Wearable Wednesday gets a reboot in Canada
Last week’s Wearable Wednesday event at the Imperial in Vancouver also marked the official relaunch of Wearable Wednesday…
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MaRS FinTech company Aspire Financial raises $750,000 seed round
Aspire Financial, a MaRS-based FinTech venture, closed $750,000 in early seed funding. The company, which is focused on providing…
Interzone intersecting tech talk with bleeding-edge politics
Interzone aims to put on this planet’s ‘most thought-provoking technology conference’ – and it’s happening this April…
F|T: The FinTech Times – Partnerships are the new black
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
Toronto and #WaterlooRegion solidify startup commitment at Shopify with #StartUpHere
Toronto mayor John Tory and Kitchener mayor Berry Vrbanovic are enthusiastic advocates for both of their cities’ startup…
Gallop Labs “sold for parts” to Big Viking Games as CEO, founding team part ways
BetaKit has learned that Toronto-based Gallop Labs has been acquired by London, Ontario’s Big Viking Games. While employees…
UW & Laurier students show why Waterloo is Canada’s tech hub at #WaterlooHacks
The inaugural Waterloo Hacks, organized this weekend by Communitech and powered by Google Developers, brought over 150 students…
F|T: The FinTech Times – Enterprise FinTech
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
Jobs of the week: Myplanet, Granify, Picatic, Sampler, RentMoola
Every day, Canada’s best startups post the latest job opportunities on the BetaKit Job Board; from early stage to series…
Canadian Forbes Top 30 Under 30 winners share their plans for 2016
A few weeks ago, Forbes released its comprehensive Top 30 Under 30 list, presenting the under-30-year-olds that are killing…
SecureKey, Trulioo, and Financeit represent Canada on 2015 KPMG FinTech 100
KPMG’s FinTech 100, a report looking for the best global FinTech companies, released its list for 2015. Three Canadian…
Founder Institute Toronto marks end of the year with 15 new graduates
In a sold out room of investors, media, and Founder Institute alumni, the third—and last—Founder Institute Toronto cohort…
CIX showcases what’s next for the Canadian startup landscape
“All of a sudden, Canada is really, really hot. One of the great things this year is that, up until a year ago, we were asking…
Startup job spotlight: front-end engineer at Tilt
With startups leading the way in Canadian innovation, every day, BetaKit does its part to help fill the talent gap with our…
Halifax-based Vendeve wants to be the go-to referral network for female entrepreneurs
“It’s not what you know, it’s who you know,” is an often-regurgitated piece of advice when entrepreneurs…