Creative Destruction Lab expands to Montreal, Calgary, and Halifax
The Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) has announced a cross-country expansion into three new regions: CDL-Rockies at the University…
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Today in company updates: Top Hat, Hootsuite, District M
This week, several Canadian startups have made announcements — launching new features, hiring new members, and more. Here’s…
OMX receives investment from Lockheed Martin for international expansion
Toronto-based OMX, an online platform that helps companies working on government contracts track their compliance with agreements,…
Report: Canada has no problem securing patents, but struggles with commercialization
A new study by the Impact Centre at the University of Toronto suggests that Canada doesn’t have a problem securing patents…
Oneiric’s Emily Rudow wants to break a world record and raise $10,000 for cancer research
Toronto-based Oneiric is taking its efforts to raise money to fight cancer to the next level. As of yesterday, Emily Rudow,…
Men’s clothing platform Bonsai raises $2.5 million seed round to scale technology arm
Toronto-based Bonsai, an online shopping platform that offers men’s brands, has just raised $2.5 million in seed funding.…
OCE Discovery panel says Canadian gov’t must provide “sustained” support to AI industry
On May 15 and May 16, the Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) hosted OCE Discovery at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre to…
Nymi raises $20 million Series B, founder Karl Martin moves back to CEO role
Nymi has raised a CAD $20 million Series B from GII Tech in Dubai, with participation from Nymi’s Series A investors…
Wattpad lays off 10% of staff as it shifts focus to machine learning capabilities
Toronto-based Wattpad has laid off 10 percent of its staff, or 15 people. All departments were affected by the layoffs, including…
F|T: The FinTech Times – The truth about blockchain
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – What happened to the prosumer model?
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering the major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using…
Canadian startup stories of the week (05/13/17)
Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features,…
Cadillac Fairview EVP believes malls will survive retail disruption thanks to focus on services
On the latest episode of The Disruptors, co-hosts Amber Kanwar and Bruce Croxon sat down with Salvatore Iacono, executive VP…
PM Justin Trudeau says STEM ability, education will help Canada succeed during OneEleven launch
As Toronto-based OneEleven celebrated the launch of its new 250,000 square foot space, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stopped…
dubdub pitches “shoppable” video creation platform on #TheDisruptors
Toronto-based dubdub, one of the latest pitches on The Disruptors wants to give people a way to monetize video content. dubdub…