âThis is a generational opportunity to increase entrepreneurshipâ: New Startup Canada Task Force
Startup Canada is up to it again. Today the national, entrepreneur-led and volunteer-run organization that promotes startups…
2013
Knock Back the Eggnog and Help A Good Cause at Montreal’s TechNoel Celebration
Four  Montreal organizers are excited to bring back the annual TechNoel startup Christmas bash. The BetaKit-sponsored event…
Calgary’s Slyce Closes $2.2 Million in Financing
Calgary-based visual search platform Slyce, which enables consumers to buy any item they see in the real world simply by…
Quebec Experiencing Best Year in Venture Cap in Over a Half Decade
The first three quarters of 2013 has turned out to be a pretty good for Quebec in terms of venture capital being invested-…
Torontoâs TouchBistro Raises $4.5 Million from Relay Ventures
Toronto-based startup TouchBistro has raised $4.5 million in venture capital from several sources. The round was led by Relay…
Twitterâs self-serve ad platform now open to Canadian Small and Medium sized businesses
Twitter has over 232 million active users and the company is on an upward trajectory. Usage for its quick messaging service…
A CEO’s Perspective: Whoâs Your Competition?
Iâve just finished sitting on a judging panel, and reading a stack of applications from eager entrepreneurs looking for funding.…
Taxi Battle Heats Up in Montreal as Hailo Makes Its Presence Known
On the same week that Uber Montreal is offering three free taxi rides under $20 to anyone who downloads the app, its main competitor…
Pipes, Screens, and Filler: Conversations from Merging Media 2013
Vancouver recently played host to the 4th annual Merging Media conference for two days, Canadaâs leading Cross-Media Event.…
Software Companies Dominate Deloitte’s Fast50 Canadian Companies
Deloitte has released its yearly Fast50 list of overachieving Canadian startups and other companies for 2013. Since its inception…
Prosperous Landing: CDMN Secures $8.75 Million Over Five Years
The Canadian Digital Media Network (CDMN), organizers of the popular Soft Landing Program for startups, has announced today…
Montreal’s Beyond The Rack Launches iPhone and iPad App
Montreal-based flash sale eretailer Beyond The Rack announced this morning it has released its mobile app compatible with iPhone…
Security Software Makers Elliptic Technologies Gets $4 Million from BDC
Ottawa-based startup Elliptic Technologies, a leading provider of security for digital content, today announced $4 million…
Montreal’s PasswordBox Raises $6 Million in Venture Cap, Hits One Million Users
PasswordBox has already won over a lot of users and now they can call a few high profile angel investors, including a Facebook…
Montreal Kickstarter Project Shutters After Fraud Allegations
In yet another example of crowdfunding projects failing to deliver what they say they will provide backers, apparently a case…