Today in company updates: Vidyard, Firmex, RentMoola
This week, several startups have made announcements launching new features and partnerships. Here’s the latest on company…
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#smallrooms Podcast: Richard Tuck of Riipen on effective graduate recruiting
Rob has a chat with Richard of Riipen, a matchmaking system for companies and students that uses experiential learning. The…
#DisruptMining wants to bridge the gap between innovation and mining with $1 million challenge
The mining industry is not typically associated with big innovation, but that just means it’s ripe for disruption. That’s…
Ask the Doctor expands to Chinese market with opening of Shenzhen office
Toronto-based Ask The Doctor, a health platform that connects users to doctors to receive immediate help, announced today that…
Toronto-based Exact Imaging raises $21.5 million to commercialize its ultrasound tech for prostate biopsies
Toronto-based Exact Imaging, which develops high-resolution micro-ultrasound systems that enable real-time imaging and biopsy…
The Entrepreneurship Society event reveals the best and worst ways to raise money from investors
As BetaKit’s Ask an Investor series often shows, there are common questions many entrepreneurs have when they’re…
Toronto revisiting regulation of Airbnb in 2017
Following a year of tumultuous court battles with Uber, the city of Toronto will aim to examine Airbnb-like services in 2017.…
Report: FinTech regulation, cybersecurity among top 10 legal risks for businesses in 2017
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG), a Toronto-based law firm focusing on business law, commercial litigation and arbitration,…
UK-based TruRating says Canada is a dream market for North American expansion
While Canada’s strict, slow-moving financial institutions can be a headache for nimble Canadian FinTechs looking work…
Hack To Start Ep. 129: Daniel Beauchamp, Head of VR, Shopify
Daniel Beauchamp is the Head of Virtual Reality at Shopify. Daniel has been passionate about technology and developing video…
Following $500,000 43North win, Formarum suggests entrepreneurs can be part of rebuilding Buffalo
For the past three years, the 43Northcompetition in Buffalo, New York has invited startups from around the world to pitch for…
#smallrooms Podcast: Hussein Fazal of Snaptravel on bots and travel
Rob Kenedi sits down with Hussein Fazal, founder of SnapTravel, an SMS, Slack, and Facebook Messenger bot-based hotel booking…
Soular founder wants to dispel the myth that you can’t do good and make money
According to Salima Visram, 1.3 billion people around the world rely on kerosene lamps as their only source of light — a…
Salim Ismail: Canadian leadership is now a moral imperative
Silicon Valley North starts now, according to one of its icons, who has voted with his feet following the US election. Salim…
Italian eyewear maker partners with InteraXon to build fashionable wearables
Toronto-based InteraXon — the company behind the Muse brain-sensing meditation headband — is partnering with Padua, Italy-based…