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Orchard Labs receives $500,000 from the MLA48 Angel Investment Fund
Toronto-based Orchard Labs, the company that makes it easy for iPhone owners to sell their smartphone, has received $500,000…
Universe acquired by Ticketmaster
Universe, the Toronto-based “social marketplace for real life experiences” and “eBay for activities,” recently…
Control raises $1.5 million from Vanedge and BDC Capital
Vancouver-based Control has announced the close of an oversubscribed $1.5 million seed round, led by Vanedge Capital and BDC…
Biohacking is here and going mainstream
One of the most exciting areas of innovation and exploration around technology today is also one of the most misunderstood.…
VarageSale CEO Carl Mercier addresses rumours of moving South on #TheDisruptors
Last night’s edition of BNN’s The Disruptors featured the CEO of a startup that knows one person’s trash is another…
#ProductHuntTO showcases latest in art and tech
Watching almost 300 people gathered on the sixth floor of the Burroughes building, it’s hard to believe that Product Hunt…
Four young Canadian entrepreneurs named Thiel Fellows
The Thiel Foundation announced today the 2015 class of Thiel Fellows. Drawn from an application pool of 2,800, the 20 newly…
BrainStation announces BrainStation Academy, a coding summer camp for high school youth
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before, but coding is the new literacy: with the majority of stable and well-paying jobs…
#WWTO has gone to the dogs
Faithful wearable enthusiasts got a treat last night at the MaRs Discovery District during the June meetup for We Are Wearables…
Wirkn raises $1.2 million, hires Todd Dean as CMO
Toronto-based Wirkn has announced it has successfully raised $1.2 million seed round from “two North American retail…
Not at #BetaKitIPO? Here’s what you missed
Last Tuesday evening, BetaKit went public. An event held in the historic Burroughes building, #BetaKitIPO was our Initial Public…
Boxsit’s virtual concierge wants to make delivering goods painless
If you’ve ever come home to a missed delivery notice on your door, you’re all too familiar with what may happen next: a…
[Event] The Future of Retail Building a Bridge Between Startups & Brands
If you’re interested in retail and how technology is playing a major part in reshaping it, then you might want to consider…
#WWTO announces partnership with Best Buy to launch Canada’s first pet-themed wearables event
We Are Wearables, the Toronto-based wearable tech group launched by BetaKit Senior Editor Tom Emrich, announced yesterday that…