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EDITORIAL
Canada’s Top Companies to Watch in 2025 🇨🇦
AI tech company Wisedocs is one of the fastest-growing companies in Canada. We are beyond thrilled to announce this year’s list of Canada’s Top Companies, a celebration of the incredible...
Top Female Founders & Leaders to Watch in 2025
Katherine Li is the cofounder of PulseFX, a fintech company specializing in foreign exchange (FX) services, payment optimization, and risk mitigation for businesses and individuals. We are pleased to present...
Top 100 Companies to Watch in 2025
Kayli Smith and Jacqueline Hutchings Cofounders at Friendlier We’re beyond excited to unveil this year’s list of Top 100 Companies to Watch in 2025 showcasing trailblazers and industry leaders redefining...
Canada’s Top Companies To Watch in 2024 🇨🇦
Crafty Ramen at Dragons' Den CBC We are beyond thrilled to announce this year's list of Canada's Top Companies. This coverage is dedicated to all the founders, innovators, and leaders...
Top Marketing Leaders to Watch in 2024
Kristian Borghesan is the Chief Marketing Officer at FutureVault We are pleased to announce this year's Top Marketing Leaders that are pushing the brands forward. This is a coverage that...
Top Female Founders & Leaders to Follow in 2024
Spiridoula Trakaki Cofounder of Kakushin We are pleased to present the annual list of Top Female Founders & Leaders to Follow. This compilation represents one of our most extensive coverages...
Top 17 Waterloo Hottest Tech Companies
Uvaro founded by Joseph Fung fills the overwhelming unfulfilled demand for sales talent at scale-up companies in North America's emerging technology hubs. Waterloo has the most number of startups and...
Top HR Tech Companies to Watch for This Year
Leah Carr is the CEO of tilr. This is a software that empowers recruiters and leaders to measure and manage skills to build more resilient workplaces HR Tech is rapidly...
Top 12 Hottest Real Estate Startups
Rhenti streamlines the experience of renting. There's no doubt the real estate market is hot these days. In cities such as Toronto, housing prices are skyrocketing well beyond the pandemic,...
VALIDATION
Idea Validation: What Questions to ask Customers?
In the previous article, I wrote about how you can validate your idea in less than 24 hours. That's right!...
How to Validate Your Business Idea in Less Than 24 hours
We all have great ideas but ideas without execution are just ideas in thin air. Validation allows you to test...
COFOUNDER
Find a Cofounder for Your Startup
You've been pondering about the startup idea. You’ve got the monetization. Maybe you even got a basic proto-type but you need...
Find a Cofounder in San Francisco
San Francisco is arguably the most well-known city for building a startup but how do you find a cofounder there?...
Find a Technical Cofounder for Your Startup
Finding a cofounder for your startup is always challenging but arguably finding a technical cofounder is even more challenging. In...
Searching for a Cofounder? These Are the Must-Have Traits
Cofounders can make or break a startup. The reason most startups fail is not because of competition is because of...
How to Write a Cofounder Job Description
This is the third series on Finding a Cofounder and Building a Team. In the first and second series I...
Find a Cofounder in Toronto
This is the second series of articles on Finding a Cofounder. In the first article, I mentioned some specific tips...
FUNDING
Top Startup Funding Opportunities for Women Entrepreneurs 2026
Grants funding and non-dilutive funding resources are always the best. You don't lose equity and you can use that funding...
Massive List of Startup Funding in Toronto
Startup funding is one of the biggest challenges any early-stage company can face. Navigating the right option can be tricky...
Startup Funding: SR&ED, CCPC and the ins and outs of government-backed innovation funding
Canada can rightly boast having some of the most innovative startups and entrepreneurs in the world. A combination of incredible...
Massive List of Startup Funding in Toronto Part II
In the first series of our Startup Funding resources we published some great resources on startup funding in Toronto. In...
MARKETING
Product Reviews: The Hidden Fuel Behind Startup Growth
"A Five-Star Experience!", that's every founder’s dream when someone uses their product. Product reviews are not just a nice-to-have, they're...
Building Community Around Your Brand
Community should be at the core of every startup. Whether you are a product or service company without a community...
Top Free SEO Tools to Supercharge Up Your Site
While building your startup thinking about Search Engine Optimization may not be a top priority but it is something to...
Blowing Up the Servers! Get Traffic, Leads & Sales for Startups
In startups, you are either growing or dying. Sounds dramatic but it's true! You are probably wondering how do you...
Prelaunch the Damn Thing! Generate Leads Without a Product
One of the best things you can do while you are working on your product but haven’t launched yet is...
7 Ways to Fire Up Your Startup Marketing
Marketing in a startup should begin well before you have a product. Many successful startups started as a simple newsletter,...
Find Beta Users for Your Startup
Most startups go about building their product and then start to look for beta users. You spend a year or...
Startup Marketing Panel
We are delighted to bring you the first series of Startup Panel speakers, where we chat with industry leaders to...
INSPIRATION
21 Movies Every Entrepreneur Should Watch
As entrepreneurs, it's always great to be inspired, but where do you find that source of inspiration? Movies can be...
Best 10 Hiking Spots in Toronto for Entrepreneurs
Going for hiking has always been one of the best things you can do for your health. It will boosts...
Top Ways for Entrepreneurs to Stay Motivated
There are days where you just want to quit, but if you get tired don't quit learn to rest. Motivation...
Entrepreneur Movie: Korean Drama Start-up
There's a new Korean drama on Netflix called Start-up. At first, when you look into the trailer seems like a...
8 Epic Startup Pivots of All Time
Startup pivot is really about changing direction. When I hear the term pivot it almost reminds of that scene in...
Tech Toronto: Finding Your Way Forward
We had an incredible opportunity to present FoundersBeta and moderate a session on building startups with Tech Toronto. We met...
The New Hustle: Startup Lessons from Australian Founders
The New Hustle is a documentary that covers three of Australia's fastest growing startups - Canva, SafetyCulture and Vinomofo. This...
FOUNDER SPOTLIGHT
Wisedocs Founders on Building AI for Healthcare
In this conversation, I sat down with husband-and-wife founders Connor and Jenna to explore the journey behind building Wisedocs. From the early challenges to scaling a mission-driven insurtech company, we dove into what it took to lead with purpose, build...
Read moreFounder Spotlight: Cory Friedman at Kompas
Cory Friedman is founder & CEO a Kompas. Kompas is an all-in-one property management and accounting software that was created and designed by property managers, for property managers. Their mission is to equip landlords and property managers with the tools...
Read moreFounder Spotlight: Dr.Nardin Samuel at Cove Neurosciences Inc.
About Cove Neurosciences Inc. is a precision neuroscience company. There is a significant need for objective biomarkers of neurologic and psychiatric disease as no two patients’ diseases are the same, yet we treat them the same. Cove Neurosciences Inc. addresses...
Read moreFounder Spotlight: TechEmpower
Building an MVP that delivers value is key for a startup. Oftentimes, startups struggle with getting the first version out in a timely manner. There are some deadly mistakes that founders need to avoid to prevent sinking their startup. Today,...
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STARTUP JOBS
The Most Complete Startup Job Search Stack
I remember when I graduated from school, I read this guide that gave the best advice: in any given economy,...
What’s it like to Work at Synctera?
Wondering what's it like to work at one of the fastest growing tech companies? Synctera is the platform that has...
Product Career Spotlight: Nikhil Vimal
ERIC: Hey guys, it's Eric from foundersbeta.com and I'm so excited to have Nikhil onboard with us for our career...
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