MaRS launching survey to provide comprehensive map of Ontario’s entrepreneur ecosystem
Today, MaRS announced the launch of its Connected Entrepreneur Survey with the goal of creating a map that will “connect…
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Toronto’s Bitmaker acquired by General Assembly
As part of a move to expand from 15 to 25 campuses by end of year, US-based education-to-employment company General Assembly…
Kira Talent raises $5 million Series A to develop talent assessment platform
Kira Talent, which provides a video-based talent assessment platform for university and college admissions, announced the raise…
RNDMWRK wants your next coworking space to be a bar
As David King will tell you, entrepreneurship and promoting have more in common than one might think — the former promoter,…
Kepler Communications raises $5 million seed round to develop in-space telecommunications network
Kepler Communications, which is building a network of low-cost satellites to improve communication infrastructure in space,…
Why Kik and Facebook are fighting over bots like Chatty McChatface while investors watch
A lot has changed in the messaging space since Jonathan Keebler and Matt McCausland launched of their anonymous chat service…
Telus Ventures and Techstars announce investment in workplace health startup Sprout
Just under a month after Telus Health announced its intent to acquire digital healthcare company Nightingale, Telus Ventures…
Rubsun Ho wants Crowdmatrix to be the “AngelList of Canada”
As a co-founder of Cognition LLP, Rubsun Ho has worked with many startups trying to get their business off the ground. While…
26 Ontario companies named semifinalists in 43North global competition
43North, a global competition awarding a grand prize of $1 million to one startup, has announced 142 semifinalists. Among them…
Announcing the 2016 Spotlight Awards Winners
The Spotlight Awards have returned to celebrate Canadian startup success. Launched last year by Achievers founder Razor…
Nulogy raises $14 million to help manufacturers stay agile in the ‘me’ economy
Toronto-based Nulogy, which provides cloud solutions for enterprise, announced a $14 million raise from Tola Capital. According…
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…
Influitive lays off 13 percent of staff, citing need to “focus on sustainability”
After a year of aggressive growth, Toronto-based Influitive told BetaKit today that the company is laying off 13 percent of…
#smallrooms Podcast: #Startupfest Part 2: Zoom.AI, Tunestars, Ubios, Tylio
On a second of two-part special summer-binge-listen version of Entrepreneurs in Small Rooms Drinking Coffee, the #smallrooms…
Techweek’s first event outside the U.S. attempts to capture Toronto’s tech scene
In its first edition outside of the U.S., Techweek — a week-long technology festival — touched down in Toronto with the…