Grow Conference 2013: A look back at the highlights from Day One
GROW Conference 2013 kicked off in Vancouver and promised to be the best 3-day startup event yet. Below are some highlights…
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Super Angel Boris Wertz says there’s only two ways to get to a $100 million valuation
Grow Conference: Vancouver-based early stage investor Boris Wertz gives entrepreneurs some practical advice on building a company…
A conversation with Nir Eyal about Behavior Engineering and why the last cookie in the jar is so tempting
Some debates end in a draw. There’s no right answer, and there’s no definitive winner. Is entrepreneurship a function…
LearningLoop captures $20,000 Startup Weekend Toronto EDU grand prize
Over the weekend Toronto was home to Startup Weekend Toronto EDU, a 3-day event that saw 12 education startups pitch their…
The Next 36 Venture Day 2013 is happening August 13th, will be live streamed online
Next Tuesday is a big day for The Next 36 as 18 startups will pitch their ideas to a few angel investors and VCs. The Next…
Toronto’s Alertly is looking to disrupt the home security industry
With monthly recurring revenue streams and potential subscriber lock in’s, the 13 billion dollar home security space has…
Edmonton-based Mover Closes $1 Million in Funding
Not long ago most people trusted their precious data to a single cloud storage provider, be it DropBox or Google Drive or one…
Montrealer launches city space rental startup, decides to first open doors in NYC
For people seeking quiet spaces to work or relax in the hustle and bustle of New York City, Julien Smith, an author and former…
10 Canadian Startups To Watch
Last week we featured Mattermark’s list of 10 Hardware Startups on the Rise which included two Canadian companies, Thalmic…
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…
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…
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…
A hot new Toronto-based startup aims to make ordering fast food faster
Foodo, which is available on iOS devices, gives users the ability to discover local restaurants, browse their menu, place a…
Welcome back to BetaKit – a site dedicated to Canadian Startups!
It takes courage and determination to start your own business. Being a startup is a tough choice, it can sometimes be very…