Change Heroes Wins Startup World Vancouver
Startup World is on a global mission to uncover great startups who are not calling Silicon Valley home. They touched down in…
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New HYPERDRIVE Accelerator Cohort Announced, brings on 11 new startups!
Communitech announced the new HYPERDIVE cohort companies today and also reinforced the changes of their 6-month startup accelerator…
Polar rebrands, launches new native advertising platform
Toronto-based Polar – formerly known as Polar Mobile – has been working hard on their business for years. Founded…
Four First-of-Their-Kind Apps Created at Canadian Google Glass Hackathon
Canada’s first-ever Google Glass Hackathon wrapped up yesterday in Toronto and resulted in four new apps to add to the growing…
10 Things Google Glass Needs Before It Goes Mainstream
Wearable technology is definitely not going anywhere. But Google Glass, as it exists today, isn’t ready to change the “face…
Communitech shifts HYPERDRIVE into an improved direction, extends program to 6-months
It’s been over a year since Communitech launched HYPERDRIVE, a $30 million accelerator program that assists early-stage…
Rebellion Media expands its digital footprint and acquires Toronto-based HomeSav
Rebellion Media has been on an incredible buying spree. The Waterloo-based company has acquired 13 digital media properties…
A Social Marketing Dream: Vidyard app for HootSuite now available
Vidyard, the ‘YouTube For Business’ video marketing startup, announced today the launch of the Vidyard app for…
Vancouver-based Google Glass Competitor, Recon Jet, Sees International Demand in Sold Out Pre-Orders
Vancouver-based wearable tech company, Recon Instruments, launched their smart glasses, Recon Jet, just less than a month ago…
BetaKit is the official online sponsor of the MasterCard N>XT Developer Challenge!
We’re incredibly proud to announce that BetaKit is the official online sponsor of the upcoming MasterCard N>XT Developer…
Qriffic puts an end to wait times, brings joy to customers via text alerts
Tom Petty once sang “the waiting is the hardest part.” He was speaking about a girl, but waiting – for anything…
Waterloo-based Printchomp expands reach into the United States, now has 1,000 printers in its network
Waterloo-based Printchomp has been busy over the past 12-months. The ‘customized goods search engine for the print industry’…
MYO Goes Ambidextrous, Allows Apps to Use 2 Armbands
Kitchener-based Thalmic Labs, the startup behind the gesture-control armband MYO, knows two is better than one. The team recently…
First Ever Canadian Google Glass Hackathon Is This Weekend
Glass isn’t officially available in Canada yet, but some of the lucky few who have been able to get their hands on a pair…
Launching a Startup? Plan Your Marketing Around These 3 Phases
Few words in startup marketing conjure up as much confusion as the word “launch”. For some, launch is a one-day event that…