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By Jessica Vomiero February 1, 2017

Kickstarter opens first international location after acquiring Vancouver-based Huzza

Through the acquisition of livestreaming video media startup Huzza, Kickstarter has opened its first office in Canada. According…

By Jessica Galang February 1, 2017

Mississauga-based PointClickCare, which provides cloud-based software for long-term post-acute care and senior care, has raised…

By Stefan Palios February 1, 2017

Amidst some of the big names, big prizes, and big wins of ResolveTO, there was a quieter stage – the Startup Stage – that…

By Lauren Jane Heller February 1, 2017

The question is no longer if cannabis contains chemical compounds that can be used therapeutically, but how these compounds…

By Franco Varriano February 1, 2017

Mike Schmidt is the co-founder of Dovetale. Schmidt grew up outside Toronto and later attended Queen’s University, studying…

By Jessica Vomiero January 31, 2017

Everyone’s favourite productivity app isn’t playing in little league anymore. The Vancouver-based company recently announced…

By Amira Zubairi January 31, 2017

For entrepreneurs eager to create massive, world-changing companies, LEAGUE founder and CEO Mike Serbinis has some words of…

By Jonathon Narvey January 31, 2017

Quantum computing is complicated. Even when the technology works, there are only so many people who are even aware it’s a…

By Melissa Nightingale January 31, 2017

I came to Canada on a weird little carve out of NAFTA — a small provision for Management Consultants. This allowed me…

By Startup Canada January 31, 2017

It isn’t every day you encounter a young entrepreneur with insight quite like Swarochish ‘Swish’ Goswami, a 19-year old…

By Amira Zubairi January 31, 2017

While Fitbit is the company that often comes to mind when considering smart bands, a Montreal-based company is hoping to carve…

By Robyn Edgar January 30, 2017

Ed note: this week’s podcast was recorded Thursday. A lot has happened in the interim. We’ll cover that next week!…

By Jessica Galang January 30, 2017

Today, Helpful.com CEO Dan Debow has become the first Canadian tech CEO to match Canadian donations to non-profit, the American…

By Jessica Galang January 30, 2017

Yesterday, BetaKit published an open letter from Canada’s tech community affirming its support for people of all races,…

By Jonathon Narvey January 30, 2017

For many tech startups, getting that first big paying customer is both their biggest challenge and their most golden opportunity.…