The Entrepreneurship Society wants to help founders transition from early-stage to growth stage
If you’ve ever been in a room where you’re surrounded by smart people talking about deep and interesting issues, then…
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Moving the Dial wants Toronto startup community to address lack of diversity together
On January 16, hundreds of female entrepreneurs, investors, and leaders in Toronto will gather at Moving the Dial, an event…
Vancouver-based Unbounce begins international expansion in Berlin, calling it a “magnet” for tech talent
Vancouver-based web marketing platform provider Unbounce is setting up its first international office in the heart of Europe…
Fitbit using Pebble’s software talent and infrastructure to launch app store and smartwatch
It was just last month that Fitbit acquired Pebble, the now defunct wearable startup founded by Canadian Eric Migicovsky, and…
Singularity University launches Canada Global Impact Challenge with full scholarship prize
Silicon Valley-based incubator Singularity University, which focuses on using tech to positively impact “millions of…
#smallrooms Podcast: Nima Gardideh of Suto on bots and YC Fellowships
Host Rob Kenedi has a coffee with Nima Gardideh of Suto, an SMS-based bot that recommends the best product to buy. Gardideh…
The Entrepreneurship Society event reveals the best and worst ways to raise money from investors
As BetaKit’s Ask an Investor series often shows, there are common questions many entrepreneurs have when they’re…
Jim Orlando’s 2016 Venture Capital predictions scorecard
Twelve months have flown by and it is time to look back at my Ten Canadian startup and venture capital predictions for 2016.…
Startup Canada podcast: Tribe of Lambs founder on starting a global movement of giving
After building a career in the Canadian fashion industry, Bobbi Paidel traveled to India where she was confronted with overwhelming…
UK-based TruRating says Canada is a dream market for North American expansion
While Canada’s strict, slow-moving financial institutions can be a headache for nimble Canadian FinTechs looking work…
Facebook partners with University of Waterloo to collaborate on tech research projects
Facebook announced a new partnership with the University of Waterloo, Harvard, Princeton and 14 other universities on Wednesday,…
Parkbench’s hyper-local focus spurs revenue growth
For some companies, success means expanding services to as many cities as possible in order to grow revenue and dominate its…
BlackBerry launching connected and autonomous vehicle research centre in Ottawa
As BlackBerry continues moving away from handsets, the Waterloo-based firm seems increasingly focused on establishing itself…
Chefs Plate highlights sustainability focus after closing second tranche with InvestEco Capital
After announcing a $6 million Series B in September, Toronto-based Chefs Plate announced that it’s closed the second…
Riipen platform wants to tackle Canada’s graduate underemployment problem
Youth unemployment and graduate underemployment are hitting record levels, and one Canadian startup has set out to tackle these…