North, Vidyard, Atomwise repeat on Y Combinator’s ‘top companies’ list
On Wednesday, Mountain View-based accelerator Y Combinator (YC) published its list of its top 100 companies for 2019, which…
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Accelerate Okanagan receives $213,000 to support its OKGN Angel Summit
Kelowna, BC-based tech startup accelerator, Accelerate Okanagan, is receiving $213,000 from the National Research Council of…
Acceleprise officially announces plans to launch Toronto accelerator
Earlier this year, BetaKit initially reported that Acceleprise, a SaaS accelerator and fund founded in San Francisco, had plans…
Geotab launches new IoT startup innovation accelerator
Toronto-based IoT company Geotab has announced the official launch of its smart cities and transportation accelerator program,…
Founder Institute launches pre-seed startup accelerator in Halifax
Silicon-Valley based Founder Institute, the world’s largest pre-seed startup accelerator with chapters in over 180 cities…
Lazaridis Institute selects 10 startups for fifth cohort of ScaleUp Program
The Lazaridis Institute, housed at Wilfrid Laurier University, has selected 10 tech startups to participate in the fifth cohort…
Volta accepts five new companies into Residency program
Halifax-based Volta, which supports startups with programming and workspace, has announced five new residents. With this announcement,…
BlackBerry and L-SPARK seeking second cohort for joint accelerator
BlackBerry and L-SPARK are looking for startups to join the second cohort of their joint accelerator program. Launched last…
Vancouver-based Radius seeking social impact ventures for Slingshot accelerator
Vancouver’s Radius, a social innovation hub based out of Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business, is…
Three Canadian startups selected to participate in Colliers Proptech Accelerator
Three Canadian startups have been chosen to participate in Colliers Proptech Accelerator‘s 2019 class, a three-month…
Applications open for second cohort of 100+ Sustainability Accelerator​
Highline Beta​ and global beer company Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) have opened applications for the second cohort of…
11 Canadian companies participating in Y Combinator summer 2019 cohort
This week, Y Combinator held its Summer 2019 Demo Day and this time 11 Canadian startups participated in the seed accelerator…
FinTech-focused Holt Accelerator announces 2019 cohort
The Holt Accelerator, a Montreal-based program open to FinTechs from around the world, has accepted eight companies into its…
How I chose an accelerator for my startup
Accelerator programs have become a ubiquitous part of the startup world, with dozens of programs promising access to capital,…
DisGovr Canada partners with DMZ to enable procurement between government, startups
DisGovr Canada, a platform helping tech companies connect with the government’s public sector, has partnered with Toronto-based…