Ontario gov’t partners with Airbnb to raise consumer rights awareness for the sharing economy
Sharing economy companies butting heads with lawmakers and the industries they’re disrupting are nothing new, but the…
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CONTEST: have your say at #TechVAN on February 23
TechToronto has expanded to the West Coast, with its inaugural TechVancouver event sponsored by Lighthouse Labs, happening…
Slack celebrates second birthday with 2.3 million daily active users
Almost a year ago today, Slack celebrated its first birthday with 500,000 daily active users and more than 60,000 teams using…
Startup jobs of the week: Sensibill, QuickTapSurvey, K2 Digital, Gymtrack, Maluuba
Every day, Canada’s best startups post the latest job opportunities on the BetaKit Job Board; from early stage to series…
Halifax’s Clean Simple looks to grow beyond Atlantic Canada with new seed funding
It took a kick in the ass from Dan Martell to get Michael Brown out of Atlantic Canada. The Clean Simple CEO had been…
Borrowell is betting on team and good credit to disrupt lending in Canada
In Canada, there hasn’t been a lot of incentive to innovate financial services as larger banks have dominated for so…
Breather partners with real estate firm Cushman & Wakefield to fuel international expansion
Montreal-based Breather, which provides a platform for on-demand professional office space, announced that it has retained…
DMZ panel examines rise of sharing economy and the need for regulation
As Toronto prepares to host NBA All-Star Weekend — the first outside the United States — taxis warned that they would protest…
Statflo raises $2.4 million seed round, partners with iQmetrix
Statflo, a data platform aimed at wireless retailers, announced that it has raised a $2.4 million seed round. The round was…
Startup York creates comprehensive resource for York Region entrepreneurs
Most entrepreneurs in the GTA think that traveling to downtown Toronto is their best bet for startup resources. But Startup…
Snap for Groupon changing with Canadian product founders Michele Romanow & Anatoliy Melnichuk departing
The Snap by Groupon platform, which allows users to get cash back on groceries, is undergoing major changes — but the Canadian…
Lucova making selfies the future of selling
Through Toronto-based Lucova, selfies of the future will become useful for more than just social media sharing. Pitching on…
Wattpad is your brand’s last, best hope for native advertising
Banner and pop-up ads haven’t changed much since their first appearance in the mid-90s, but the way people have responded…
Canadian video game developers bet big on VR
Soon we’ll all be able to take the red pill. Virtual reality is thrilling, but it is often difficult to describe,…
CanCon Podcast Episode 3: What’s the deal with food tech?
All politics are local. To some degree, so is tech. This week’s episode of the CanCon podcast tackles how tech…