eQOL receives $435,000 from Ontario government to enhance patient independence
MaRS Innovation is reporting that Sault Ste. Marie-based eQOL received $435,475 from the Ontario government last week in a…
MaRS’ new District 20 means business
“This is a great space. We lobbied hard to get here.” I’m sitting across from Eric Riz,…
Empower Operations wins 2015 Coast Capital Savings Venture Prize
In partnership with Simon Fraser University Venture Connection, the 2015 Coast Capital Savings Venture Prize competition took…
theScore’s bought deal financing reaches $23 million following strong retail interest
Last night, theScore put out a release announcing a bought financing agreement led by Mackie Research Capital Corporation,…
changeRoom to unveil its webrooming retail solution at #Dx32015
When we first saw changeRoom at the MasterCard’s N>XT Developer Challenge in October, we speculated that, despite an early…
Dx3 Canada announces Mike Serbinis and Keith Wachtel as daily keynote speakers
Dx3 Canada, the country’s largest conference and trade show dedicated to digital, is exactly one month away. To commemorate…
theScore now included in the TSX Venture 50
Toronto-based mobile sporting news provider theScore announced today that has been included within the 2015 TSX Venture 50,…
Miovision raises $30 million Series B to save you from traffic congestion
Kitchener-based Miovision Technologies announced today that it has completed a $30 million Series B round, led by MacKinnon,…
Ansik knows that sales are sexier than sector
Ansik is fighting the perception that they have a perception problem. The Velocity Foundry company, which produces ShockLock,…
Reuters says Canadian VC investments reached $2.36 billion in 2014
Last week, we covered the CVCA investment in Canada report, which tallied the total number of disclosed venture capital deals…
Jeremy Bell shares more on Wattage’s plans to democratize hardware
BetaKit first ran into Wattage at Series 401 back in November. At that time, they were just looking to connect with investors,…
Gymtrack raises $2.5 million seed round from Real Ventures & White Star Capital
Last October, Gymtrack co-CEO Pablo Srugo, wrote about the benefits of being accepted to 500 Startups, stating that after three…
Vanedge Capital’s Moe Kermani funds integrity
While Moe Kermani factors in business plan and broad market opportunity when evaluating entrepreneurs for Vanedge Capital,…
Women and Wearables: the jockstrap sports bra stage (#WWTO)
This week, 500 wearable fanatics descended upon the MaRS Discovery District to attend the latest We Are Wearables Toronto meetup.…
WIND’s Tony Lacavera says entrepreneurs should not restrict themselves to Canada for capital
Yesterday, The Empire Club of Canada hosted an hour long conversation with WIND Mobile Chairman Tony Lacavera. While the conversation…