Lendified subsidiary Vault Circle receives exempt market dealer license from OSC
Small business loan provider Lendified announced today that its subsidiary Vault Circle has received regulatory approval for…
Ryerson’s Magnet incubator awarded Gold Global Best Award
Ryerson University announced yesterday that Magnet, the university’s not-for-profit social innovation incubator which addresses…
RED Academy brings introductory courses to student entrepreneurs at Ryerson University
RED Academy and Ryerson University’s Launch Zone, an on-campus hub that teaches students essential skills needed to become…
Slack partners with Salesforce on new integration
Slack has partnered with Salesforces to add another integration into its enterprise chat app. Since several companies already…
Montreal-based adtech startup District M raises $8 million in funding
District M, an adtech company that provides programmatic solutions for publishers and advertisers, announced $8 million in…
First cohort announced for Accelerator Centre’s Phase One program
Waterloo’s Accelerator Centre has announced the first cohort of its recently developed Phase One program. Phase One launched…
#Legaltech event says every law firm “needs a data strategy”
On September 20th, lawyers, startups, and legal tech enthusiasts gathered at the MaRS Discovery District for the Emerging Legal…
City of Toronto launches Digital Main Street Lab to advance retail tech startups
Last week, the DMZ at Ryerson University and the City of Toronto got together at the DMZ Industry Night event to highlight…
Survey: 21% of Canadian small business owners started after losing their job
A recently conducted a global survey by GoDaddy has found that millennials and baby boomers are increasingly looking to become…
BookJane pitches caregivers on-demand in a competitive market
Whether someone has to go out of town for a work conference or a couple decides to make last minute plans for an evening out,…
Sean Wise named Startup Canada’s first fellow for startup communities program
Startup Canada has named Sean Wise as its first fellow for Startup Communities, a program aimed at building stronger entrepreneurial…
Former Capital One CFO Ian Hanning joins Financeit’s management team
Financeit, the cloud-based point-of-sale platform, announced today that Ian Hanning has been appointed as its new CFO. Hanning…
healthSwapp pitches app to help lazy rehab patients keep the doctor away on #TheDisruptors
Going to a physiotherapist or sports medicine doctor can be beneficial for many patients, but when these practitioners recommend…
Toronto’s startup scene reveals itself at my first Startup Open House
While I’ve always known that Toronto has a budding tech startup community, I wasn’t aware of how large, strong, and influential…
Velocity hiring science and hardware leads to mentor startups
Velocity, the University of Waterloo’s incubator program, is planning to hire for two roles: a science lead and a hardware…