“Best Startup in the World” reelyActive Rides the Hype Bandwagon
One of the more unfortunate realities about the tech startup world is that there’s an unhealthy amount of celebrating…
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U of Waterloo Attracts Record Crowd at Eighth VeloCity Fund Finals
The University of Waterloo’s eighth VeloCity Fund Finals was one to remember, with four student startups taking home…
Online Travel Mag Startup Releases “Canada’s Top 20 Streets”
Toronto-based online travel magazine Vacay.ca, an online offshoot of Elevation Media Solutions, has released its list of Canada’s…
Unsure About An Effective Social Media Policy? Check out This Guide
Ahh social media. The online medium that simultaneously has the power to influence positive buzz and notoriety for a company…
14-year-old Montreal Anonymous Hacker Receives 18 Month Probation
According to the Globe and Mail, a Montreal-based 14-year-old computer hacker who was just 12 when he “crippled”…
“Seniorpreneur” Urges Canadians: The Boomers are Coming!
Joe Wasylyk is passionate over the issues that he feels are hindering the Canadian economy and its able-bodied older citizens.…
18-Year-Old Likes GIFs and Memes So Much, He Coded an App for Sharing Them
University of Toronto computer science student Shiv Baijal likes GIFs and Memes. So much so, that the 18-year-old decided…
VC Insider: The Four Key Players of Venture Capital
Typically one thinks of the entrepreneur and the venture capitalist (VC) as the two main players in venture capital. Thatâs…
Courier Services Meets the Sharing Economy: Zipments Expands to Canada
New York-based startup Zipments launched in Vancouver yesterday, and is a site that provides low cost, same day courier services…
MaRS Looks to Help Ontario Energy Consumers with Four New Apps
With the Al Gore sighting at MaRS Discovery District last week, it seems the public/private-funded innovation hub is making…
Former iStockphoto Founder Looks Ahead with Already Profitable Stocksy
It wasn’t long after Bruce Livingstone sold iStockphoto to Getty Images before he was back in the “stock photo…
OCAD’s Imagination Catalyst Cultivates Design-Focused Startups
The Ontario College of Art & Design’s (OCAD)Â Imagination Catalyst space launched in February of 2012 to decent media…
OMERS’ OneEleven Launches as “Canada’s First Community for Data-Driven Entrepreneurs”
When we covered the Series 401 event last week at the OneEleven space, we hadn’t heard too much about the new space,…
Women Are Breaking the Boardroom Gender Barrier Through Specialized Skills
A new study by Brock University professor Paul Dunn (Goodman School of Business) indicates that the rising numbers of women…
Majority of Canadian Schools Haven’t Adopted Mobile Learning
On the same morning we just announced a partnership between a Waterloo-based startup and the Ontario Teachers’ Federation,…