Hackergal launches national hackathon with 2,900 girls across Canada
Toronto-based non-profit Hackergal today launched a national hackathon for girls in grades six to nine. Taking place across…
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R|T: The Retail Times – A solution in search of a problem
The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to R|T using…
Today in company updates: iComplyICO announces new advisors, League of Innovators acquires GradusOne
In the past few weeks, several Canadian startups have made announcements and launched new features. Here’s the latest on…
A|I: The AI Times – The way we program robots
The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the…
Former Discovery Communications VP joins Rumble as COO
Toronto-based Rumble has added 20-year digital media veteran Miguel Monteverde to its team as chief operating officer. Rumble’s…
Canadian startup news of the week (12/10/17)
Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features,…
Supreme Court of Canada upholds privacy protections for text messages
Canada’s highest court has ruled in favour of upholding privacy exemptions in regards to text messages. The 5-2 decision…
Yaletown reportedly raises $100 million for growth fund
Vancouver-based Yaletown Partners has reportedly raised over $100 million for its growth fund, according to PE Hub Canada (link…
F|T: The FinTech Times – The merits of digital currencies
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
Mindbridge.AI named BNN’s Top Disruptor
Business News Network named Mindbridge.AI its top disruptor for season six. Mindbridge’s platform uses AI to help professionals…
Brookfield Institute report: Canadians account for 4.4 percent of developers globally
The Brookfield Institute has released a new report providing more insight into the scope of Canada’s software developer…
R|T: The Retail Times – From storefront to eStore
The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to R|T using…
HomeStars’ Nancy Peterson: Entrepreneurs have to be scrappy to succeed
As part of a regular series powered by Dell, BetaKit asks prominent entrepreneurs to share how technology has evolved since…
Impact Centre launches program to connect Canadian and Chinese entrepreneurs
The University of Toronto’s Impact Centre is working with Diantou.net, a Chinese investment platform, to strengthen the…
Coinsquare raises $10.5 million Series A
goNumerical-owned Coinsquare, a Toronto-based cryptocurrency platform for buying and selling bitcoin, has raised a $10.5 million…