VR-focused Kaleidoscope Festival hitting Canada this fall
With VR headsets like the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift set to their make their way into consumer homes over the year, the era of…
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Vancouver’s PHEMI closes $12.2 million round to tackle public sector and finance
PHEMI, a Vancouver-based big data warehouse that allows organizations to access and mine any variety of data to drive insights,…
#FinTech startups: win a chance to meet with RBC’s Gabriel Woo at #GROWconf next week
Last week, BetaKit announced that we’re sending one lucky person to GROW Conference in Whistler, BC next week for one-on-one…
Next Gen Den judge Michael Hyatt to headline internet conference in Vancouver
The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA), the organization that manages the .ca domain on behalf of Canadians, will…
Uber fights Canadian publicity war on two fronts: Toronto and Vancouver
With regulators in Toronto and across the country pressing down on it, Uber has taken to its blog to ask customers to fill…
Today in funding: Sequence Bio, icejam games, Kensington Venture Fund & more
This week, government funding came through for many Canadian startups. Here’s the latest on who raised how much, and from…
Government of Canada dedicating $30 million to cyberinfrastructure initiative
Peter Braid, an MP for Kitchener-Waterloo, announced funding yesterday to the tune of $30 million for the development of an…
Camp Tech pitches its tent in Vancouver
The arrival of Canada’s popular in-person tech training program for “regular people” in Vancouver this week is likely…
Win a ticket to #GROWconf and one-on-one time with Shopify CPO Harley Finkelstein
Taking place this August in beautiful Whistler, BC, GROW Conference is fast approaching. Featuring two packed days of breakout…
The 4 kinds of product managers your tech startup will hire
Managing a team of specialists on just about any technology project can be a bit like herding cats. Rose Yao made her name…
Smarter cities and savvy citizens make living seamless
How smart is your city? If you’re a resident of Surrey, BC, you’ve already got reason to be proud, with the fastest-growing…
Compass report: Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal all top 20 global startup ecosystems
Compass, a startup data benchmarking company, has released its second Startup Ecosystem Report. Three years after the initial…
Snug Vest’s wearable hug gets funding love to tackle U.S. market
Vancouver startup Snug Vest recently gained $500,000 in new funding for its innovative vest that gives people with autism a…
3D printing: The future of art, retail, and outer space
In 2015, the crowd is being given even more power than before. There has been a seismic shift towards engaging and empowering…
#GROWconf spotlight: Brian Solis says innovate or perish
It’s simple in thought, but in reality being innovative is excruciatingly difficult. The GROW Conference is in its sixth…