Empire Startups Conference wants to connect Canadian FinTechs with US investors
On June 27, NYC-based Empire Startups is bringing its FinTech Conference to Toronto. Hosted at The Great Hall music venue on…
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thisopenspace snagging customers like lululemon, Nike on its creative space rental platform
Vancouver-based thisopenspace, one of the latest pitches on The Disruptors, wants to make unused commercial spaces more accessible…
Canadian startup stories of the week (05/06/17)
Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features,…
Universe co-founder launches latest venture, Growlabs, with $3 million in funding
In June 2015, Ben Raffi sold the startup he co-founded, Toronto-based Universe, to Live Nation. Almost two years later, Raffi’s…
Zymeworks raises $80 million CAD in IPO
After announcing plans to raise $110 million CAD in an initial public offering (IPO) last week, Vancouver-based Zymeworks announced…
15 startups getting mentorship from Cisco, Google execs at Metabridge’s annual tech retreat
Non-profit Metabridge, a partner of Accelerate Okanagan, announced the 15 startups that will have the chance to pitch to and…
CVR 2017 exploring the future of virtual reality with speakers from NASA, Cognitive VR
It’s been two years since I wrote my primer on virtual reality: ‘From Rectangles to Reality’. Back then, VR was just…
Startup Canada Podcast: Accessing Entrepreneurship with AccessNow’s Maayan Ziv
Overcoming adversity is not for the faint of heart. Maayan Ziv, founder of AccessNow, an app that finds and rates accessible…
How CETA can fill a talent gap in BC’s tech sector
British Columbia’s tech sector is producing more jobs than people to fill them. Over 14,000 new ICT jobs are expected to…
NetCents users can now purchase bitcoin with MasterCard
Vancouver-based NetCents, which offers a bitcoin wallet to sell, deposit, or purchase bitcoin, announced that NetCents users…
Ontario and Toronto gov’ts partner to give Founder Institute grads $5,000 grants
Founder Institute, a global seed accelerator founded in Silicon Valley, announced that graduates of its Toronto 2017 program…
WeWork wants Toronto startups and nonprofits to apply for part of $20 million Creator Awards
WeWork announced that it is opening up its Creator Awards initiative to Toronto. The Creator Awards will award more than $20…
National Bank investing $6 million in Nest Wealth, plans to integrate its robo-advisor tech
Toronto-based Nest Wealth, a digital wealth management platform, announced that it will receive a $6 million investment from…
Zymeworks plans to raise $110 million from its IPO
Vancouver-based Zymeworks plans to raise $110 million from a sale of as many as 5.2 million common shares at $13 USD to $16…
Startup Canada Podcast: Dribbble’s Michael Sacca shares the path of building Crew
Serial entrepreneur Michael Sacca is all about making sure freelancers reach their maximum potential. When he is not interviewing…