SalesForce Wants to Build Apps for Wearables; Launches Software Program
Wanting to “jumpstart” wearable app development, SalesForce has launched a new wearable technology developer program,…
4D Geospatial Imaging Startup in Ottawa Secures Funding from EnerTech Capital
GeoDigital, an Ottawa-based provider of next‐generation 4D Geospatial imaging and business intelligence solutions, has raised…
New Watch on Kickstarter Uses NFC Tech to Automate with Smartphones
There’s yet another watch on Kickstarter developed by Canadian brainiacs, and this one is following along the minimalist…
Vancouver’s Big Data + Human Resources Company Visier Gets $25 Million
Several media outlets confirmed yesterday that Vancouver-headquartered Visier Workforce Analytics, a company that combines…
Toronto Hackathon Seeks to Create Positive Change in the Middle East
The #HackingME hackathon in Toronto later this month will seek to create positive change in the Middle East while providing…
Communitech and BMW Grand River’s “Ultimate Technology Prize” to Hand Out $28K to Startups
Waterloo’s Communitech startup hub is teaming up with BMW Grand River to give one startup $25,000. “Do you have…
Vancouver’s hyperWALLET Raises Growth Equity Financing from Primus Capital
Vancouver cross-border corporate payment solutions hyperWALLET has raised growth equity financing from Primus Capital. The…
Vancouver’s Medeo Teams Up with PwC to Help Get Its Virtual Solution Across Canada
Vancouver healthtech startup Medeo is teaming up with PwC Canada, the Canadian arm of the big multinational professional services…
Fashion Meets Tech in Toronto at Upcoming Hack N’ Talk 2014
Hack N’ Talk 2014 is ready to merge fashion and tech in Toronto. The Fashion Zone (FZ), Canada’s “newest incubator…
Someone Never Used That Giftcard You Bought Them? Victoria’s Kiind Launches Cash-Back Service
Victoria startup Kiind has today launched its cash-back payment model for gift cards, hoping to help ease the estimated $10…
Sony Pictures Imageworks Relocates Headquarters to Vancouver
There’s something about Vancouver. We continue to see big-name tech and entertainment companies flock to Canada’s…
BDC Names Its Nine Finalists for the Young Entrepreneur Award
The nine finalists for the Business Development Bank of Canada’s (BDC) Young Entrepreneur Award have been named, and…
Thunder Bay’s XLV Diagnostics Raises $3 million from Boston Investor
Thunder Bay-based startup XLV Diagnostics has raised $3 million in funding from Boston-based investor Bernard M. Gordon. XLV…
VentureBeat Calls Toronto’s Muse Headband “The Most Important Wearable of 2014”
American tech blog VentureBeat has made a bold proclamation today, calling the Muse headband, developed by Toronto’s…
Launch Academy Brings Back Lean Entrepreneur Program
Vancouver-based tech incubator Launch Academy is bringing back its Lean Entrepreneur Program, a 16-week program designed to…