Startup job spotlight: business development lead at Raise Your Flag
With startups leading the way in Canadian innovation, every day, BetaKit does its part to help fill the talent gap with our…
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Toronto-based Urbery wants to disrupt grocery delivery
There’s no shortage of grocery delivery companies promising to be the next big thing, but one Toronto-based company promises…
American Express Canada joins MaRS FinTech cluster as sponsor
American Express Canada announced that it has joined the MaRS FinTech cluster as a sponsor, with the goal of working with FinTech…
CanCon Podcast Episode 3: What’s the deal with food tech?
All politics are local. To some degree, so is tech. This week’s episode of the CanCon podcast tackles how tech…
Why Mike Serbinis wants to disrupt the employee insurance market with LEAGUE Benefits
When LEAGUE first launched in May of last year, founder Mike Serbinis told BetaKit that he envisioned “a future where health…
#ProductHuntTO tackles startup survival in highly regulated #FinTech industry
“Canada is a leader in this marketplace and most of you have no clue about the awesome companies that exist in Canada.”…
Horizn CEO Janice Diner on how startups can be profitable from day one
For Horizn CEO Janice Diner, the secret to making profit isn’t having the perfect product right away — it’s being…
Mike McDerment opens up on the decision to revamp FreshBooks
FreshBooks is looking for a fresh start. In an open letter sent to customers this week, FreshBooks co-founder Mike McDerment…
CareGuide makes strategic investment in fellow startup Qimple
Toronto’s CareGuide is known for making its own road. The care marketplace startup, which has a portfolio of sites like Sitter.com…
Startup job spotlight: Ritual
With startups leading the way in Canadian innovation, every day, BetaKit does its part to help fill the talent gap with our…
LegalX launching legal innovation challenge with Canadian law firm Blakes
When LegalX launched in June last year, Aron Solomon, innovation lead at MaRS, said that the goal of LegalX is to bring a traditional…
Zak Homuth shares Upverter’s (several) near-death experiences
With regular press and an impressive funding round, Upverter co-founder and CEO Zak Homuth admitted that it looks the company…
Globalive’s Tony Lacavera shares his entrepreneur story (VIDEO)
Earlier in January, Globalive chairman and Wind Mobile founder Tony Lacavera stopped by the MaRS Discovery District to talk…
Oneiric scores a pitch on #TheDisruptors
Since Emily Rudow was eight years old, she’s hated the time-consuming process of putting on hockey gear, of which she…
Denmark’s oldest healthcare company opens innovation lab in Markham, its first outside Europe
LEO Pharma, Denmark’s oldest healthcare company, announced that it is opening its first innovation lab in North America…