate Toronto will become a…

Screaming Power builds app to help City of Toronto monitor greenhouse gas emissions

Bradly Shankar August 18, 2017

Screaming Power, a company that makes applications for mobile energy monitoring, reporting and management, has provided the…

Canadian gov’t invests $712,572 in business centre supporting Northern Ontario Indigenous entrepreneurs

Jessica Galang August 18, 2017

FedNor, the Canadian government’s economic development organization for Northern Ontario, is investing $863,000 in three…

Serious Labs raises $6.4 million for VR workplace training tech

Jessica Galang August 18, 2017

Edmonton-based Serious Labs, which develops VR training solutions for the workforce, has raised a $6.4 million Series A. The…

Techstars Toronto announces managing director, ability to grant Startup Visas

Stefan Palios August 18, 2017

An avid tech community builder and evangelist, it can sometimes be hard to remember where you met Sunil Sharma first –…

Hootsuite’s Ryan Holmes shares a dummies’ guide to startup growth vs. profit

Ryan Holmes August 18, 2017

Growth or profit? For tech startups, it’s the million-dollar (and sometimes billion-dollar) question. If you want to expand…

Ask an Investor: What do LPs look for in a VC?

Roger Chabra August 18, 2017

Welcome to a BetaKit weekly series designed to help startups and entrepreneurs. Each week, investors Roger Chabra and Katherine…

Hootsuite’s Ryan Holmes says 90% of CEOs lack this basic leadership skill

Ryan Holmes August 17, 2017

If your profile on LinkedIn looks anything like mine, you’ve probably racked up plenty of endorsements for your professional…

Sipbar uses tech to power its on-demand bar service

Jessica Galang August 17, 2017

When brothers Jack, Alex, and Dan Boyman wanted to get attention for their mobile restaurant app, Sip, they decided to host…

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