U of T’s Munk School to run $9M government-backed Digital Public Square Project
Last week, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird announced that the federal government has committed $9 million dollars to a…
MaRS-backed Unata raises $1.2M to fuel U.S. grocery retail growth
Toronto-based Unata announced today that it has secured $1.2 million in funding. The round was lead by MaRS’ Investment Accelerator…
Decoded fashion + tech event descends on Toronto January 22nd
Global fashion + tech event startup Decoded is touching down in Toronto Thursday, January 22nd. The event series is designed…
BlackBerry announces the BlackBerry IoT Platform
At its CES breakfast meeting, BlackBerry released new information about its plans for IoT (the Internet of Things) and the…
Slyce breaks into grocery retail with PDN’s Shopper app integration
This week, Slyce announced that Purchase Decision Network has integrated the startup’s image recognition platform into…
TRACE partners with Frankly, Hellaclips & SpeedSociety to enhance its live-streaming content platform
Just before the the holidays, TRACE closed a $2.5 million seed round to fuel the creation of a live-streamed content platform…
Hexoskin launches Hexoskin Junior for children and teenage athletes
Montreal-based Hexoskin has launched a new biometric smart shirt this week at CES 2015. While Hexoskin’s wearable tech has…
ORBCOMM acquires Ottawa M2M service provider SkyWave Mobile Communications
The CVCA is reporting that ORBCOMM has completed its acquisition of Ottawa-based M2M service provider SkyWave Mobile Communications.…
Bruce Croxon hosting Entrepreneurship 101 event at MaRS this week
Bruce Croxon, former CBC Dragon and Managing Partner of Round13 Capital, will be hosting a free event taking place this Wednesday,…
Canadians pledged $27.65 million to Kickstarter in 2014
Kickstarter has published a brief year-in-review presentation on its website about the crowdfunding marketplace’s 2014 growth.…
theScore acquires fantasy sports game Swoopt and team from ApptheGame
Toronto-based mobile sporting news provider theScore has announced an acquisition of daily fantasy sports game Swoopt from…
Anthony Lipkin wants to show you how digital is shaping culture at Dx3
As we approach the holiday season, few of us are likely thinking about March 2015. Anthony Lipkin, VP and Partner of Dx3, Canada’s…
Sir Richard Branson wants to create ripples of impact investment in Canada
“We want to demonstrate that the impact investing space is a safe place to put your investment,” Tim Jackson, MaRS’ Executive…
MaRS and Virgin Unite Canada partner to create impact venture fund
This morning at the MaRS Discovery District, Sir Richard Branson announced a new initiative between MaRS and Virgin Unite Canada,…
Today in funding: BuildDirect, Versant Venture Capital, Gallop Labs
More big financing news in Canada, with a big dose of cash foreshadowing future healthcare investment. Here’s the latest…