Ernst & Young Gives Canadian Governor General “Supporter of Entrepreneurship” Award
Ernst & Young (EY), the accounting firm that calls many Canadian startups clients, has been quite busy over the past few…
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Why Pitch Contests Are Hilarious and Why The Pitch Matters So Much
I’m a huge sports fan and I’ve always found interesting the concept of “scouting”, where professional…
A Confident WB Games Montreal Team Unveils Batman: Arkham Origins
It’s been a few weeks since the Quebec government poured $1.5 million into the Montreal headquarters of Warner Bros Games,…
Montreal-Area GPS Watch Makers Get $1 Million From Angel Syndicate
It might not be a competitor of the Pebble smartwatch or Google Glass, Â but another wearable tech item got a big boost this…
Kanata-based eSight Launches Smart Glasses To Cure the Legally Blind
Wearable technology isnât just all about counting steps and taking pictures. At the core, most of this technology is attempting…
Victoria’s Crowd Content Connects Content-Hungry eCommerce Businesses with Freelancers
Clayton Lainsbury said that he watched too many businesses face a shortage of original content for thousands of products,…
JOLT Accelerator Unveils Fall ’13 Cohort Along with New Online Look
Toronto’s JOLT technology accelerator, housed in the MaRS Discovery District, is announcing its Fall 2013 cohort along…
Kingston’s Sparq Systems Gets $2.75 Million for Solar Power Solution
Kingston-based cleantech startup Sparq Systems as raised $2.75 million from three Ontario cleantech venture capital firms…
Songza Launches Songza Canada Inc., Reaches 2.4 Million Canadian Users
If your friends and family are anything like mine, they are flooding your Facebook feeds with Songza playlists. Here in Canada,…
CTV Wants to Turn Everyone Into a Journalist With Its New App
CTV, the Canadian television network owned by BCE Inc., has created a new app with Toronto-based startup Filemobile that will…
Waterloo’s Cream.HR to Help Jobless Former BlackBerry Workers
There’s a large number of jobless tech workers in the Waterloo area after the recent BlackBerry layoffs, and local startup…
Vancouver’s VIDA Homes Debuts at Exclusive New York Property Launch Party
If youâre going to roll out a new app for the Real Estate market, making a splash in New York City is a pretty good start.…
Montreal’s 5by to Launch iOS App in First Move Post-Acquisition
Montreal-based video concierge startup 5by, acquired late last month by San Francisco-based StumbleUpon, is launching its iOS…
Hootsuite is Close to 8 Million Users, Boosts Revenues 150%
Vancouver-based social media dashboard startup Hootsuite said today in a release that the company has surpassed 1000 enterprise…
Flatlaw.Ca Solves the Advertising Problem for Flat-Fee Lawyers
Addison Cameron-Huff said for independent lawyers and lawyers just starting off, getting the word out about their services…