Ethical Eating: How apps can help us get what we really need
You are what you eat – but what about how you eat? Specifically, how do you get your food? Is it ethical – and by extension,…
Vancouver
Indochino launches wedding planner platform for grooms
Vancouver-based Indochino, which creates made-to-measure suits through its ecommerce platform, has made the unsurprising move…
RentMoola partners with utility management companies to expand its North America presence
Rentmoola, a Vancouver-based online rent payment platform, will be integrating its services into US-based Conservice and Wyse…
MasterCard Start Path Global accepting applications for next class
MasterCard Start Path Global, MasterCard’s worldwide program for early stage startups, is accepting applications for…
Spring Activator partners with RED Academy to create skills and innovation hub
Spring, a Vancouver-based impact activator targeting startups and entrepreneurs, announced that it would be partnering with…
Startup job spotlight: senior full stack developer at LemonStand
With startups leading the way in Canadian innovation, every day, BetaKit does its part to help fill the talent gap with our…
Nano One receives $2 million from Sustainable Development Technology Canada
Nano One, a company that develops processing technology for the production of high performance battery materials used in electric…
Indochino secures $42 million investment from global apparel manufacturer
Vancouver-based Indochino, an ecommerce retailer that creates made-to-measure suits, has raised CAD $42 million from Chinese…
Data mining innovation spawns a new kind of Gold Rush
“There’s gold in them thar hills” – and thanks to a blend of machine learning technology and traditional geological…
Vancouver hosts new hackathon for social good this weekend
VanHacks’ sold-out ‘hackathon for social good’ happens this week from March 4 to 6. The event brings together coders…
Progressa announces partnership with Vancouver-based Alpine Credits
Progressa, a short-term lending platform that recently raised an $11.4 million Series A, announced that it has partnered with…
Today in Canadian Unicorns: Hootsuite written down, Slack raising at $4B USD valuation
Following Shopify’s successful IPO and strong growth, the Canadian tech community has kept its eye on the nation’s other…
How to name your tech startup
What’s in a name? A lot more than you think, particularly if you’re naming a tech company. Ideally, you’ll get…
Today in funding: Buddybuild, RentMoola, BioEnterprise Corporation, Changeit, SourceKnowledge
Early-stage companies raised impressive rounds in this week’s roundup of funding. Here’s the latest on who raised how much,…
Picatic’s Jayesh Parmar explains why startups need to eat their own dog food
While Picatic, at one point, struggled with a pay-what-you-want model before moving on to a freemium model, the hard work that…