Toronto Gets a Bitcoin Accelerator
The world’s first Bitcoin accelerator program has launched in Toronto. Bitcoin Decentral, a Toronto-based hub for the…
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Teachings from the Digerati at Invoke University
Just like thereâs no such thing anymore as a job for life, thereâs no such thing as an education for life either. Getting…
Silicon Valley’s The Founder Institute to Launch Montreal Chapter
The “worldâs largest startup accelerator” with over 1,000 graduate companies is coming to Montreal. The Founder…
BetaKit at DX3 2014: Chatting with the CFC’s ideaBOOST Program
BetaKit’s Joseph Czikk caught up with the Canadian Film Centre‘s (CFC) recruitment and talent manager, Leonardo…
BetaKit at DX3 2014: What Will Slyce Do With $11 Million?
At DX3 2014 this week, our Joseph Czikk spoke with Calgary’s Slyce, the product visual recognition startup for retailers.…
BetaKit at DX3 2014: Catching Up with Ryerson’s Digital Media Zone
Joseph Czikk caught up with Elise Darmanin of Ryerson University’s Digital Media Zone (DMZ) incubation space this week…
Vancouver’s GrowLab Freshens Up For Spring, Introduces Its Newest Cohort
For the next three weeks it might as well be called GoLab, because a van full of founders has hit the road. With new GrowLab…
EY’s Entrepreneur of the Year Program Officially Kicks Off Today
Every year Ernst & Young (EY) professional services firm throw a Canada-wide contest aimed at honouring the nation’s…
Nspire Student Network’s 13th Annual Tech Conference is Set to Impress
March 21-22 will mark the Nspire student network’s 13th annual National Business and Technology Conference (NBTC’14).…
Organizations Are “Not Prepared for New Generation of Leaders”
In a recent survey, over 54 percent of respondents indicated they felt Millennials are the most challenging to engage and lead…
Hamilton Gets Its Own Crowdfunding Platform
Hamiltonian serial entrepreneur Jim Rudnick has launched a new crowdfunding site for Hamilton entrepreneurs and makers to…
The Maritimes’ Propel ICT Expands to Include Newfoundland, Wants 86 Companies in Five Years
Propel ICT and its New Brunswick-based startup accelerator Launch36 have grand visions for tech innovation in the Maritimes…
Life Sciences Startups Have Until March 5 to Apply for Silicon Valley Program
The Consulate General of Canada in San Francisco is accepting applications from Canadian life sciences companies for the Canadian…
WordPress Now Lets Users Sell Stuff, Partners with Shopify and Shoplocket
WordPress, the most popular and fastest growing publishing platform on the web, announced yesterday that it had struck deals…
“A Straight Out Scam”: Montreal Angel Austin Hill Recounts First Business at FailCampMTL
Saturday’s FailCamp in Montreal was a gathering of about 160 startup and small business entrepreneurs curious about failure…