5th Wall founder Ricardo Poupada says Canada can be a world leader in VR
If you asked 5th Wall founder Ricardo Poupada what heâd be doing with his life as early as last winter, he might have said…
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Quickplay’s Wayne Purboo on scaling and surviving (#BetaKit1on1)
The Canadian tech space has been awash in companies exiting via sales to US companies: Halogen Software, HomeStars, BlueCat,…
Collage raises $5 million from Diagram to sate insurance industry’s appetite for digital solutions
âOur thesis is that all small businesses should have benefits.â Itâs a simple thesis, but one thatâs driven…
The key to Luxury Retreats’ exit to Airbnb was optionality
Earlier this week, Airbnb finalized its rumoured acquisition of Montreal-based vacation rental startup, Luxury Retreats. iNovia…
Report: Canada ranked second best country for social entrepreneurs
A recent poll conducted by the Thomson Reuters Foundation, in partnership with the Deutsche Bank, UnLtd, and the Global Social…
Shopify announces $509 million total revenue in 2016, expects up to $785 million in 2017
Shopify has released its financial results for the quarter and full year ending on December 31, 2016. The results were released…
Outgoing CEO Ilse Treurnicht on “battling the beast” of MaRS’ West Tower and what comes next
This past Thursday, MaRS announced it had secured $290 million from Manulife, Sun Life Financial, and iA Financial Group to…
Guy Kawasaki tells Canadian startups to stop trying to be Apple
Why shouldnât you befriend your investors? What differentiates the early adopters and the late majority? What are the two…
As Wealthsimple expands to US, CEO Mike Katchen remains outspoken against discrimination
Three years after launch, Toronto-based FinTech Wealthsimple has expanded its services to the United States. The company’s…
Three things startups need to know before working with big corporate
Amidst some of the big names, big prizes, and big wins of ResolveTO, there was a quieter stage â the Startup Stage â that…
Michael Litt says tech founders have “personal responsibility” to think of people harmed by tech progress
Michael Litt, CEO of Vidyard, could easily be pegged as the Canadian version of the tech founder stereotype forwarded by shows…
The Entrepreneurship Society wants to help founders transition from early-stage to growth stage
If youâve ever been in a room where you’re surrounded by smart people talking about deep and interesting issues, then…
#smallrooms Podcast: Nima Gardideh of Suto on bots and YC Fellowships
Host Rob Kenedi has a coffee with Nima Gardideh of Suto, an SMS-based bot that recommends the best product to buy. Gardideh…
Jim Orlando’s 10 Canadian startup and venture capital predictions for 2017
Coming off a B grade on my predictions for 2016, itâs time to make some predictions for 2017. This time Iâm trying to be…
Klipfolio raises $12 million Series B to help SMBs get smarter about metrics
When Klipfolio launched in 2001, the Ottawa-based startup was very different than it is today. As the internet gained mainstream…