Following Shoes.com shutdown, co-founder Sean Clark says company did “too much too fast”
In January, Shoes.com announced that it would be shutting down its operations by taking its three properties — Shoes.com,…
Canadian Startup News
Ideal raises $3 million to invest in virtual assistant for recruiters
Ideal, a virtual assistant targeted to recruiters, announced that it has raised a $3 million seed round. The round was led…
SingularityU and Rogers giving entrepreneurs free Canada Summit tickets through pitch contest
SingularityU has partnered with Rogers to give Canadian entrepreneurs the chance to attend the first Canadian edition of the…
Techstars launches pilot project to build roadmap for scaling Okanagan’s tech ecosystem
Techstars is launching a community pilot in Okanagan to foster the growth of the local startup community. Between August 28…
Vancouver Tech Podcast: Alex Cruise, architect and development manager at Splunk
Alex Cruise, architect and development manager at Splunk, joins host Drew Ogryzek to discuss the development culture, organizational…
Spiffy wants to help alcohol brands reach restaurants with cocktail-focused employee training platform
Toronto-based Spiffy wants to teach restaurant servers and bartenders how to make the best cocktails through a digital app.…
W|W: The Wearable Weekly – Fitbit’s healthtech innovation
Welcome to The Wearable Weekly, your trusted guide to all things wearable tech. If you only have time to read one thing about…
Startup Boost carries on Startup Next legacy of preparing early-stage companies for scale
The Startup Boost pre-accelerator program launched today across the globe, including in cities Toronto, Austin, Detroit, Los…
Flinks partners with Merchant Advance Capital
Flinks, a financial API for banks and credit unions, announced a partnership with Merchant Advance Capital, an online lender…
How RBC embraced the hackathon mindset
Hackathons are innovation challenges, often taking place over an intense couple of days, in which a team rapidly prototypes…
Ask an investor: How do I get the most out of conference season?
Welcome to a BetaKit weekly series designed to help startups and entrepreneurs. Each week, investors Roger Chabra and Katherine…
SomaDetect, Furnishr split $100,000 at Fierce Founders bootcamp pitch competition
Communitech has announced the two winners of its Fierce Founders bootcamp pitch finale, which awards $100,000 in funding to…
Mike Serbinis, Nicole Verkindt among Startup Canada’s 2017 Ontario regional award winners
Startup Canada has announced the ten winners of its 2017 Ontario Regional Awards. This is the first batch of regional winners…
Canadian Securities Administrators says ICOs must consider securities laws
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA), which coordinates regulation for Canada’s capital markets, has released…
Report: Gov’t VC firms must take data-driven approach to build world-class Canadian companies
A new study by the Impact Centre at the University of Toronto finds that while BDC’s venture capital arm and MaRS Investment…