NEXT Canada’s Startup Sprint weekend wants student entrepreneurs “thinking big”
Building a successful startup isn’t just about building the most innovative technology, itâs also about forming a disruptive…
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ILKOS Therapeutics $21 million seed round is “record-breaking”, according to CVCA
The Fonds de solidaritĂ© FTQ, CTI Life Sciences Fund, and Servier Canada have announced a combined investment of $21 million…
Chamath Palihapitiya says encouraging diversity is key to Canada’s success as an innovation hub
The recent Waterloo Innovation Summit, an event co-organized by the University of Waterloo and Communitech, gave hundreds of…
Startup jobs of the week: Sago Mini, Canopy Labs, I Live Yoga, Naborly Inc., Exact Imaging
Every day, Canadaâs best startups post their latest and greatest job opportunities on the BetaKit Job Board. From early stage…
CAMP Accelerator brings 10 Canadian companies to Beijing to scale internationally
While many early stage companies in Canada tend to focus on growing within a familiar North American market, according to many…
Lendified subsidiary Vault Circle receives exempt market dealer license from OSC
Small business loan provider Lendified announced today that its subsidiary Vault Circle has received regulatory approval for…
Former Capital One CFO Ian Hanning joins Financeit’s management team
Financeit, the cloud-based point-of-sale platform, announced today that Ian Hanning has been appointed as its new CFO. Hanning…
healthSwapp pitches app to help lazy rehab patients keep the doctor away on #TheDisruptors
Going to a physiotherapist or sports medicine doctor can be beneficial for many patients, but when these practitioners recommend…
Toronto’s startup scene reveals itself at my first Startup Open House
While Iâve always known that Toronto has a budding tech startup community, I wasnât aware of how large, strong, and influential…
Startup jobs of the week: StackAdapt, Vena Solutions, Hifyre, Unbounce, Finn.ai
Every day, Canadaâs best startups post their latest and greatest job opportunities on the BetaKit Job Board. From early stage…
Subscribe to S|W: The SaaS Weekly
What’s this? Two new BetaKit newsletters in one week? Life is a matter of timing. As the wearables and FinTech verticals…
IBM launches Toronto-based innovation space as part of $54 million Innovation Incubator Project
IBM, in partnership with Ontario Centres of Excellence and the Government of Ontario, has launched the IBM Innovation Space,…
PayPal Canada moving into MaRS Discovery District
Torontoâs innovation hub, the MaRS Discovery District, just found a new FinTech resident. PayPal Canada announced this morning…
#ProductHuntTO celebrates 2nd anniversary with speakers from Vidyard, Shopify on Sept. 29
On Sept. 29, startups interested in learning how to build innovative products from some of Canada’s top companies will…
Finn.ai (formerly Payso) partners with ATB Financial to build banking chatbot
Vancouver-based FinTech startup Finn.ai announced this week that it is partnering with Alberta-based ATB Financial on the…