Wirkn raises $1.2 million, hires Todd Dean as CMO
Toronto-based Wirkn has announced it has successfully raised $1.2 million seed round from “two North American retail…
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Allen and Eva Lau’s Small Fish Ventures invests in Toronto-based Hubba
Two Small Fish Ventures, an angel investment firm composed of husband and wife duo Allen and Eva Lau, announced today that…
Not at #BetaKitIPO? Here’s what you missed
Last Tuesday evening, BetaKit went public. An event held in the historic Burroughes building, #BetaKitIPO was our Initial Public…
Buffalo’s 43North looks to tempt Ontario entrepreneurs with $5 million in prizes
Located just 2 hours around Lake Ontario from the GTA, Buffalo claims that its 43North event is the world’s largest business…
Boxsit’s virtual concierge wants to make delivering goods painless
If you’ve ever come home to a missed delivery notice on your door, you’re all too familiar with what may happen next: a…
City of Toronto lays out its case against Uber
The city of Toronto has begun to lay out its case that Uber is violating municipal by-laws today, as it pursued a permanent…
FreshBooks announces partnership with the Bank of Montreal
In 2005, two years into launching FreshBooks, the cloud-based accounting software for small businesses, Mike McDerment only…
The City of Toronto wants your help to establish a brand for its startup ecosystem
The City of Toronto and advertising agency Cossette have partnered together to help brand Toronto’s startup ecosystem.…
Michael Serbinis only cares about trillion dollar markets
Michael Serbinis is having a great week. Not only did the founder and CEO of LEAGUE launch his new personal health care startup…
Startups demonstrate Canadian innovation as MaRS announces new partnerships with the Netherlands
The MaRS Discovery District was abuzz with international excitement today, as the innovation hub announced memorandums of understanding…
#WWTO announces partnership with Best Buy to launch Canada’s first pet-themed wearables event
We Are Wearables, the Toronto-based wearable tech group launched by BetaKit Senior Editor Tom Emrich, announced yesterday that…
#TechisBack: viva the Canadian tech renaissance
Tech and finance are starting to intertwine in Canada. A few short hours after Shopify opened trading at the Toronto Stock…
Deloitte Technology Fast 50 deadline ends May 31st
Deloitte’s annual Technology Fast 50 event is dedicated to celebrating the Canadian companies demonstrating rapid growth…
Post IPO, Shopify CPO Harley Finkelstein looks forward to the company’s future
A pair of suits stand outside the main room of the Toronto Stock Exchange. They see a group of some thirty or more people getting…
Michael Serbinis-led LEAGUE launches in Canada
After several months of buildup and a months-long beta period in Toronto, LEAGUE, the personal health care startup founded…