Startup Canada Podcast: Curating authenticity with Drake General Store’s Carlo Colacci
Not every business can make it big on Toronto’s Queen Street West. Co-founder and president of Drake General Store, Carlo…
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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Need a Lyft?
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…
Garrick Tiplady named managing director of Facebook and Instagram Canada
Garrick Tiplady has been named managing director of Facebook and Instagram Canada. Tiplady is taking over the role six months…
CVCA report: Q3 2017 saw $980 million invested over 149 deals
The CVCA’s latest report on VC funding in Q3 2017 revealed that $980 million was invested over 149 deals — a 43 percent…
R|T: The Retail Times – Retail robots arrive
The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to R|T using…
Analysts say Canadian cities fail to make top 10 for Amazon HQ2
A new list by ranking the top cities for Amazon’s HQ2 shows that none of the Canadian cities made it to the top 10. The…
Michael Hyatt: Small business owners must focus on building a great culture
As part of a regular series powered by Dell, BetaKit asks prominent entrepreneurs to share how technology has evolved since…
Canadian Payments Innovation Forum says collaboration continues to drive FinTech innovation
At RFi Group’s third annual Canadian Payments Innovation Forum in Toronto, over 100 payments and banking executives gathered…
Borealis AI opening Montreal lab with Jackie Cheung as academic advisor
RBC’s Borealis AI is opening an AI lab in Montreal, with McGill University’s Jackie Cheung as academic advisor…
Ridesharing app Facedrive launches with CO2 emissions reduction plan
Facedrive, a new Toronto-based ridesharing service, has officially launched an app that estimates the CO2 emissions for each…
W|W: The Wearable Weekly – VR enterprises
Welcome to The Wearable Weekly, your trusted guide to all things wearable tech. If you only have time to read one thing about…
Overbond enters US market with New York office, platform expansion
Overbond, a digital platform for primary bond issuance, has announced that it will be expanding its presence in the US by opening…
Michael Hyatt joins Blakes as its first entrepreneur-in-residence
A law firm founded in 1856 may not be the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about tech innovation, but Toronto-born…
Beck Taxi against Lyft in Canada due to Uber sexual harassment allegations
American transportation network company Lyft announced on November 13 that it will expand to Canada by the end of 2017. Lyft…
Canadian startup news of the week (11/19/17)
Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features,…