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 &…
BDC and Growthworks Win CVCA’s “Deal of the Year” for Layer7 Technologies
The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) and Growthworks Capital have jointly won the “Deal of the Year” award,…
The Infamous Secret App Can Now be Downloaded Outside the US
Secret, the app that’s stirred up so much controversy via its ability to allow anyone to post completely anonymous rumours,…
General Fusion, D-Wave and Avigilon Named as BC’s Most Innovative Companies by NextBC
NextBC has named its most innovative company in British Columbia, in Burnaby’s General Fusion. NextBC is the award show…
Media and Entertainment Companies Expected to Ramp Up the Acquisition Game
Media and entertainment companies are expected to execute more acquisitions over the next year than in the previous two years,…
Montreal’s GuestDriven Lands The James Hotel As Client, Releases The James Pocket Assistant
Montreal-based startup GuestDriven has released The James Pocket Assistant, an app created specifically for The James Hotels,…
Want to Attend #CM1TO Community Management Conference? Tell Us Why On Twitter
BetaKit wants to send one lucky person to next week’s CM1 Community Management Conference in Toronto, and all you have…
Shad Valley, Pathways to Education and More Win 2015 Youthspark Grants from Microsoft
Four programs in Canada that foster youth development in science and technology have been awarded 2015 Microsoft Canada Youthspark…
BetaKit’s Tom Emrich Among Mesh14 Conference Speakers
BetaKit and MobileSyrup reporter Tom Emrich will speak at the upcoming Mesh14 Conference in Toronto, May 27-28. The conference…
Vancouver’s nTrust Is About To Allow Users to Make Contactless, Proximity-Based Mobile Payments
Vancouver-based mobile payments platform nTrust has partnered up with New York City-based startup Estimote to make its iPhone…
Moncton’s Foursum Golf App Inks Partnership with Cobra Puma
Foursum Golf, the Moncton-based all-in-one mobile golf app allows users to track scores, analyze play, and connect with friends…
Netflix Raises Monthly Price by $1
Netflix has increased the price of its popular video and television streaming service up to $9 for new customers in Canada…
Vancouver’s Payfirma Partners with Cloud Ecommerce Enablers LemonStand
Vancouver-based multichannel payments company Payfirma has partnered up with LemonStand, a cloud-based ecommerce platform…
Vancouver’s Medeo Joins Forces with AnxietyBC for Better Treatment
Vancouver-based startup Medeo, the video chat platform that helps doctors visit their patients virtually, has partnered up…