Shopify wants to support small businesses with new coworking program in WeWork spaces
Shopify has announced a partnership with WeWork to establish its Shopify Partner Accelerator, which the company hopes will…
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Mogo announces milestone of 250,000 members following MogoApp release
Following the recent launch of its new digital banking account and mobile app, Mogo, the Vancouver-based financial technology…
Lazaridis Institute believes connecting startups with C-level execs will scale Canada’s next big companies
While Canada isn’t lacking in excitement and eagerness for startups — Waterloo has the second largest startup density after…
Young entrepreneurs tell Minister Bains education, talent are biggest barriers to success
While the government released its official budget — including several million-dollar commitments to the startup community…
One year after returning home, Razor Suleman remains Canada’s biggest startup champion
Many Canadian entrepreneurs have left the homeland in favour of the opportunities provided by Silicon Valley, but few have…
How banks are making friends with FinTech
Somewhere in an office in downtown Toronto, standing beside a ping-pong table, young engineers and software developers in jeans…
PopRX spins off prescription delivery app into Herbsy, a medical marijuana marketplace
After the Liberal government announced plans to unveil a bill for recreational pot use next spring, what started out as initial…
Startup Canada Podcast: Why all startups should launch with a social mission
Janie Goldstein argues that startups should have a social mission from the start. However, before she created The Upside Foundation,…
F|T: The FinTech Times – Banking meets IoT
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
Ask an investor: should I let angel investors into my VC round?
Welcome to a new BetaKit weekly series designed to help startups and entrepreneurs. Each week, investors Roger Chabra and Katherine…
Startup jobs of the week: Nanoleaf, Trew Knowledge, Ranomics, HiMama, AmpMe
Every day, Canada’s best startups post their latest and greatest job opportunities on the BetaKit Job Board. From early stage…
Startup Canada Podcast: Angel investor Randy Thompson on his biggest failure
Entrepreneurs from across the board agree that failure is not only accepted, but part of the entrepreneurial journey. Randy…
RateHub.ca receiving up to $495,000 from the National Research Council of Canada
RateHub, a search engine that allows users to compare prices on financial products, is receiving up to $495,000 from the National…
Bank of Canada encouraging country’s banks to launch private fund for small businesses
According to a report from The Globe and Mail, the Bank of Canada wants the country’s banks to launch a national fund…
Rubsun Ho wants Crowdmatrix to be the “AngelList of Canada”
As a co-founder of Cognition LLP, Rubsun Ho has worked with many startups trying to get their business off the ground. While…