Hubba closes $11 million Series A with lofty intentions
The Globe and Mail is reporting that Hubba has closed an $11 million Series A round, led by Real Ventures and Kensington Venture…
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#WWTO shows VR’s possibilities are endless
For the final We Are Wearables Toronto event of the year, WWTO founder and BetaKit Senior Editor Tom Emrich ended 10 months…
9 takeaways from The Man Behind Shopify, Tobi LĂ¼tke
On the tail of Shopify’s announcement of its Waterloo expansion, Communitech hosted founder and CEO Tobias LĂ¼tke for a casual…
A single voice for the startup community
Something has been gnawing at me for quite some time and it has really surfaced during this upcoming Federal election. I believe,…
Ritual expands rapidly in Toronto, plans to enter U.S. lunch market
If you’re a Torontonian that hates wasting time in lineups and prefers to just grab your coffee or meal quickly, you…
Next Gen Den’s new dragons breathe fire into early stage startups
Next Gen Den, the 20 episode Dragons’ Den spinoff made for web and mobile, is back for another season, and its new judges…
Knix Wear wants to disrupt the lingerie market with a Swiss Army knife bra
When Joanna Griffiths was 25, she had a conversation with her mom about the physical reality of being a woman. “During…
#VanStartupCity: tech entrepreneurship tips from the leaders
“If you want to be successful, follow your contribution, not your passion.” This and other bits of wisdom resulted…
#VanIMPACT: investing for profit, people, and the planet
Driven by purpose as well as profit? You might have joined hundreds of earnest entrepreneurs, non-profit folks and investors…
TruLeaf launches $1.37 million campaign on AgFunder to close Series A
TruLeaf, a Halifax-based agtech company dedicated to developing multi-layer plant farm technology to provide predictable supplies…
Why Indiegogo’s Steve Tam says work-life balance doesn’t exist
In case you missed it, #Firesideconf brought together 80 people from the tech community for speeches from fellow entrepreneurs,…
Shopify named CIX 2015 innovator of the year
The Canadian Innovation Exchange (CIX), a leading Canadian technology innovation showcase where investors, entrepreneurs and…
Applications closing soon for McGill’s Lean Launchpad program
This summer, the McGill Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship at McGill University established itself as a player in the Canadian…
BetaKit and HIGHLINE are taking over Thursday night at #VSW2015 (with some help from our friends)
BetaKit and Canadian pre-seed fund and accelerator, HIGHLINE, have collaborated in the past to great effect, most notably this…
Venture North answers age-old question: why invest and grow in Canada?
At the MaRS Discovery District yesterday, members of the venture capitalist and startup community gathered for Venture North,…