Microsoft acquires Toronto’s Datazen Software
Microsoft announced that it has acquired Toronto’s Datazen Software. The terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the entire…
EDC and MaRS announce partnership to help Canadian companies “go global”
Export Development Canada (EDC), Canada’s trade finance agency, and MaRS have announced a new partnership that will assist…
PwC’s Vision to Reality Conference focuses on “disruptive innovation”
A lead up to the annual PwC “Vision to Reality” (V2R) Awards, which Waterloo-based Thalmic Labs won last year,…
Kik Interactive is looking for a buyer
Waterloo-based Kik Interactive is reportedly putting itself up for sale. The company has hired San Francisco-based Qatalyst…
Toronto mayor John Tory creates Big Data Innovation Team to combat traffic congestion, hackathon coming in September
To combat frustration with Toronto’s growing congestion problems, Toronto Mayor John Tory unveiled a plan this week…
11 Waterloo-based startups participating in $5k pitch competition in Toronto
Waterloo is once again coming to Toronto. Eleven startups from Waterloo will be travelling down the 401 to participate in a…
Toronto-based MagniWare creates “quantitative second skin” wearable
Toronto-based startup MagniWare announced last week that it has created what it dubs “a quantitative second skin”…
Product-Focused Bootcamp Opens in Toronto
ThoughtKite launches its first series of weekend and evening courses starting April 11th out of Workhaus and Workplace One.…
Stressed? There’s a wearable for that
The wearable tech space in on the rise as many manufacturers are launching new products. Research firm IDC recently predicted…
10 most recent state-of-the-art research facilities built in Canada
Innovation is driving the Canadian economy and the Canada Foundation for Innovation has compiled a great list of 10 newly-opened…
YouTube FanFest happening in Toronto May 2nd
YouTube has more than 1 billion users with 300 hours of video uploaded every minute. To celebrate its user, Google and YouTube…
Traction Conference brings global talent to Vancouver this June
Rarely does an event come along that concentrates so much global talent, especially in Canada. June 18th brings the Traction Conference…
Winners announced in the CODE 2015 Developer Challenge
The Canadian Open Data Experience (CODE) kicked off its 48-hour hackathon last month and the event once again was a massive…
BDC names Gerry Pond as first-ever BDC Entrepreneurship Champion
BDC (the Business Development Bank of Canada) has awarded Gerry Pond with the prestigious title of “Entrepreneurship…
Dream Payments secures $6 million in funding from Blue Sky Capital, Real Ventures, and Rouge River Capital
Cash continues to flow into Canadian startups. The latest is Toronto-based Dream Payments who has secured $6 million in funding,…