Report: Okanagan tech industry contributed $1.3 billion to the local economy in 2015
The tech industry in the Okanagan is booming, according to a recent Economic Impact Report by a technology-driven accelerator,…
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HackerYou puts bootcamp program on hold as it seeks private career college accreditation
While coding bootcamps have become increasingly popular for people looking to learn new tech skills or build on existing knowledge,…
Flatbook rebrands to Sonder after $10 million funding round
Montreal-based Flatbook is officially rebranding as Sonder after raising a $10 million funding round. According to Montreal…
Kirstine Stewart joins Diply as chief strategy officer
Former Twitter VP Kirstine Stewart made headlines just a few months back when she announced she was joining leaving Twitter…
PayPal Canada moving into MaRS Discovery District
Torontoâs innovation hub, the MaRS Discovery District, just found a new FinTech resident. PayPal Canada announced this morning…
#ProductHuntTO celebrates 2nd anniversary with speakers from Vidyard, Shopify on Sept. 29
On Sept. 29, startups interested in learning how to build innovative products from some of Canada’s top companies will…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 34: The wrong way to run a billion-dollar company
Last year, the TO-KW corridor was home to a frenzy of tech events coinciding with the Toronto International Film Festival.…
Fortay believes in developing a startup culture beyond free booze and office dogs
As startup success stories get more publicity, many large companies have attempted to emulate startup culture within their…
TouchBistro talks building in Canada and scaling globally on #TheDisruptors
When a large group of people go out for dinner after work, it can be a tedious and time-consuming process for waiters to manually…
Vantageâs growth a reminder that great product is nothing without market fit
2015 was a good year for Vantage. Following a $1.1 million seed round the year prior, the Toronto-based ecommerce analytics…
How Edusight’s platform wants to help school boards make better decisions with data
While school boards regularly collect data about studentsâ grades and performance, they arenât always able to collect and…
#firesideconf brings 250 people to the middle of nowhere and asks them to connect
Last year, the first-ever Fireside Conference brought together 80 members of Torontoâs tech community, put them in a campground…
Building a collaborative global FinTech ecosystem
âSoftware is eating the world,â explained Marc Andreessen, Netscape co-founder and partner at venture capitalist firm Andreessen…
Announcing the BetaKit Next selectees
BetaKit isnât particularly fond of awards for entrepreneurship. For example, how can anyone reasonably name an âentrepreneur…
Financeit and Concentra acquire TD Bank’s indirect home improvement financing assets
Toronto-based POS financing platform Financeit and Concentra, which provides wholesale finance and trust solutions for Canadian…