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…
Healthcare Access App iamsick.Ca Expands Nationwide
Iamsick.ca, the app that helps Canadians access healthcare, is extending its reach beyond Ontario with support from its crowdfunding…
Next Week’s Tech Leadership Conference at Communitech Brings Together the Experts
Communitech‘s Tech Leadership Conference is this Thursday May 29, and the event promises to bring together “world-class…
Pebble Smartwatch Named Second Most Wanted Wearable Among Tech Experts
Canadian Eric Migicovsky’s Pebble Smartwatch, which earned $10.3 million from its 2012 Kickstarter campaign, has been…
Vaughan’s Techblocks Wants to Build a $30K App for One Lucky Startup
Vaughan-based creative/consulting agency Techblocks wants to build an app worth $30,000 for one lucky startup. The agency…
Venture Capital Deals Increase But Value Stays the Same in Q1
Venture capital activity in Canada over the first three months of 2014 stayed the course. Canada’s Venture Capital &…