Kutoto helps Canadian accomplish tasks locally with just an iPhone
Ever needed a light fixture repaired or an Ikea couch assembled and didn’t have the time, patience or aptitude? An emerging…
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Equinox Summit: Learning 2030 hopes to “draft a blueprint for the School of the 21st Century”
Equinox Summit: Learning 2030 is happening in Waterloo from September 29th – October 3rd and aims to “draft a blueprint…
A look at Canadian startup accelerators (Infographic)
Since 2010 there has been over 30 accelerators, or accelerator-like programs, launch in Canada. Some say that this influx of…
“MasterCard N>XT” developer challenge announced, encourages devs to “build the mobile payment technology of tomorrow”
MasterCard has been doing business in Canada for 40 years and today they’ve announced a partnership with MaRS Discovery…
Valta is a WiFi-enabled smart socket designed in Toronto
It’s an inevitability that every part of the home will soon be digitized and smartphone-controllable. Nest brought the intelligent…
Startup Inspiration: ex-Groupon CEO Andrew Mason releases Hardly Workin’ album
Andrew Mason, founder and former CEO of Groupon, has released an album on iTunes that “pulls some of the most important…
Winnipeg-based Cubresa receives $500k investment to support its first revenue activities
Winnipeg-based Cubresa is a private company that was founded in 2011 and is part of the Manitoba Technology Accelerator program.…
Here’s the Startupfest $70k Investment Prize
$70,000 worth of prizes are up for grabs in the Startupfest 2013. The 3-day event is happening June 10-12 in Montreal and promises…
15-year old Vancouver resident builds a flashlight that “runs solely on the heat of the human hand,” becomes a finalist in Google’s Science Fair
Google’s Global Science Fair has been narrowed down to 15 finalists and Vancouver’s Ann Makosinski, aged 15, has…
WhatsNexx receives an additional 2.33 million investment
Montreal-based WhatsNexx has received its second round venture capital financing, this time a respectable 2.33 million from…
NBIF receives $20 million investment to expand the “innovation capacity of the province”
A $ 20 million investment over five years to support research and innovation in New Brunswick was announced today by Post-Secondary…
Kickstarter to start accepting Canada-based projects “later this summer”
Many Canadian start-ups have wanted to use the popular crowdfunding site Kickstart, but could not because of how it’s…
Intel Developer Zone opens up in Waterloo at the Communitech Hub
The Communitech Hub in Waterloo is breeding many new startups and Intel has expanded their role to help bolster their ideas.…
Vancouver’s BroadbandTV sells 51% of its business to RTL Group for $36 million
Vancouver’s BroadbandTV has struck a deal with a European entertainment network called the RTL Group, The deal is worth…
‘Digital coupon marketplace’ RetailMeNot enters Canada
Texas-based ‘digital coupon marketplace’ Retail Me Not has arrived in Canada. The company has been extremely active…