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Report: Canada among top 10 countries for marketplace expansion

Aeman Ansari October 17, 2017

Canada ranked in the top 10 marketplaces for expansion on Hyperwallet’s inaugural 2018 Marketplace Expansion Index. The…

GoDaddy awarding $2,500 to small business ventures

Aeman Ansari October 17, 2017

GoDaddy Canada has announced its second annual contest to support Canadian entrepreneurs. The Life Fulfilling Ventures Contest,…

Startup Canada Podcast: Capital ideas with Seafair Capital’s Anne Whelan

Startup Canada October 17, 2017

Did you set up shop when days became warmer and you knew the demand would rise for thirst-quenching juice? That may have been…

Clearbanc powering Facebook program providing $500,000 to entrepreneurs

Jessica Galang October 17, 2017

Facebook has launched a new program to help ecommerce companies grow their businesses on the platform — and it’s leveraging…

F|T: The FinTech Times – Can blockchain decentralize the internet?

Amira Zubairi October 17, 2017

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

Traction on Demand, Axonify among GPTW’s best workplaces in tech list

Aeman Ansari October 16, 2017

Great Place To Work, a company that recognizes the world’s best workplaces, announced its 2017 list of Canada’s Best Workplaces…

Teams from over 32 countries attend Ethereum hackathon in Waterloo

Aeman Ansari October 16, 2017

ETHWaterloo hackathon — which calls itself the world’s largest Ethereum hackathon — hosted its inaugural competition…

Gov’t nixes proposed tax change targeting capital gains, will restrict income sprinkling

Jessica Galang October 16, 2017

The federal government is cutting the small business tax rate from 10.5 percent to nine percent by 2019, and confirmed that…

Today in company updates: Bridgit announces new CRO, Element AI brings on key hires

Aeman Ansari October 16, 2017

This week, several startups have made announcements launching new features and partnerships. Here’s the latest on company…

W|W: The Wearable Weekly – Magic Leap’s $1 billion round

Tom Emrich October 16, 2017

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

A|I: The AI Times – Doubling down on deep learning

Amira Zubairi October 16, 2017

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

IBM partners with Dream Payments to help financial institutions adopt mobile tech

Jessica Galang October 16, 2017

IBM has partnered with Toronto-based Dream Payments to help financial institutions more quickly deploy mobile payment offerings…

Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal make list of world’s 25 most high-tech cities

Aeman Ansari October 16, 2017

Canada’s three largest cities made World Economic Forum’s list of the world’s most high tech cities. This recent ranking…

Canadian startup news of the week (10/15/17)

Amira Zubairi October 15, 2017

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

#SUCanSummit: Kindred’s Suzanne Gildert wants to merge with AI

Jessica Galang October 13, 2017

Between announcements on government investments and lab launches, most in the startup ecosystem are wondering what it will…

BDC launches two entrepreneur-led AI programs to make small businesses, and itself, more productive

Alberta’s plan to scrap DEI in hiring will cost innovation

Transit started by tracking buses. Turning a profit came from understanding riders

Feds to buy stake in Cohere via planned $7-billion Series E at $36-billion valuation

Wealthsimple announces $425-million Series F at $13.8-billion valuation

Canadian VC industry hails federal funding boost, but timing and early-stage gap remain concerns

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Report: Canada among top 10 countries for marketplace expansion

GoDaddy awarding $2,500 to small business ventures

Startup Canada Podcast: Capital ideas with Seafair Capital’s Anne Whelan

Clearbanc powering Facebook program providing $500,000 to entrepreneurs

F|T: The FinTech Times – Can blockchain decentralize the internet?

Traction on Demand, Axonify among GPTW’s best workplaces in tech list

Teams from over 32 countries attend Ethereum hackathon in Waterloo

Gov’t nixes proposed tax change targeting capital gains, will restrict income sprinkling

Today in company updates: Bridgit announces new CRO, Element AI brings on key hires

W|W: The Wearable Weekly – Magic Leap’s $1 billion round

A|I: The AI Times – Doubling down on deep learning

IBM partners with Dream Payments to help financial institutions adopt mobile tech

Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal make list of world’s 25 most high-tech cities

Canadian startup news of the week (10/15/17)

#SUCanSummit: Kindred’s Suzanne Gildert wants to merge with AI

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