Report: Canadian companies must spend more on marketing and sales to overcome scaling challenges
A new study conducted by the Impact Centre at the University of Toronto finds that Canadian tech companies are delaying investment…
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Four Waterloo-based teams advancing to NASA’s Global Space Apps Challenge
The Waterloo Space Apps Challenge, a 48-hour space-themed hackathon hosted by Waterloo-based SkyWatch, announced the winners…
Startup Canada Podcast: Accessing Entrepreneurship with AccessNow’s Maayan Ziv
Overcoming adversity is not for the faint of heart. Maayan Ziv, founder of AccessNow, an app that finds and rates accessible…
Wealthsimple receives Webby Award for Best Financial Services and Banking website
Toronto-based Wealthsimple has won a Webby Award for its “intuitive” website. For the second year in aĀ row, the…
Elon Musk’s Vancouver TED Talk will help you “not be sad” about the future
Tesla founder Elon Musk does not want to imagine a future where humans donāt reach beyond our planet and cars donāt drive…
F|T: The FinTech Times – Bank execs hate Apple’s secret project
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 (04/29/17)
Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features,…
Dragons’ Den’s W. Brett Wilson among judges at Lift’s weed startup pitch competition
While entrepreneurs are frequently invited to pitch competitions focused on sectors like artificial intelligence, FinTech,…
Today in FedDev Ontario funding ($2.5M): YEDI Institute, Noblegen
This week, FedDev Ontario has announced two financial contributions to accelerators and startups across Ontario. Hereās the…
Ask an Investor: Should early-stage companies take investment from strategic investors?
Welcome to a new BetaKit weekly series designed to help startups and entrepreneurs. Each week, investors Roger Chabra and Katherine…
Techstars’ David Brown says Canada’s entrepreneurial advantage is openness to immigrants
In early March, Techstars announced plans to launch its first Canadian location in Toronto. Running in partnership with Real…
#ONbudget 2017 invests $75 million in advanced computing, announces Waterloo-based Quantum Valley Ideas Lab
The Ontario government tabled its 2017 to 2018 budget, which included investments in the province’s tech sector. āTech…
Today in company updates: Lightspeed, Eden
This week, several Canadian startups have made announcements, launching new features, partnerships, and more. Hereās the…
Hockeystick and the Lazaridis Institute partner to build a central data hub for Canada’s startup ecosystem
Toronto-based Hockeystick is known for helping investors keep track of their portfolio companiesā data through a simple dashboard.…
Today in company updates: mnubo, You.i TV, CrowdRiff
In recent weeks, Canadian startups have made announcements, launching new features, partnerships, and more. Hereās the latest…