HootSuite raises $165 million in Largest Deal Ever in Canadian Venture Capital History
In what is Canada’s biggest venture capital investment for a software company ever, social media dashboard HootSuite has…
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Shopify Acquires Design Agency Jet Cooper
Shopify, the Ottawa-based startup turned ecommerce platform behemoth, announced today that it has acquired one of Canada’s…
Two Of The Top Ten Hardware Startups Are Canadian
Move over apps, it looks like its hardware’s time to shine again – and two Canadian startups in this space are of the…
HYPERDRIVE’s Third Cohort: Video and pictures from the launch announcement
Earlier today Communitech’s HYPERDRIVE announced its third group of startups to join their accelerator program. In total,…
Waterloo-based Nanotech startup NeverFrost lives up to its name
Canadian winters are cold. Bone-chilling cold. Many of us waltz out to the car and grab the snow scraper to remove the frost…
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…
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…