Tulip Retail raises $50 million Series B from Kleiner Perkins
Toronto-based Tulip Retail has raised a $50 million CAD Series B led by Kleiner Perkins. Existing investors, including Jump…
Canadian Startup News
Today in funding ($100M+): Helios Wire, eSentire
This week, two Canadian startups got a boost with rounds of funding. Here’s the latest on who raised how much, and from whom.…
Paycase plans to launch Canadian Bitcoin Exchange by end of year
Paycase is planning to launch a regulated Canadian Bitcoin exchange by the end of the year, according to the Financial Post.…
Vancouver Tech Podcast Ep.90: Kelsey Hightower, staff developer advocate of Google Cloud Platform
Kelsey Hightower joins host Drew Ogryzek to discuss Kubernetes and its differentiating features in contrast to Mesos, CloudFoundry,…
W|W: The Wearable Weekly – Rumours of AR smartglasses
Welcome to The Wearable Weekly, your trusted guide to all things wearable tech. If you only have time to read one thing about…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 81: Would you “chip” your employees?
Folks, it has been a cruel, cruel summer (leaving us here on our own). To combat that, instead of diving into some of the darker…
What I hear when you tell me your company doesn’t do meetings
I know what you want me to hear. You want me to hear that you’re modern and amazing. You want me to hear that you respect…
Your guide to Elevate Toronto
At its launch event in July at the top of the CN Tower, Toronto Mayor John Tory said that “Elevate Toronto will become a…
Screaming Power builds app to help City of Toronto monitor greenhouse gas emissions
Screaming Power, a company that makes applications for mobile energy monitoring, reporting and management, has provided the…
Canadian gov’t invests $712,572 in business centre supporting Northern Ontario Indigenous entrepreneurs
FedNor, the Canadian government’s economic development organization for Northern Ontario, is investing $863,000 in three…
Serious Labs raises $6.4 million for VR workplace training tech
Edmonton-based Serious Labs, which develops VR training solutions for the workforce, has raised a $6.4 million Series A. The…
Techstars Toronto announces managing director, ability to grant Startup Visas
An avid tech community builder and evangelist, it can sometimes be hard to remember where you met Sunil Sharma first –…
Hootsuite’s Ryan Holmes shares a dummies’ guide to startup growth vs. profit
Growth or profit? For tech startups, it’s the million-dollar (and sometimes billion-dollar) question. If you want to expand…
Ask an Investor: What do LPs look for in a VC?
Welcome to a BetaKit weekly series designed to help startups and entrepreneurs. Each week, investors Roger Chabra and Katherine…
Hootsuite’s Ryan Holmes says 90% of CEOs lack this basic leadership skill
If your profile on LinkedIn looks anything like mine, you’ve probably racked up plenty of endorsements for your professional…