Coopérathon challenges Montreal startup community to make the world a better place through innovation
This past Friday night, the Montreal startup community, along with many of the city’s leaders in the fields of Health, FinTech,…
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Montreal and Toronto mayors hope trade mission to Israel will result in more investment, collaboration in Canada
Between November 12 to 19, Montreal mayor Denis Coderre and Toronto mayor John Tory will travel to Israel to convince Israeli…
Flexiti Financial raises $5 million Series A to fuel mission of leading the POS financing space
With the presence of all of Canada’s major financial institutions and a supportive startup ecosystem — including incubators…
Startup jobs of the week: NEXT Canada, Hifyre, MobyTrip, VIVA Lifestyle and Travel
Every day, Canada’s best startups post their latest and greatest job opportunities on the BetaKit Job Board. From early stage…
C100 announces 22 companies selected for 48Hrs in the Valley December 2016 cohort
C100 has selected the 22 companies that will take part in its 48Hrs in the Valley program, which brings Canadian startups to…
Collage believes taking care of your employees should be easy
It’s a tenet of small business that oftentimes the process of running your business can distract from the needs of your business.…
Impak Finance says it’s launching Canada’s first socially-responsible bank
Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. Consumers are becoming more and more engaged. They want to buy local, from…
Impak Finance lance la première banque socialement responsable au Canada
De plus en plus, les consommateurs s’engagent. Ils veulent acheter local, d’une entreprise éthique qui a des préoccupations…
Wave raises $14.6 million with goal to grow team to 150 and continue mobile development
Toronto-based FinTech startup Wave announced a $14.6 million investment today, led by BDC’s IT Venture Fund. HarbourVest…
AngelList Syndicates finally launches in Canada via new OSC program (with some caveats)
It has been 20 full months since Hootsuite’s Ryan Holmes told BetaKit that he wanted to run the first AngelList Syndicate…
Lending Loop back in business following thumbs up from the OSC
Toronto-based Lending Loop announced today that is once again accepting new businesses, investors, and loan requests on its…
Startup jobs of the week: CrowdRiff, Charly, Saasli, AquaMobile, fivewalls
Every day, Canada’s best startups post their latest and greatest job opportunities on the BetaKit Job Board. From early stage…
TechTO report says tech accounts for 15% of all Toronto jobs
As more Toronto tech founders grow businesses and raise millions, people from all industries — especially those being disrupted…
Street Contxt CEO says company’s biggest challenge is keeping up Series A momentum while staying in Toronto
This week on The Disruptors, co-host Bruce Croxon sat down with Blair Livingston, the founder and CEO of Street Contxt, to…
LEAGUE launches new insurance products with RBC as incumbents fight to partner with the startup
Since launching a year ago, LEAGUE hasn’t pulled any punches in its quest to dominate the health insurance space. Under founder…