Elevate’s Main Stage focuses on how to improve the world with tech
Starting out the day with some homegrown Canadian patriotism, Tobi Lütke, founder and CEO of Shopify, and Innovation, Science…
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Coinsquare hires new chief digital officer as platform looks to win a broader audience
Coinsquare has tapped former Postmedia chief digital officer Thomas Jankowski to take on the role as chief digital and growth…
ScribbleLive lays off 40 more staff, reportedly shutting down European offices
ScribbleLive has laid off at least 40 members of its staff today, BetaKit has learned. Multiple sources familiar with the matter…
Shop.ca relaunches with coupons and content focus
Shop.ca has relaunched its platform with a focus on providing coupons alongside retail content and shopping guides. It’s…
H|T: The Healthtech Times – A plan to overhaul Canadian health care
The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to H|T using…
Hubba faces personnel changes as company continues pivot from enterprise to independent retail
Hubba recently laid off nine members of its staff, BetaKit has learned. The layoffs took place across departments, including…
Canadian startup news of the week (03/04/18)
Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features,…
ScribbleLive lays off 27 employees to ‘streamline organization’ amid search for new CEO
ScribbleLive laid off 27 employees earlier this week, BetaKit has learned. According to multiple sources familiar with the…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 102: Why Tim Cook’s a “big fan” of Shopify
Tim Cook is a big fan of Shopify! Toronto made the shortlist for Amazon’s second headquarters. The New York Times is…
Wattpad raises $61.25 million to continue investment in machine learning, interactive storytelling
Wattpad has announced that it’s raised $61.25 million CAD in a fresh round of funding. Investors include Tencent, BDC,…
Q4 lays off 13 people at its Toronto office
Q4 has laid off 13 people at its Toronto office, BetaKit has learned. In a statement to BetaKit, CEO Darrell Heaps confirmed…
Canadian startup news of the week (05/20/17)
Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features,…
With Janet Bannister now on board, VarageSale touts traction as it seeks revenue (and funding)
In early January 2016, VarageSale, which had raised a massive $34 million Series B the year before, laid off 30 staff on the…
Wattpad lays off 10% of staff as it shifts focus to machine learning capabilities
Toronto-based Wattpad has laid off 10 percent of its staff, or 15 people. All departments were affected by the layoffs, including…
Influitive loses CFO and VP of marketing, trims staff to extend runway
Influitive has lost key members of its staff today, BetaKit has learned. Among those departing were Paul Marshall, Influitive’s…