Uberflip hosting its first-ever conference to connect content marketers
Uberflip is hosting its first-ever conference in Toronto for content marketers that want to step up their content game. Between…
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Intelex acquires Denver-based Ecocion
Intelex Technologies announced this week the acquisition of Denver-based Ecocion, a SaaS-based environmental management information…
Toronto-based LyricFind powering song lyric display in Google Search results
Have you ever Googled the lyrics of a song you just couldn’t seem to remember? We’ve all been there. To make the…
Vemba raises $5M Series A from Upfront and BDMI
Toronto-based Vemba announced today $5 million in Series A funding from Upfront Ventures and Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments…
Polar CEO Kunal Gupta explains why he doesn’t have email (but does have Slack) on his phone
Kunal Gupta has been an entrepreneur in the Toronto startup community for quite some time as the head of Polar (formerly Polar…
City of Toronto partners with Ten Thousand Coffees to mentor local entrepreneurs
Toronto Mayor John Tory announced a new partnership today with the goal of mentoring Toronto entrepreneurs. The City of Toronto…
Joist’s former employees share their side of the story
Earlier this week, BetaKit broke the news of significant layoffs at Toronto-based startup Joist. Speaking with CEO Justin Kathan…
Raptors leveraging IBM Sports Insights Central to bring science to selecting players
In February, Maple Leaf Sports Entertainment announced that it planned to partner with IBM to evaluate and maximize on the…
#smallrooms Podcast: Andrew Graham of Borrowell on growing a fintech startup
Rob Kenedi shares a coffee with Andrew Graham, founder of Borrowell, a marketplace lending platform. Andrew and Rob discuss…
Founder Institute Toronto graduates 17 new startups in fourth cohort
This week, Founder Institute Toronto graduated 17 new startups in its fourth cohort after spending four months in its accelerator.…
Toronto ranks 6th on Dell’s list of top 25 cities fostering women entrepreneurs
At the White House’s Global Entrepreneurship Summit, Dell unveiled the findings of its 2016 Women Entrepreneur Cities…
MaRS unveils C Suite space to bridge gap between startups and enterprise
Today, MaRS announced the official opening of the C Suite, its corporate innovation district located in the heart of the MaRS…
Joist lays off 60 employees as company relocates to San Francisco
Toronto-based Joist is relocating to San Francisco. While approximately 30 employees have or will soon be making the move to…
nanoPay envisions a cashless world with launch of MintChip digital cash platform
As mobile payments become more popular, the variety of payment options accepted by retailers continues to grow. Today, nanoPay…
ModiFace releases chat bot as part of mission to dominate beauty industry with tech
Chat bots are already well on their way to becoming the next app — companies are leveraging them to help with varying aspects…