Student Startups to Vie for $100,000 at VeloCity Fund Finals
VeloCity, the University of Waterloo-based campus for entrepreneurially-minded students, has announced that its $100,000 VeloCity…
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Microsoft Ventures Officially Announces Partnerships with Three Canadian Startup Hubs
Since Microsoft unified several programs for startups into one umbrella “Microsoft Ventures” organization, the…
Hilariously Horrific Acting Makes Vidyard’s “Franken-Bot” Movie Top Halloween Spoof
Today has already been fun in a nerdy kind of way with Montreal’s PasswordBox embracing the ghoulish occasion with a…
Small Business Optimism Is Up Slightly This Month, Says CFIB
The Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses (CFIB) released its “Business Barometer” this morning, indicating…
Amazon Makes its Canadian Push Into Groceries and Auto
It was only a matter of time before the world’s largest online retailer pushed its grocery and auto plans north of the…
Zombie or Actually Dead, PasswordBox Holds Firm on Legacy Feature Requirements
In the event that a zombie outbreak occurs, Montreal-based startup PasswordBox (which is quietly approaching one million users)…
Microsoft Plants Massive Xbox One in Downtown Vancouver to Celebrate National Launch
Xbox One or Playstation 4, which will you choose? Today Microsoft made a “large” effort to appeal to gamers in…
Waterloo’s HYPERDRIVE Selected as an Official Startup Visa Incubator, Nominates Startup
Waterloo-based startup accelerator HYPERDRIVE, part of the Communitech hub, wrote in its blog today that it has been selected…
Tesla Drivers Can Now Road Trip From Mexico to Canada for Free
For a while now its been all but impossible to drive a Tesla Model S from the San Diego area up to Vancouver for free, but…
Nova Scotia’s Affinio, Inc. Raises $1.5 Million for Tactics Cloud Tool
Nova Scotia-based business intelligence startup Affinio, Inc. has raised $1.5 Million in venture capital from Build Ventures.…
CVCA Says Venture-Backed Companies Perform Better, But is it the Money or the Advice?
After the Canadian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association’s (CVCA) Peter van der Velden spent ten minutes espousing…
Mobile Engagement Startup Greengage Mobile Gets $1 Million From Several Investors
Toronto-based startup Greengage Mobile, a web and mobile software platform that engages and drives adoption of health/wellness,…
Athabasca Prof Launches IAM-Ready App, Determines Childâs Preschool Readiness
Edmonton and Athabacsa University-based startup iAM-Ready is launching its iPad app today to help parents and teachers determine…
Hootsuite’s Ryan Holmes to Unveil a Peter Thiel Fellowship-Like Program for Young Canadians
Ryan Holmes, CEO of Vancouver-based social media dashboard startup HootSuite, has unveiled plans for a new program aimed at…
Centennial College to Receive up to $26 million from Ontario for Aerospace Training
Toronto’s Centennial College, the oldest publicly funded college in Ontario, will receive up to $26 million from…