International Startup Fest Crowns Second Elevator Tour Winner with $100K
Phil Telio and the Montreal-based International Startup Festival recently crowned their second Elevator World Tour winner in…
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“Ninja” or “Wizard” Might Sound Fun on a Job Posting, but Everyone Else Might Think it Sounds Ridiculous
Driving with my dad just before Christmas, I asked him when he might consider retirement. Approaching his 53rd birthday, he…
C100 Gives Top Fundraisers the Nod in Year-End Review
C100, the non-profit, member-driven organization that supports Canadian technology entrepreneurship through mentorship, partnership…
Waterloo Trio Set to Launch Instagram-Like Social Community for Startups
Waterloo-based UI/UX designer Kevin Kim said that every time he checked out sources of information on other startups in his…
A Canadian Success Story, Vancouver’s ShoeMe is Showing that Rural Canada is Waking up to eCommerce
It’s stories like Vancouver’s ShoeMe.ca that get me excited about startups in Canada, and more specifically, the…
BetaKit’s Most Interesting News Stories of 2013
It’s getting awfully close to 2014, so we decided to go through every article we’ve reported this year and create a list…
Crowdfunding Canada 2013: Hits, Misses and Drama
2013 was the year of crowdfunding. This year eleven Kickstarter projects joined the million-dollar club and Indiegogo had its…
5by Founder Thanks Montreal Tech Scene Before Moving in With New Parent Company
5by founder Greg Isenberg has written a goodbye letter of sorts on Medium as he readies for a move to San Francisco from Montreal.…
Two Canadian Gaming Studios Raise $180,000 for Philippines Disaster Relief
While Toronto grapples with the effects of one unfortunate weather-related event in the ice storm, a few Canadian gaming studios…
Most of HomeSav’s Staff Lose Their Jobs Amid “Restructuring” by Parent Company Rebellion Media
In late July we reported that Toronto-based private shopping “club” for home decor and lifestyle products HomeSav had…
Prostate Cancer Detectors Imagistx Raises $4.2 Million in Funding
Markham-based prostate imaging startup Imagistx has raised $4.2 million in venture capital from several firms. Toronto’s…
Startup Career Expo Will Bring Together 70 Startups and 1,500 Students
You’re Next Career Network and its “Startup Hub”, based out of the University of Toronto, is set to host…
Rob Ford’s Antics Pushes Back Planned Update for Hilarious App Game “Stay Mayor!”
It was only a matter of time before some clever developers came out with a new mobile game that mimics the real life charades…
Vancouver’s Beanworks is Ready for Business
Since graduating from Communitech’s Hyperdrive accelerator program eight months ago, Vancouver-based “accounts…
The App Labb Built Itself from the Ground Up
The App Labb founder Kundan Joshi started his Toronto-based app development firm while he was still finishing his software…