MaRS Studio Y holding first National Youth Leadership and Innovation Strategy Summit
MaRS Studio Y, which supports young people between 18-29 build entrepreneurial skills, is spearheading the first-ever National…
Flybits hosting hackathon to push mobile personalization
Between April 8th and April 10th, Flybits is hosting the Context Camp 2016 hackathon in Toronto with the goal of “pushing…
CrowdRiff raises $2.6 million CAD seed round
Toronto-based CrowdRiff, a visual and social marketing solution for destination and travel brands, announced $2.6 million ($2…
Thalmic’s Stephen Lake challenges federal government to better define Canada’s innovation agenda
Just a few months ago, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau scrapped the title of industry minister and appointed MP Navdeep Bains…
VM Farms’ Hany Fahim speaks on how digital literacy empowers regular people
Hany Fahim, founder of VM Farms, was at home watching another episode of Bob’s Burgers when one of his customers’…
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…
Ooka Island’s gamified reading platform makes screen time valuable for kids
According to Ooka Island marketing director Joelle MacPhee, children have been learning to read in the same way for over 100…
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…
Sampler and Komodo OpenLab win DMZ and Innovation Birmingham’s Next Big Idea contest
A few months ago, Toronto-based DMZ and Innovation Birmingham announced its Next Big Idea innovation competition for Ontario…
Ask The Doctor brings house calls to the 21st century with new platform
Toronto-based Ask The Doctor has been working quickly to bring its tech-based health solution, which allows users to ask personalized…
PopRX promises free same-day prescription delivery on #TheDisruptors
With smartphones, almost anything — lunch, taxis, or groceries — can be ordered through an app. One company is adding prescription…
DMZ and TechGirls Canada panel tackling STEM’s diversity problem says ‘get the hell out of the way’
There’s a mythology surrounding many of the world’s best-known CEOs and entrepreneurs — stories of living in parents’…
Startup jobs of the week: ZEITDICE, 88 Creative, Grow, LemonStand, Urbery
Every day, Canada’s best startups post the latest job opportunities on the BetaKit Job Board; from early stage to series…
Vidyard wants to gobble up all the advertising dollars with video
As people pay more attention to their smartphones and less attention to their TV, advertisers are moving away from TV budgets…
Why startups need to raise less and hustle more
If there’s one story that Ron Spreeuwenberg wants startups to remember, it’s the stories of Flooz and Beenz. The…