BookJane pitches caregivers on-demand in a competitive market
Whether someone has to go out of town for a work conference or a couple decides to make last minute plans for an evening out,…
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Former Capital One CFO Ian Hanning joins Financeit’s management team
Financeit, the cloud-based point-of-sale platform, announced today that Ian Hanning has been appointed as its new CFO. Hanning…
healthSwapp pitches app to help lazy rehab patients keep the doctor away on #TheDisruptors
Going to a physiotherapist or sports medicine doctor can be beneficial for many patients, but when these practitioners recommend…
Toronto’s startup scene reveals itself at my first Startup Open House
While I’ve always known that Toronto has a budding tech startup community, I wasn’t aware of how large, strong, and influential…
#smallrooms Podcast: Gary Saarenvirta of Daisy Intelligence on Applied AI
Rob Kenedi a coffee with Gary Saarenvirta, founder of Daisy Intelligence, a business insights tool based on artificial intelligence.…
U-Feast acquires Pass The Table as it prepares for 2017 expansion
It seems like there’s a new food startup popping up every other week, each one promising to deliver your food even faster…
Startup jobs of the week: StackAdapt, Vena Solutions, Hifyre, Unbounce, Finn.ai
Every day, Canada’s best startups post their latest and greatest job opportunities on the BetaKit Job Board. From early stage…
VentureLAB looking for entrepreneurs to develop affordable housing solutions for York Region
VentureLAB’s communityBUILD program, a program focused on building a social innovation ecosystem in the York Region, is introducing…
HackerYou puts bootcamp program on hold as it seeks private career college accreditation
While coding bootcamps have become increasingly popular for people looking to learn new tech skills or build on existing knowledge,…
IBM launches Toronto-based innovation space as part of $54 million Innovation Incubator Project
IBM, in partnership with Ontario Centres of Excellence and the Government of Ontario, has launched the IBM Innovation Space,…
PayPal Canada moving into MaRS Discovery District
Toronto’s innovation hub, the MaRS Discovery District, just found a new FinTech resident. PayPal Canada announced this morning…
#ProductHuntTO celebrates 2nd anniversary with speakers from Vidyard, Shopify on Sept. 29
On Sept. 29, startups interested in learning how to build innovative products from some of Canada’s top companies will…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 34: The wrong way to run a billion-dollar company
Last year, the TO-KW corridor was home to a frenzy of tech events coinciding with the Toronto International Film Festival.…
Toronto-based Chefs Plate raises $6 million in funding
Chefs Plate, which delivers gourmet ready-to-cook meal deliveries, today announced $6 million in new funding led by Munich-based…
FreshBooks releases first major design change since 2003 launch
In early February, FreshBooks CEO Mike McDerment revealed in an open letter to customers that the company was planning on launching…