Government of Canada unveils application details for the Immigrant Investor Venture Capital Pilot Program
Additional details were revealed last week for the Government of Canada’s new Immigrant Investor Venture Capital Pilot…
BrainStation acquired by Konrad Group
Toronto-based technology education organization BrainStation has been acquired by Konrad Group. The terms of the deal were…
BusBud strikes partnership with Greyhound, aims to be a go-to resource for travelers worldwide
Montreal’s Busbud, the bus travel booking website that aims to transform the “archaic” systems currently in place,…
Hootsuite hires Jimmy Duvall as Vice President of Product
Hootsuite has made an executive hire and brought on Jimmy Duvall as Vice President of Product. Duvall’s most recent position…
Foko receives $2 million in funding led by BDC Capital and Real Ventures
Enterprise focussed photo sharing and messaging service Foko has received another injection of funding. The Gatineau Quebec-based…
Energy Aware changes name to Neurio, receives $1.5 million in seed funding led by BDC Venture Capital
Vancouver-based Energy Aware has announced a new name and a round of funding to continue is growth. Now officially called Neurio,…
Aimia acquires UK-based Zinc
Montreal-based Aimia, the loyalty company behind the popular Aeroplan program, plus several other loyalty initiatives around…
Homejoy to “pause” Canadian operations
Back in September of 2013, San Fransisco-based Homejoy co-founder and CEO Adora Cheung, said, “part of why we chose Canada…
Ted Hastings named President mobile rewards programs Perk.com
One of Kitchener/Waterloo’s most successful entrepreneurs has landed a role at Perk.com. Ted Hastings, founder of Rebellion…
UTEST announces cohort three, brings five new startups into its accelerator program
The University of Toronto Early-Stage Technology (UTEST) incubator has been home to many successful Canadian technology startups,…
The Accelerator Centre Joins Canada’s Start-up Visa Program, graduates three technology startups
The Accelerator Centre announced today that it has been selected by the Canadian Association of Business Incubation (CABI)…
Wagepoint secures $2 million investment from Extreme Venture Partners, BDC, ACOA
Waterloo-based Wagepoint announced today a $2 million injection of seed funding that will assist the company to expand its…
Marcus Daniels of HIGHLINE VC wins a Notable Award for Entrepreneurship
The annual Notable Awards are dedicated to recognize young professionals across all of Ontario, Quebec, and Western Canada…
Apple hosting workshops for Hour of Code initiative at retail stores
Apple stores in Canada and around the world will host a free one-hour coding workshop in support of the “Hour of Code”…
TEC Edmonton Launches New TEC Health Accelerator Program
The TEC Edmonton incubator and Genzyme Canada have come together in a strategic partnership to launch the TEC Health Accelerator…