BetaKit Live: The future of virtual care on July 27
COVID-19 has been a catalyst for change across sectors, but has specifically prompted a Canadian healthtech boom. Nowhere has that been more clear than…
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Shopify announces changes to its revenue share model for developers at Shopify Unite 2021
At Shopify Unite 2021, the e-commerce company unveiled a host of new platform investments, including changes to how it does business with app developers,…
Montréal’s Aifred Health wins second place at IBM AI XPRIZE competition
Montréal-based healthtech and artificial intelligence (AI) startup Aifred Health today won second place at the final round of the IBM Watson AI XPRIZE competition…
C2 Montréal to host 2021 conference through virtual, in-person model
C2 Montréal, an annual business event, is planning to host its 2021 conference this fall through a hybrid model of a virtual conference and…
Toronto mayor believes Sidewalk Labs wanted “bargain basement price” for Quayside, Hootsuite CEO pro social regulation (Collision 2021)
Day two of Collision 2021 included discussions about the venture capital landscape in Canada and how startups and investors alike are having to change…
Geoffrey Hinton explains neural networks, Plaid CEO talks three waves of digital finance at Collision 2021 day one
Collision 2021’s virtual conference kicked off this morning with opening remarks from Paddy Cosgrave, the co-founder of Collision and Web Summit, and Mayor of…
City of Brampton launches incubator for international startups
Applications are now open for a new incubation program launched in Brampton, Ontario this week. The new incubator, called BHive and announced during Collision,…
BetaKit Live: Diversity in Cybersecurity
In our last BetaKit Live on the subject, Canadian cybersecurity leaders said the ecosystem required community to grow. But what if that community is…
The 11 Canadian startups participating in Y Combinator’s Winter 2021 demo day
This week, Y Combinator (YC) is holding its Winter 2021 Demo Day, the 32nd for the Silicon Valley incubator. Thirteen Canadian startups were part…
TechBrew Robotics named the winner of the 2021 OKGN Angel Summit
Mike Boudreau, founder of Salmon Arm, British Columbia-based TechBrew Robotics, has been named the winner of the 2021 OKGN Angel Summit. The summit is…
BetaKit Live: Leading Through Change
While COVID-19 has forced all business leaders to navigate change and uncertainty in the last year, change management did not begin with the pandemic….
Cisco offering $1 million USD in prizes to social innovation focused startups
Multinational technology conglomerate Cisco Systems is offering $1 million USD in prizes to up to 20 emerging startups as part of the 2021 Cisco…
Collision to be hosted virtually again for 2021 event
Collision is set to be hosted virtually again next year, due to continued uncertainty surrounding in-person events caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The announcement…