This Canadian company wants to bring ‘mixed reality’ to the masses
Move over, VR. See ya later, augmented reality. The new hotness is ‘mixed reality.’ At least, that’s what Markham-based…
NEXT Canada commits to organizational changes following diversity and inclusivity criticisms
National youth entrepreneurship non-profit NEXT Canada (formerly Next 36) issued an email statement to its stakeholders last…
MaRS takes its FinTech community national with #FinTechCA series
FinTech is one of the hottest tech sectors in Canada, and with a new event series, MaRS is looking to capitalize on the interest.…
#WWTO takes on new realities at annual AR & VR event
October is expected to be a big month for AR and VR. Google is expected to debut its mobile VR platform Daydream, Sony’s…
Subscribe to S|W: The SaaS Weekly
What’s this? Two new BetaKit newsletters in one week? Life is a matter of timing. As the wearables and FinTech verticals…
Subscribe to B|K: The BetaKit Newsletter
This has been a long time coming. There isn’t a week that goes by without someone coming up to me at startup event…
Vantage’s growth a reminder that great product is nothing without market fit
2015 was a good year for Vantage. Following a $1.1 million seed round the year prior, the Toronto-based ecommerce analytics…
Announcing the BetaKit Next selectees
BetaKit isn’t particularly fond of awards for entrepreneurship. For example, how can anyone reasonably name an ‘entrepreneur…
Introducing BetaKit’s guide to Canadian Innovation Week
September is a busy month for Canadian tech. Fuelled by the backdrop of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), the…
We Are Wearables explodes into Montreal with #WWMTL
Montreal is joining the wearable tech revolution as We Are Wearables heads to the city for the first time this month. Montreal…
One year after returning home, Razor Suleman remains Canada’s biggest startup champion
Many Canadian entrepreneurs have left the homeland in favour of the opportunities provided by Silicon Valley, but few have…
Fashion meets technology at #WWTO this week
“If wearable tech is going to succeed, it needs to be worn,” says We Are Wearables Founder and BetaKit senior editor…
Toronto’s Bitmaker acquired by General Assembly
As part of a move to expand from 15 to 25 campuses by end of year, US-based education-to-employment company General Assembly…
Why Kik and Facebook are fighting over bots like Chatty McChatface while investors watch
A lot has changed in the messaging space since Jonathan Keebler and Matt McCausland launched of their anonymous chat service…
Announcing the 2016 Spotlight Awards Winners
The Spotlight Awards have returned to celebrate Canadian startup success. Launched last year by Achievers founder Razor…