BrainStation announces BrainStation Academy, a coding summer camp for high school youth
Stop me if youâve heard this one before, but coding is the new literacy: with the majority of stable and well-paying jobs…
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#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? Hereâs 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 youâve ever come home to a missed delivery notice on your door, youâre 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…
Koho closes $1 million seed round, moves one step closer to building 21st-century banking
Koho is a litmus-test startup. Ask anyone in the Canadian FinTech space for their thoughts on the company, and youâll get…
#TechisBack: viva the Canadian tech renaissance
Tech and finance are starting to intertwine in Canada. A few short hours after Shopify opened trading at the Toronto Stock…
Post IPO, Shopify CPO Harley Finkelstein looks forward to the company’s future
A pair of suits stand outside the main room of the Toronto Stock Exchange. They see a group of some thirty or more people getting…
Michael Serbinis-led LEAGUE launches in Canada
After several months of buildup and a months-long beta period in Toronto, LEAGUE, the personal health care startup founded…
#FinTech companies take over the pitch on #TheDisruptors
The Canadian FinTech sector is a hot topic, as several Canadian companies have recently launched or raised funding to shift…
Shoes.com planning IPO this fall
It’s IPO season in Canada. After Shopify stunned the markets late last week by going public, which brought its value…
Financeit CEO Michael Garrity says the lending industry is ripe for disruption
Toronto-based Financeit offers a point-of-sale customer financing and recently doubled its lending muscle to $75 million, having…
W|W: The Wearable Weekly – the rumour mill
Welcome to The Wearable Weekly, your trusted guide to all things wearable tech. If you only have time to read one thing about…