Why two Canadian sports startups are setting up shop in St. Louis
They say growth begins where your comfort zone ends. A pair of Canadian entrepreneurs are applying that advice to the business…
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Why AI is the most overused term in legaltech
My team and I attended several legaltech-focused conferences this month and of course, as expected, machine learning and AI…
#SalesTO explores how a culture of analytics can increase company sales
With large amounts of information available to businesses, it is important for a company’s sales teams and leaders to understand…
Paddle snags $700,000 in funding to help students embrace “job-jumping”
Thanks to their penchant for selfies and social media and the perception that they feel entitled to jobs after years of incurring…
Ryerson University receives $36.6 million in government funding to improve infrastructure
Ryerson University has received a total of $36.6 million in funding from the federal and provincial governments. The university…
DMZ launches advisory council to develop new programs for Canadian entrepreneurs
Canada is in the midst of an economic shift. As the country continues moving towards a knowledge-based economy, internationally-renowned…
UBC partners with Creative Destruction Lab to help scale West Coast startups
The University of British Columbia’s Sauder School of Business has announced it is partnering with the Creative Destruction…
CSI appoints Adil Dhalla as executive director and Karine Jaouich as COO
The Centre for Social Innovation (CSI) Toronto announced that it has appointed Adil Dhalla as its new executive director, with…
Ask an Investor: Dissect my deck (CareGuide)
Welcome to a new BetaKit weekly series designed to help startups and entrepreneurs. Each week, investors Roger Chabra and Katherine…
Startup jobs of the week: Sago Mini, Canopy Labs, I Live Yoga, Naborly Inc., Exact Imaging
Every day, Canada’s best startups post their latest and greatest job opportunities on the BetaKit Job Board. From early stage…
#WWTO takes on new realities at annual AR & VR event
October is expected to be a big month for AR and VR. Google is expected to debut its mobile VR platform Daydream, Sony’s…
Slack partners with Salesforce on new integration
Slack has partnered with Salesforces to add another integration into its enterprise chat app. Since several companies already…
Montreal-based adtech startup District M raises $8 million in funding
District M, an adtech company that provides programmatic solutions for publishers and advertisers, announced $8 million in…
#Legaltech event says every law firm “needs a data strategy”
On September 20th, lawyers, startups, and legal tech enthusiasts gathered at the MaRS Discovery District for the Emerging Legal…
Urbery has the Ben & Jerry’s hookup this week with some help from a friendly chatbot
Starting tomorrow, Torontonians won’t have to worry about ice cream shortages while browsing Facebook. #DoughToDoor,…