UK’s Department for International Trade invites 12 Canadian FinTech startups pursuing UK expansion
The United Kingdom’s Department for International Trade is organizing a trade mission welcoming 12 Canadian FinTech startups,…
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Dream Payments receives $1.5 million investment, plans to open Connecticut office
Toronto-based Dream Payments has secured a $1.5 million investment from the state of Connecticut through Connecticut Innovations,…
Fitbit reportedly acquiring Pebble for up to $53 million
Fitbit is reportedly set to acquire Pebble for an undisclosed amount of money, according to a new report stemming from The…
Lightspeed CEO Dax Dasilva, The Next Big Thing co-founder Meredith J. Powell among National Startup Canada Award winners
On Tuesday night, Startup Canada announced the national winners of its third annual National Startup Canada Awards, which celebrates…
Tony Lacavera’s worst day as an entrepreneur is worse than your worst day (#BetaKit1on1)
In our latest instalment of #BetaKit1on1, we turn to Tony Lacavera, the founder of Globalive Capital and the entrepreneur who…
Venture Out launching first conference in Canada dedicated to LGBTQ+ inclusion in startups
On March 27, 2017, Venture Out will connect both the tech-proficient and the tech-curious in Canada’s first conference for…
US-based Internet Archive wants to store its data in Canada, citing fear of “restricted internet” under Donald Trump
In the wake of Donald Trump’s election, the security of the web has been called into question. The Internet Archive, a San-Francisco…
Canadian government seeking feedback for design of Global Skills Strategy
At Mississauga-based Therapure Biopharma, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains and Immigration,…
Hack to Start Ep. 125: Orrett Davis, head of growth at Abe
Orrett Davis is the Head of Growth at Abe, a company that builds conversational banking solutions for progressive community…
Startup Canada Podcast: Making the leap from entrepreneurship to intrapreneurship
Whether it’s mountain biking in the rain, travelling to the far corners of the Earth, or revolutionizing the customer service…
Yoshua Bengio says rise of AI can lead to inequalities if wealth not redistributed fairly
If you click on just about any tech publication, you’re bound to find at least one, if not a handful of articles about artificial…
Calgary becomes latest Canadian city to legalize Uber
Another Canadian city has officially gone pro-Uber. The city of Calgary announced on November 28 that it had amended its transportation…
UberEATS Toronto reportedly changing pricing model, resulting in reduced pay for drivers
A Redditor claiming to be a former UberEATS driver has posted to the /r/toronto subreddit stating that Uber informed all UberEATS…
MaRS partners with Tokyo-based NTT DATA to help its startups expand to Asia
MaRS has announced a partnership with a Tokyo-based IT services provider in an effort to help its startups looking for opportunities…
Ontario launches pilot program to test self-driving cars
It wasn’t long ago that the province of Ontario announced that it would allow the testing of autonomous vehicles to take…