Female founders share their inspiration ahead of Vancouver Startup Week
Over the past 20 years, I have worked around the world in and around startups and big business. In that time, I have been honored…
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An inside look at Slack’s renovated Vancouver office
Working at Slack today is going to be like working for Microsoft or Facebook in their early days, says Slack co-founder and…
Startup jobs of the week: StackAdapt, Vena Solutions, Hifyre, Unbounce, Finn.ai
Every day, Canada’s best startups post their latest and greatest job opportunities on the BetaKit Job Board. From early stage…
Finn.ai (formerly Payso) partners with ATB Financial to build banking chatbot
Vancouver-based FinTech startup Finn.ai announced this week that it is partnering with Alberta-based ATB Financial on the…
Hootsuite opening Toronto and Sydney offices
Buried deep in a media release about Hootsuite achieving cash flow positive status last week was this little tidbit: the Vancouver-based…
Vancouver-based DarkVision raises $8 million Series A for product development
Vancouver-based DarkVisionannounced $8 million in Series A funding, in a round led by BDC Capital, Sustainable Development…
Vancouver Tech Podcast Ep. 44: Düber
Drew and James open the show with a quick chat about community as well as the results of the Vancouver Programming Survey.…
Hootsuite’s Ryan Holmes on the wrong way to run a billion-dollar company in 2016
When employees of Dropbox walked into their new San Francisco office this spring, they came face-to-face with a 5-foot-tall…
Former Thinking Capital CTO Pat Forgione joins Lendful
Vancouver-based Lendful, which allows borrowers to fill out a loan application within two minutes and receive their money within…
Startup jobs of the week: UDIO AgTech, Easy Automated Sales, Linquet, QuickTapSurvey
Every day, Canada’s best startups post their latest and greatest job opportunities on the BetaKit Job Board. From early stage…
Slack announces plans to open Toronto office and hire 145 people
During TechCrunch’s Disrupt conference in San Francisco, Vancouver-based Slack announced the expansion of its business…
Shoes.com appoints new president after reports of company-wide layoffs
Ecommerce giant Shoes.com has appointed a new president, Bradley Wilson. It’s a move the company says will take the company…
Biko wants to help Vancouver reach its goal of being world’s greenest city by 2020
Biko launched in Vancouver in the last days of summer, bringing its cyclist rewards app to one of the most bike-friendly cities…
Subway acquires part of Vancouver-based Avanti team to step up ecommerce experience
Subway is hoping to improve its ecommerce presence by acquiring a digital technology team and assets from Vancouver-based Avanti…
RED Academy calls launch of six-month full stack developer program a first in Canada
To keep up with the growing demand for versatile skills in the Canadian tech workforce, digital media and technology school…