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…
JUICE Mobile CEO launches Freckle IoT beacon-based ad network
Neil Sweeney, CEO of JUICE Mobile, has announced the launch of Freckle IoT, a new stand-alone company building ad tech for…
H+ Technology bringing holographic hope to Ronald McDonald’s House B.C.
Vancouver-based H+ Technology announced a new partnership to bring some needed joy to ill children in British Columbia. The…
Telus announces Canada’s first IoT business marketplace
TELUS today announced the launch of the TELUS IoT Marketplace to help Canadian business accelerate the adoption of Internet…
Here’s how to watch Lean Startup Conference in Canada if you can’t attend
The Lean Startup Conference, a four-day event packed to the gills with impressive speakers, starts tomorrow in San Francisco.…
Microsoft lends YouthSpark support to Hour of Code initiative
Hour of Code is a weeklong global initiative to get people of all ages interested in learning the basics of programming and…
Startup Next announces 2014 Toronto Winter Cohort
Global pre-accelerator program Startup Next has announced the names of its 2014 Toronto Winter Cohort. Eight new startups have…
Today in funding: Sampler, Newtopia, Borrowell & BlueDot raise capital
Today was a big day in Toronto funding announcements. Here’s the latest on who raised how much, from whom. Sampler raises…