Ask an Investor: what questions should I ask a PR agency before hiring them?
Welcome to a BetaKit weekly series designed to help startups and entrepreneurs. Each week, investors Roger Chabra and Katherine…
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What Maluuba beating Ms. Pac-Man means for AI research
Artificial intelligence researchers sure seem to love beating humans at games. We’ve already seen AI agents overtake human…
Blakes launches $1 million program to help startups access legal services
Blake, Cassels and Graydon has launched a program to help startups get better access to legal advice. The program, called Nitro,…
TheAppLabb’s Kundan Joshi receives technology achievement award from Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce
Kundan Joshi, CEO of Toronto-based TheAppLabb, has received the 2017 Technology Achievement Award from the Indo-Canada Chamber…
Wattpad wants to boost its emerging products focus with new residency program
A lot is unfolding at Wattpad these days as the company races to shift from a mobile-first storytelling platform to a full-stack…
Soapbox’s Jessica Weisz says making meetings “more human” builds trust at #TechTO
For Jessica Weisz, chief customer officer at SoapBox, being “more human” at business meetings is a priority. At the latest…
Amazon opening Ottawa office focused on Alexa development
Along with the announcement that Amazon has committed to hiring 200 new people at its Toronto office, the tech giant has revealed…
Startup Train returns for another year of making connections on the way to Startupfest
Startup Train is back for the sixth year in a row to connect the startup community on the way to Montreal’s Startupfest from…
#HackDiversity calls on Canada’s tech leaders to foster diversity and inclusion in their community
While Canada has a general reputation of embracing innovators and tech leaders from diverse backgrounds with unique perspectives,…
League kicks off US expansion with plans for massive $100M USD round by 2018
League announced the kickoff of its US expansion, with plans to be in the top 10 US metro areas by summer 2018. The company…
#SpotlightSeries: Michael Hyatt explains how he decided to fire himself as BlueCat’s CEO
As a startup founder, is it better to hold onto your role as CEO, or give up the seat to someone who might be better than you…
Mindbridge raises $4.3 million with goal to IPO within five years
Ottawa-based Mindbridge Analytics, which uses AI and machine learning to help identify and eliminate financial crimes, has…
F|T: The FinTech Times – AI banking assistants
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
Canadian startup news of the week (06/17/17)
Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features,…
Canadian Entrepreneurship Initiative wants to raise the profile of Canada’s women-led businesses
As the lack of representation of women in tech companies continues to be a major conversation in Canada’s tech community,…