PwC Vision to Reality Short List: The BetaKit Cheat Sheet
PwCās Vision to Reality awards is back for their 10th year and earlier this week PwC announced their short list of twenty…
Canadian Startup News
Finmaven and Bionym Launch at Today’s Accelerate TO
Amid an exciting day at Accelerate T.O that will include a keynote delivery by Twitter and Square founder Jack Dorsey, two…
Alertly Launches On Indiegogo, A DIY Smart Home & Car Security System
Back in August, BetaKit wrote aboutĀ Alertly, a Toronto-based startup set to disrupt the consumer security space by creating…
Is Big Data A ‘Big Hype’ Or a Really Big Deal?
According to Gartnerās 2013 hype cycle for emerging technologies, big data resides almost at the summit of āthe peak of…
theScore Unveils New iOS 7 App Update
Just a few weeks ago the ongoing Canadian sports app battleground continued to heat up, when theScoreĀ announced a major update…
New Vancouver Incubator Invoke Labs Brings on myBestHelper
Invoke Labs today announced that myBestHelper will be the newest company in residenceĀ at its Vancouver headquarters. myBestHelper…
Four Ontario Cleantech Projects to Receive $14.7 Million
Global demand for clean technology is projected to triple by 2020, and it looks like theĀ Sustainable Development Technology…
Kijiji Is Selling Stubhub Tickets On Its Canadian Classifieds Now
Two darlings of the peer-to-peer marketplace revolution (or “sharing economy”) have joined forces in what Kijiji…
Kickstarter Canada Sees 12 Projects Reach Their Goals After Opening Week
Itās been one week since Kickstarter opened its platform to Canadian projects. The crowdfunding site launched September 9…
EstateBlock Combines Vancouver Area Home Searching with Heat Mapping Information
Vancouver-based startup EstateBlock is a nice tool for homebuyers in the Lower Mainland area. The site is calling itself the…
At MaRSās $15 Million Announcement, Don Tapscott Urges All Business to Take On A Collaborative Approach
Last week the MaRS Discovery District hosted an event to celebrate its $15 million funding extension, first announced back…
BDC Venture Capital Is Giving $135 Million to Healthcare Tech
The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) is making one big bet on healthcare technologies. The BDC’s Venture Capital…
At the 100th Meridian, Where the Greatā¦Startups Begin?
One might immediately think of Ontario or Quebec as Canadaās main startup hotbeds, but today the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix is…
OCAD Inks Deal With Toronto’s 4ormat So Students Can Have Free Use
The Ontario College of Art and Design (OCAD) has formed a partnership with Toronto-based online portfolio solution startup…
Unified Computer Intelligence Corporation Takes N100 Startup Competition
The Unified Computer Intelligence Corporation (UCIC) has won a $100,000 investment as part of winning the Northumberland CDFC…