The Next Big Thing gets bigger with cohort and Toronto expansion
The Next Big Thing is a big deal for aspiring young Canadian entrepreneurs. Created by serial entrepreneurs Meredith…
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Learn to build your billion dollar company at GROW 2015
The long-awaited ‘Grexit’ haunts a sickly and paranoid Europe. China’s stock market is about as toxic as the smog that…
Jon Jones appointed as President of Trulioo
Vancouver-based Trulioo has hired Jon Jones as President to lead the company to its “next phase of growth.” “Jon…
Lighthouse Labs giving back with charity hackathon
A big part of startup culture is giving back, and next weekend, Lighthouse Labs is embracing that notion with a for-charity…
Nothing cloudy in Adrian Cockcroft’s tech forecast
Vancouver’s Dun & Bradstreet Cloud Innovation Centre recently hosted their first #dnbtechtalks event Future of Cloud…
As Vancouver’s tech sector grows, will hiring top talent get harder?
We did it. Some of Vancouver’s most enthusiastic entrepreneurs and angel investors envisioned this outpost on Canada’s…
PlentyOfFish acquired by Match Group for $575 million (USD)
Vancouver-based Plenty of Fish, the online dating site that was started by Markus Frind in 2003, has been acquired by the Match…
New tech school RED Academy launches in Vancouver
Vancouver’s newest digital media and technology school, RED Academy, has officially launched – and celebrated with an open…
Today in funding: Introhive, Fulcrum Capital Partners, Xagenic, and Canadian Media Fund
Canadian companies in the media, medical, and middle-market industries — plus a couple of former BlackBerry execs — raised…
Vancouver’s ePACT secures $1 million in WINN funding
Vancouver-based online emergency network ePACT announced yesterday that it has received $1 million in funding after being selected…
Kathryn Loewen shares Control’s funding strategy
Vancouver startup Control recently announced $1.5 million in seed funding for its online payments management and analytics…
BCTIA kicks off HyperGrowth, its new second-stage revenue accelerator
The BC Technology Industry Association (BCTIA) kicks off its first day of programming today for HyperGrowth, its new second-stage…
#YVRTech trend: communities with a cause
BetaKit’s West Coast Editor John Gray often tells me that people do things a little differently on the “best coast.”…
Vancouver-based Mogo raises $50 million after completing its IPO
When it comes to IPO news, there’s a good reason the past couple of months have been dominated by Shopify – Canada’s…
Today in funding: Vogogo, Gladius Pharmaceuticals, and Mojio
Canadian FinTech, Healthtech and IoT companies are all receiving new funding. Here’s the latest on who raised how much, from…