Startup jobs of the week: Tiny Hearts, theScore, SweetIQ, SurePath Capital Partners, Grow
Every day, Canadaâs best startups post the latest job opportunities on the BetaKit Job Board; from early stage to series…
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Zymeworks snags huge $61.5 USD million Series A round for its biotherapeutic treatments
Vancouver-based Zymeworks, a biotherapeutics company developing protein therapeutics for the treatment of cancer and autoimmune…
Ride-sharing insurance coming to Ontario next month
Popular ride-sharing service Uber is active in many Canadian cities, including Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Calgary, Quebec City,…
The biggest Canadian startup stories of 2015
If 2014 was a big year for Canadian startups, then 2015 was uncharted territory. Not only did the startup community reach a…
Lendful raises $15 million from new partner Alterna Bank
Vancouver-based Lendful has announced a major investment today, securing $15 million CAD from Ottawa-based Alterna Bank, a…
Female Funders hosting breakfast series across North America with Shopify
The Canadian organization dedicated to inspiring a new generation of female angel investors is hosting a breakfast series across…
Wearable tech in 2015: the Hype Bubble bursts
Itâs definitely been a big year for wearable tech. Weâve seen IPOs (Fitbit), major acquisitions, (Misfit and Fossil, Recon…
Startup Canada Podcast: Gary Ziegler on the opportunities in FinTech
Fun Fact: although 70 per cent of purchases are researched online first, 90-95 percent of transactions are completed in a brick…
Is your startup ready to do business in China?
âDoing business in China is like dog years in comparison to business in Canada,” says Allison Boulton, International…
Startup Canada Podcast: Gerry Pond on accepting failure (and bouncing back)
âWork hard and learn how to deal with your failures, because youâre going to have a lot of them.â – Gerry Pond,…
What does this $100 million government fund mean to BC #FinTech?
To all the scrappy BC entrepreneurs, building innovative technology on a cash-strapped budget: help is coming. To all of the…
Shell Canada gives entrepreneurs $50,000 for cleantech projects
As this generation is reported to be a highly-conscious generation when it comes to sustainability, Shell Canada is giving…
5 Futurist predictions for 2016
In 2015, we have seen so many technologies come to the forefront. Just before the end of each year I look to the developments…
SecureKey, Trulioo, and Financeit represent Canada on 2015 KPMG FinTech 100
KPMG’s FinTech 100, a report looking for the best global FinTech companies, released its list for 2015. Three Canadian…
Slack launches $80 million VC fund to encourage third party integration
Just two years after being founded, Vancouver-based Slack has already established itself as one of Canada’s hottest startups,…