Ask an Investor: What are common mistakes I should avoid while raising my funding round?
Welcome to a new BetaKit weekly series designed to help startups and entrepreneurs. Each week, investors Roger Chabra and Katherine…
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Vantage’s growth a reminder that great product is nothing without market fit
2015 was a good year for Vantage. Following a $1.1 million seed round the year prior, the Toronto-based ecommerce analytics…
Ask an Investor: How do I create a valuation for my startup?
Welcome to a new BetaKit weekly series designed to help startups and entrepreneurs. Each week, investors Roger Chabra and Katherine…
Announcing the BetaKit Next selectees
BetaKit isn’t particularly fond of awards for entrepreneurship. For example, how can anyone reasonably name an ‘entrepreneur…
Ask an Investor: How do I decide when to raise my next round?
Welcome to a new BetaKit weekly series designed to help startups and entrepreneurs. Each week, investors Roger Chabra and Katherine…
Ask an Investor: How do I name my startup?
Welcome to a new BetaKit weekly series designed to help startups and entrepreneurs. Each week, investors Roger Chabra and Katherine…
One year after returning home, Razor Suleman remains Canada’s biggest startup champion
Many Canadian entrepreneurs have left the homeland in favour of the opportunities provided by Silicon Valley, but few have…
Here’s what Riipen COO Dave Savory learned after a year of scaling
Riipen is a Vancouver-based startup with a web platform that connects employers with top talent coming out of our post-secondary…
How banks are making friends with FinTech
Somewhere in an office in downtown Toronto, standing beside a ping-pong table, young engineers and software developers in jeans…
Ask an Investor: What do I do when my lead VC doesn’t want to follow-on?
Welcome to a new BetaKit weekly series designed to help startups and entrepreneurs. Each week, investors Roger Chabra and Katherine…
Unison is phase one of Rogers’ plan to make Canadian small businesses a priority
Recently, Rogers announced Unison, a new product which will allow small businesses to use their mobile phone like an office…
500 Startups looking for #TOWRCorridor’s top talent to join 500 Labs
In recent months, Silicon Valley-based 500 Startups has been keeping a keen focus on Canada. The accelerator is setting the…
As 500 Canada team grows nationally, focus is on fueling next generation of entrepreneurs
Sanjay Singhal’s start as the head of 500 Canada — 500 Startups’ $30 million fund dedicated to Canadian startups —…
Shop.ca has filed for bankruptcy in a last-ditch effort to find a buyer
Shop.ca has filed for bankruptcy, according to documents obtained by BetaKit. The news comes just six months after Shop.ca…
CASL: How to build your startup’s email list without violating privacy
Email marketing is arguably the most powerful piece of any tech startup’s promotional toolkit. As heard at the recent Unbounce…