Samsung is Giving $1 Million in Technology Grants to Canadian Schools
Samsung surprised 40 Canadian school principals last night while they were being honoured Canada’s Outstanding Principals…
Buffalo VC to Invite Toronto Startups to “World’s Largest Business Plan Competition”
A Buffalo, New York-based venture capital firm will be coming to Toronto today to talk about 43North, being labelled “the…
TalentEgg Launches New Platform for Students to Gain Experience
TalentEgg.ca, a Canadian job board and online career resource for students and recent grads, has launched a cool new initiative…
Creators of Maegan App Say it Will “Revolutionize Dining Out”
Last night at the Bauer Kitchen in downtown Waterloo may have been one of the first times that Bitcoin has been combined with…
Bitstrips is Raising a Huge $15 million Series B Round
Toronto-based Bitstrips, the company that raised $3 million in December after its users had basically crashed the system creating…
Vancouver’s ePACT Network Secures $1 Million in Funding
North Vancouver’s ePACT Network has secured a funding round that’s believed to be in the $1 million area, from…
BDC and CVCA to Award “Canada’s Most Innovative Startup”
The BDC and the CVCA are teaming up to launch the BDC Innovation Award, a new award recognizing an early-stage Canadian company…
Montreal’s DataWind Named Among MIT Technology Review’s 50 Smartest Companies
The MIT Technology Review has named Montreal-based DataWind as one of 2014’s 50 Smartest Companies. The review is an annual…
Great Canadian Appathon [4] Awards $35,000 to Student Game Makers
The Great Canadian Appathon [4] awarded $35,000 to student game developers after its Grand Finale occurred yesterday. The Appathon…
Toronto is Getting a Bitcoin Hackathon
A Bitcoin hackathon is coming to Toronto. Yep, you heard it right. The Global Bitcoin Hackathon Network is an organization…
Five Startups to Take a Four-Month Residency at the Google Innovation Space at Communitech
Google and Waterloo’s Communitech have a deep relationship and sincerely want startups to thrive. Back in December both…
Here’s How the Federal Budget 2014 Will Affect Canadian Tech
The federal budget was released yesterday and now all the speculation over where the money will flow is over. Justin gave the…
Canadian Digital Media Trends impacting Canada’s digital economy (infographic)
Each month the Canadian Digital Media Network (CDMN) releases stats based on the growing trends of the Canadian media landscape…
Beyond the buzzword: gamification is the future of culture and business
A new program called ‘Game Change’ is applying the mechanics of gaming as a business model for recognizing and…
Former Extreme Startups Company Shoplocket Acquired by PCH International
TechCrunch has reported that Toronto-based startup startup Shoplocket, a former Extreme Startups graduate, has been acquired…