Over Two-Dozen Canadians Applied for Hong Kong’s StartmeupHK
Over two-dozen Canadian entrepreneurs have applied to Hong Kong-based StartmeupHK Venture Programme, a four-day incubation…
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A New Kind of Mafia in Montreal? How a Culture of Startup CEOs are Playing the Angel Game
There’s a mafia brewing in Montreal, involving several notable figures. They made names for themselves during their careers,…
Verizon Says Company Will Not Come to Canada
In what could either be feelings of relief or frustration for Canada’s “big three” wireless incumbents, Verizon Wireless’s…
Rogers to Give Five Small Businesses $20K, Release National Survey Findings
Rogers Communications has launched a national contest today that will award five technology grand prize packages worth $20,000…
Bionym Launches Biometric Wristband Nymi That Unlocks Smart Things With Your Heart
Think fingerprints, iris scans and facial recognition is the future of passwords and security? Think again. Although much harder…
Verizon and Vodafone Reach Massive $130 Billion Deal
Following a decade of stop-and-start negotiation, Verizon Wireless will purchase Vodafone’s 45% share in the telecommunications…
New Social Network myApollo Launching On Android September 6
If Facebook, Google Drive and iTunes had a baby, it could very well look like the new social network launching next week called…
High-End Travel Marketplace Demeure Raises $4M to Help Take on Airbnb and HomeAway
Demeure, a Waterloo-based online travel marketplace that launched publicly last week, recently announced that is has raised…
4 Questions with Ben Zlotnick, Serial Entrepreneur & Founder of INcubes
Ben Zlotnick is the CEO and founder of the INcubes startup accelerator in Toronto, plus the owner of one of Toronto’s most…
Father of Wearable Tech Steve Mann Added As TEDxToronto 2013 Speaker
TEDxToronto is back for its fifth year bringing thought leaders together for a full day of inspiring idea sharing to act as…
Hitcase: Film and Share Extreme Moments, While Protecting your Phone like IronMan
Fulfilling a personal desire to work with the most advanced and classified technology means Vancouver entrepreneur Brooks Bergreen…
27 Finalists announced in the 2013 Canada Post ‘E-commerce Innovation Awards’
Canada Post has announced the finalists in their second ‘E-commerce Innovation Awards’ today. In total there are…
Waterloo Accelerator Centre Announces 2013 JumpStart Cohort, awards $175,000 in funding
The Waterloo Accelerator Centre announced its JumpStart 2013 cohort today, comprised of seven early stage companies who will…
Toronto-Based Sweatpants Designer Lazypants Reveals Innovative Plans for Cozy Attire
Everybody likes a good pair of sweatpants. From a lazy Sunday afternoon to an autumn stroll in the park, there are few items…
Gamification Conference Attracts Top Talent to Stratford Ontario
First there was the Shakespeare Festival, then there was Justin Bieber, and now The University of Waterloo’s Stratford Campus…