Canadian tech opens its doors to those displaced by US executive order
In the past few days, the Canadian tech community has rallied behind those affected by the recent executive order in the US,…
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Hyperwallet expands to the UK with hopes of nabbing top FinTech talent
Hyperwallet, a digital payout provider aimed squarely at the sharing and gig economies, announced in late January that it has…
Slack launches Enterprise Grid to support businesses with up to 500,000 people
Everyone’s favourite productivity app isn’t playing in little league anymore. The Vancouver-based company recently announced…
Startup Canada Podcast: A young entrepreneur’s take on fostering the next generation
It isn’t every day you encounter a young entrepreneur with insight quite like Swarochish ‘Swish’ Goswami, a 19-year old…
Canadian Ministers, mayors, and more give statements on tech open letter
Yesterday, BetaKit published an open letter from Canada’s tech community affirming its support for people of all races,…
Canadian government wants to be your startup’s first customer through Build in Canada program
For many tech startups, getting that first big paying customer is both their biggest challenge and their most golden opportunity.…
Mogo president says releasing solutions for multiple FinTech categories key to scale
With more people turning to digital banking services, FinTech companies like Vancouver-based Mogo, a company that runs an online…
Shoes.com shuts down operations
Shoes.com has announced that it will be shutting down operations as of today. The company is taking its three properties — SHOES.com,…
Today in company updates: Influitive, 500px, Kindred Systems, GoFetch, Nymi
Startups in Toronto and Vancouver are making moves. Here is the latest in product launches, partnerships, and company milestones…
How maker culture is remaking itself
When we last looked at MakerLabs, a space that helped bring the Bay area’s maker culture to Vancouver, they were already…
PwC MoneyTree report: Canada held firm in 2016 amidst down VC activity around the globe
According to a new report from PwC Canada and CB Insights, the venture capital landscape in Canada is on a positive growth…
11 Canadian tech companies to watch in 2017
Last year, I wrote an article about the 11 Canadian tech companies to watch in 2016, which highlighted tech companies of all…
Startup Canada Podcast: Serial entrepreneur Kelsey Ramsden says relationships key to growing businesses
Kelsey Ramsden is a born serial entrepreneur. With the success of her two multi-million dollar businesses in the construction…
Mogo wants to gamify the mortgage-managing process with its newest product
Vancouver-based FinTech company Mogo has announced the launch of MogoMortgage, a new product designed to gamify the process…
Fundica Roadshow offering $1 million investment award to one startup
For its fifth year, the Fundica Roadshow is partnering with First Stone Venture Partners to offer a $1 million investment award…