HIGHLINE is using Dx3 to help its startup portfolio go from speed to sales
As Canada’s largest conference and trade show dedicated to digital marketing, advertising, and retail, Dx3 is not a typical…
MasterCard and Ryerson partner for new Women in Entrepreneurship program
Ryerson University and MasterCard jointly announced today a new program designed to foster women-led startups in Canada. The…
Myo now available on Amazon as Thalmic ships 100% of pre-orders
When last we checked in with Kitchener-Waterloo based Thalmic Labs, co-founder Stephen Lake said the company had shipped 24%…
Neurio launches with hardware lessons learned
When we profiled Vancouver-based Neurio’s Kickstarter campaign, which ended up raising over $250,000, exceeding its goal…
Today in funding: SecureKey, FundThrough, AVAC
Toronto and Calgary lead the latest round of FinTech and AgTech funding announcements. Here’s the latest on who raised…
Tony Clement: Canada #1 amongst G7 in R&D support for tech innovation
Recently, MP and Treasury Board President Tony Clement made an appearance at the INcubes offices in downtown Toronto. The federal…
Microsoft knows that speed kills
In just two weeks, hundreds of marketers will descend upon Dx3 Canada to learn new ways to present their brands to customers.…
Hardware Hackathon takes over MaRS next weekend
You can’t throw a stick without hitting a hackathon these days. But a hardware hackathon? That’s new. Organized…
Lighthouse Labs coding bootcamp goes national in new HIGHLINE partnership
Vancouver-based Lighthouse Labs announced today that it is expanding its coding bootcamp school across Canada in 2015. A Toronto…
Blending mobile and desktop cultures at IBM InterConnect conference
When I touched down in sunny Las Vegas, I had no idea exactly how big IBM InterConnect would be. A merging of the enterprise…
As CTA Conference returns, Unbounce’s Oli Gardner explains why entrepreneurs must learn to write
This morning, Unbounce announced the return of its Call To Action Conference, which will take place this September 13th-15th…
Ryan Holmes wants to launch the first AngelList Syndicate in Canada
John Philip Green was fed up. The founder of Toronto’s CareGuide had raised a significant seed round last year from prominent…
Adam Nanjee wants Canada to be a global FinTech leader
Last week, MaRS launched its new financial technologies cluster. The announcement, filled with partners across the financial,…
Canada’s FinTech sector in one infographic
MaRS’ FinTech cluster launch this week featured many notable participants in the Canadian financial technology community,…
EyeCheck accepts the challenge of hardware to close the global vision deficit
In addition to the $25,000 EyeCheck took home last November at the University of Waterloo’s Velocity Fall Fund Finals…