Trippeo’s Adarsh Pallian on finding the gaps in huge industries
When Adarsh Pallian was looking to found his next company after selling Geotoko to Hootsuite in 2011, he started by trying…
CPPIB commits additional $330 million to Canadian private equity, managed by Northleaf
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) announced yesterday that it has committed an additional $330 million to the…
Montreal smart garment startup Heddoko selected Innovation World Cup Finalist
Montreal-based smart garment startup Heddoko is headed to Munich next week to vie for the title of “Innovator of the…
Nymi CEO Karl Martin: departures “logical progression” from new enterprise customer focus
Yesterday, we reported that Nymi President, Andrew D’Souza, and Director of Platform, Balaji Gopalan, were no longer with…
Nymi President Andrew D’Souza out as company struggles to ship
BetaKit has confirmed via multiple sources familiar with the situation that Nymi President Andrew D’Souza is no longer a…
CEO Ryan Holmes rolling out guru employee track across Hootsuite
Hootsuite CEO Ryan Holmes is known for having an unique take, especially when it comes to developing new tech talent. Today,…
Career Skills Incubator helps Canadians transitioning careers with new Menteer app
The Career Skills Incubator announced today the launch of a new mobile app to help Canadian job seekers get matched with mentors…
Cisco and Teralys commit to McRock’s industrial IoT fund
The CVCA is reporting that Toronto-based McRock Capital has announced a second close for its industrial Internet of Things…
Medella Health is in the right place at the right time
It’s not easy being a wearable hardware startup. It’s also hard being an impact health tech startup. Now, a wearable health…
Onyx Motion, HWKI some of the early stage startups entering the Next Gen Den
For many early stage startups, the right exposure at the right time can have a huge impact. While the ‘realness’ of…
Carrier invests in smart thermostat maker ecobee
Toronto-based ecobee is quietly becoming a major player in the connect home space. After launching its ecobee3 smart thermostat…
Velocity’s Wes Worsfold understands your startup pain
While Director Mike Kirkup talks a big game about Velocity’s capacity to scale startup community, being in the community…
Making beautiful music: Singspiel raises $350,000 seed round as the company narrows its customer focus
Arian Rahbari knew he was onto something when parents started offering him money. The then University of Waterloo…
Mike Kirkup explains how Velocity scales community
The University of Waterloo’s Velocity program is by far one of the most successful incubators in Canada, with an excellent…
Toronto’s SceneDoc closes $4 million Series A
Toronto-based SceneDoc, recently named by PwC as one of the top 10 Up-and-Coming technology companies in Canada, announced…