The biggest Canadian startup stories of 2014
2014 was a big year for Canadian startups. So big, in fact, that the BetaKit editorial team couldn’t quite agree on the…
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UTEST announces cohort three, brings five new startups into its accelerator program
The University of Toronto Early-Stage Technology (UTEST) incubator has been home to many successful Canadian technology startups,…
Nymi Band Discovery Kit begins shipping to developers as Bionym rebrands to focus on core product
After an agonizing wait, Nymi Inc. will begin shipping in volume a developer-centric version of its authentication-focused Nymi…
Thalmic announces partnership with superstar DJ Armin Van Buuren
At the WEST Conference in October, Thalmic Marketing Director Sameera Banduk spoke on a panel about the potential for wearables…
Cascadia Summit Announces 16 Startup finalists pitching for an opportunity to spend three months in Silicon Valley
With over 100 applications submitted, Launch Academy, Plug and Play Canada and Boast Capital have announced the 16 startups…
Android TO Returns to Toronto in October
AndroidTO, Canada’s largest Android conference, will return to Toronto this year when it takes place on October 30. This…
GROW ‘One of the Leading Technology Conferences in the World,’ Founder Declares in Opening Speech
The much anticipated GROW Conference in Whistler kicked off earlier today at the Fairmont Chateau Whistler, and Dealmaker…
Thalmic Labs’ Myo Armband Takes Major Step, Integrates with Smartglass
Thalmic Labs evidently knew that if it was to remain among the hottest current wearables leaders, it would need to find some…
Computational Photography Startup Algolux Raises $2.6 Million in Series A Money
Montreal’s Algolux, a former TandemLaunch startup that specializes in computational optics for better photographs, today…
BDC Capital Partners with Creative Destruction Lab, Aims to Reach $1 Billion in Equity Value
Creative Destruction Labs (CDL), who is based at Rotman School of Management at U of T, started in 2012 and has exceeded is…
Hardware Projects on Kickstarter Raised Over Five Times More Investor Funding as Those on Indiegogo
A new report has revealed some interesting facts about crowdfunded hardware projects that graduate from Kickstarter and Indiegogo.…
Bionym Releases its Beta Nymi SDK for Free for Developers, Will Showcase Best Software
Toronto’s Bionym, makers of the ever-popular Nymi wristband that uses your unique cardiac rhythm to authenticate your…
Whistler a “Perfect Place to Make Decisions and Iterate” Says GROW Conference CEO
Deb Landa and her yearly GROW Conference was the subject of a recent Financial Post article detailing how next month’s…
New Event Seeks to Convince Canuck Expats to Return and Work for Canadian Startups
A group of business leaders in Toronto are seeking to convince Canadian techies working abroad to return home and work within…
SalesForce to Beef Up Canadian Presence, Will Open Two New Data Centres
SalesForce today announced that it will launch two new data centres in Canada in a bid to further increase both investment…