The Accelerator Series: Hyperdrive
The Accelerator Series is a multi-part spotlight on Canada’s startup accelerators and the people who lead them. Entering…
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New Toronto-based Incubator Looks to Cater to All Sectors of Innovation
There’s a new incubator program for startups in the Toronto area, and the resounding message is that of inclusion. The…
BetaKit’s Most Interesting News Stories of 2013
It’s getting awfully close to 2014, so we decided to go through every article we’ve reported this year and create a list…
Canadian VCs Weigh in On Boston “Pay to Pitch” Fiasco
On Wednesday a conference called the “New England Venture Summit” took place in Boston on the same day that another…
How Do the $150K BDC Convertible Notes Work?
Yesterday we covered a story about three startups from the Maritime provinces who received $150,000 in funding from the Business…
For DataHero’s “Big Data Star” Chris Neumann, Vancouver is a Familiar Place
For many people home is simply where the heart is. For DataHero cofounder and CEO Chris Neumann, even with a Palo Alto zip…
“It was long, tedious, and extremely stressful”: An Insider’s View Into Canadian EdTech Fundraising
My motivation for writing this piece was very simple. From the time I began to work with startups and fellow entrepreneurs,…
Introducing the BetaKit 10 for 2013: This Year’s Top Ten Winners in Tech
The BetaKit family decided to put its heads together this week, and we came up with the ‘BetaKit 10’ for 2013.…
VC Insider: The Four Key Players of Venture Capital
Typically one thinks of the entrepreneur and the venture capitalist (VC) as the two main players in venture capital. That’s…
Edge to Epic Brings Corporate-Sized Deals to Small Startups
Edge to Epic founder Joelle Parenteau used to work in the insurance industry, as she told us over coffee in Toronto, and it…
Beyond The Rack Secures $25 Million, Brings on New Exec
About six months ago I took the bus out to the St. Laurent neighbourhood of Montreal to interview Beyond The Rack CEO Yona…
As CIX 2013 Crowns Champion, Here’s a Few Canadian Startups We Enjoyed
This year’s Canadian Innovation Exchange (CIX) wrapped up yesterday evening after an energetic day, involving Canada’s…
Twitter CEO Dick Costolo to Speak at FounderProject Event in December
Twitter‘s CEO will be the keynote speaker at FounderProject‘s December 4 “FounderChallenge” event,…
It’s a Winner! First AngelHack Vancouver Spreads the Love
The hackathon is no longer new or novel. On any given weekend you’ll find a collection of coders hunched over their laptops,…
Outer Space Meets the Social Space: Ryan Holmes and Chris Hadfield at Science World
They were introduced as the rock star astronaut and social media giant. Colonel Chris Hadfield and Hootsuite CEO Ryan Holmes…