Don’t worry, Back to the Future fans, Canada has your hoverboard covered
For people of a certain age, a vision of the future is incomplete without that of the most rad form of travel: a hoverboard.…
New Startup Next Toronto cohort gets down to business
Startup Next, the pre-acceleration program run by Techstars, kicked off its new Toronto cohort last night at the MaRS Discovery…
Karl Martin talks Nymi’s DNA as company preps for new CEO and new round
Last week, Nymi made its second major organizational change of the year, naming former Chief Business Officer at Yubico, John…
CIX Top 20 announced ahead of November event
Earlier today, the Canadian Innovation Exchange rang the bell at the TSX in celebration of the CIX Top 20, a showcase of the…
Today in MaRS partnerships: TMX joins the FinTech cluster, Unilever joins Consumer & Commerce
MaRS Discovery District jointly announced two new additions to its recently launched clusters today. TMX Group will join the…
Canadian-made AppDirect raises $140 million Series E
TechCrunch is reporting that AppDirect has raised a $140 million Series E funding round, led by J.P. Morgan, with participation…
Hubba closes $11 million Series A with lofty intentions
The Globe and Mail is reporting that Hubba has closed an $11 million Series A round, led by Real Ventures and Kensington Venture…
Flixel raises $2.2 million seed round as company locks in on its customer
Toronto-based Flixel Photos announced today the close of a $2.2 million seed round, led by Extreme Venture Partners, with participation…
#MastersOfCode recap: Poutine Hacks
Last weekend, approximately 100 designers, developers, and hackers locked themselves into Notman House in beautiful Montreal…
CABI gets new name and focus with leadership change
The Canadian Association of Business Incubation is now the Canadian Acceleration and Business Incubation (Association). The…
Upverter launches Parts Concierge, a Github for hardware
Toronto-based Upverter announced a new product today that could save countless hours of time for hardware engineers. The Y…
Encycle Therapeutics Raises $2.85 Million to Expand Development Pipeline
Ecycle Therapeutics announced today the close of $2.85 million (CAD) in financing, led by Takeda Ventures, the VC division…
PHEMI announces ‘Zero Trust Data’ initiative for enterprises
Vancouver-based PHEMI, a company delivering privacy, security, governance and enterprise-grade management for big data, introduced…
Canadian tech leaders help change NDP’s tax policy for startups
Back in May, BetaKit wrote about a speech Thomas Mulcair gave at the Broadbent Institute, where the NDP leader proposed a new…
Remember these last-minute hackathon tips before #MastersofCode
MasterCard’s Masters of Code hackathon starts tomorrow in beautiful Montreal. Last week, we hosted a Twitter chat with our…