From MacGyver to Mars: #TechVAN’s speakers share startup war stories
The Hootsuite office was at capacity on Tuesday evening for the August Tech Vancouver meetup, which provided an opportunity…
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Startup jobs of the week: StackAdapt, QuickTapSurvey, Payment Rails, LiveCA LLP
Every day, Canada’s best startups post their latest and greatest job opportunities on the BetaKit Job Board. From early stage…
Ask an Investor: How do I name my startup?
Welcome to a new BetaKit weekly series designed to help startups and entrepreneurs. Each week, investors Roger Chabra and Katherine…
We Are Wearables explodes into Montreal with #WWMTL
Montreal is joining the wearable tech revolution as We Are Wearables heads to the city for the first time this month. Montreal…
Startup Open House returns to give inside look into companies like 500 Canada, Lightspeed
Since its inception, Startup Open House has given each community a chance to connect with companies right from their headquarters.…
Ranomics raises $1.6 million CAD seed round to tackle $10 billion genetic testing industry
Toronto-based Ranomics has announced the close of a $1.6 million CAD ($1.2 million USD) seed round for its genomics platform.…
Lazaridis Institute believes connecting startups with C-level execs will scale Canada’s next big companies
While Canada isn’t lacking in excitement and eagerness for startups — Waterloo has the second largest startup density after…
Canadian parliamentary debate transcripts since 1901 now available online
A group of political scientists, computer scientists, and historians at the University of Toronto have gotten together to digitize…
Ooka Island’s Joelle MacPhee says it’s okay for founders to not want to be CEOs
High-profile stories of CEOs finding success — whether that’s through exits or significant profit — after years of…
One year after returning home, Razor Suleman remains Canada’s biggest startup champion
Many Canadian entrepreneurs have left the homeland in favour of the opportunities provided by Silicon Valley, but few have…
IBM joins MaRS FinTech hub to work with startups on cognitive technologies
IBM will be joining the FinTech hub at Toronto’s MaRS Discovery District, according to a report from The Canadian Press.…
Instamek acquires competitor WrenchPatrol to establish Vancouver presence
instaMek, an Edmonton-based on-demand car service repair company, has announced the acquisition of Vancouver-based WrenchPatrol,…
DDB expands brand accelerator program across Canada
Tech startups looking to effectively connect customers with their brand have a new option. On Monday, the DDB Canada agency…
Here’s what Riipen COO Dave Savory learned after a year of scaling
Riipen is a Vancouver-based startup with a web platform that connects employers with top talent coming out of our post-secondary…
Cossette Health opens applications for fall cohort
Just over a week after Cossette announced it was seeking tourism-related startups for Cossette Lab, the marketing communications…