Interzone examines convergence between politics and privacy in a digital age
The Interzone conference in downtown Vancouver proclaimed that “World War III will be fought in binary code.” But…
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Two-day Traction Conference featuring speakers from Hootsuite, Y Combinator
“Accelerate your business growth and revenue.” This is the succinct slogan of the Traction conference returning June 22…
Today in video: Rumble ranks 47 on comScore top 100, BroadbandTV third largest video property in the world
comScore, a cross-platform measurement company that precisely measures audiences, brands, and consumer behaviour across digital,…
Trulioo wins Innovation in Cyber Security Award at 2016 FinTech Innovation Awards
Vancouver-based Trulioo, which produces ID verification software for compliance and fraud risk mitigation, has won the award…
Today in funding: Gymtrack, Clearwater Clinical, Semios, Acuva Technology
BDC Capital has likely had a busy past few weeks with all of the startups they’re currently funding on this list. Here’s…
Payso winding down P2P payments to focus on business product
Vancouver-based Payso, one of Canada’s first peer-to-peer payment services, has decided to shut down its consumer operations…
Vancouver Tech Podcast Ep. 21: Rise
Welcome to the Vancouver Tech Podcast, now syndicated on BetaKit. In this episode, we start off with a discussion on the events…
Startup jobs of the week: Witmart, Palette, Bench, Wave, ExpandIT
Every day, Canada’s best startups post the latest job opportunities on the BetaKit Job Board; from early stage to series…
Yaletown Venture Partners raising $135 million fund for emerging growth companies
Yaletown Venture Partners, a Vancouver-based venture capital firm, is launching a $135 million fund specifically targeting…
Startup Canada Podcast: Version One Ventures’ Boris Wertz
In the eyes of Boris Wertz, founder of Version One Ventures, being a successful venture capitalist means, “remembering you…
Canadian entrepreneurs can spend a 15-minute ride with investors using UberPITCH
Uber is testing the idea of an entrepreneur “elevator pitch” with UberPITCH, a service inviting entrepreneurs to…
#TechVAN March: On tech debt, beauty, and getting good
Vancouver’s tech community came out in droves this week for the second #TechVAN downtown meetup, co-hosted by Vancouver Enterprise…
Digital marketing minds connect in Squamish for CIMC
What’s the best way to get digital media mavens out of their comfort zone, away from the 24/7 streaming distractions of their…
Startup jobs of the week: shomi, QuickTapSurvey, Jobber, Control, Axonify
Every day, Canada’s best startups post the latest job opportunities on the BetaKit Job Board; from early stage to series…
Slack raises $200 million USD at $3.8 billion valuation
Slack has raised $200 million USD in funding with a valuation of $3.8 billion, according to a report from VentureBeat. The…