Kik raises $38.3 million in funding and acquires GIF Messenger Relay
Waterloo-based Kik Interactive announced today that they’ve successfully raised a $38.3 million Series C Funding and…
500 Startups announces 500 Mobile Collective, a new venture fund specifically focused on mobile
A new fund called 500 Mobile Collective — or 500 MC — was unveiled today by Silicon Valley-based powerhouse accelerator…
Slack CEO says they are “hiring pretty aggressively in Vancouver”
It seems that Slack is honouring its Canadian roots and plans to continue to hire employees for its Yaletown office in Vancouver.…
Toronto Mini Maker Faire takes over the Toronto Reference Library this weekend
The Toronto Mini Maker Faire 2014 is happening this weekend at the Toronto Reference Library and it’s free to attend.…
Toronto’s Wattpad featured in “Small Empires” by The Verge and Alexis Ohanian
Toronto-based Wattpad, which gives the ability to read, vote and create books for free, has achieved massive success and with…
Kensington Launches $160 million VC Fund
A new injection of cash has piled itself into Canada as Kensington Capital Partners (Kensington) announced the launch of the…
JUST EAT Canada acquires Edmonton-based DELIVERY TOWN
Toronto-based JUST EAT, who is dubbed as “Canada’s largest and fastest-growing online restaurant and food ordering…
Blockstream raises $21 Million from 40 investors, including Reid Hoffman, Real Ventures, Khosla Ventures
According to its website, Blockstream aims to “develop new ways to accelerate innovation in crypto currencies, open assets…
Latest Canadian stats reveal $5.8B in government funding and $900M in venture capital investments in first half of 2014
A new report by The Funding Portal reveals new data on the amount of funding Canadian startups have received. The stats show…
LinkedIn says app developers have the “most desirable skills” for employment, Calgary is the most active job market in Canada
Popular business social networking site LinkedIn launched in Canada in 2010 and the company recently announced that its surpassed…
JOLT portfolio companies have raised a total of $10.5 million
Since launching in 2012, MaRS’ accelerator program JOLT and its portfolio of startups has surpasses $10.5 million in…
Velocity announces Ten finalists competing for over $100,000 at the Velocity Fund Finals on November 27th
Ten finalists have been named to compete at the upcoming Fall 2014 Velocity Fund Finals on November 27th. Velocity, an entrepreneurship…
Eventbase raises $2 million, acquires UK-based LetsLynk to strengthening its trade show technology offering
Vancouver-based Eventbase Technology has raised $2 million in Series A funding from South By Southwest (SXSW), the same people…
HIGHLINE Brings Silicon Valley Tech Networking Series ‘Startup Socials’ to Canada
Startup Socials, a tech event series that originated in Silicon Valley, is coming to Canada powered by HIGHLINE and SoftLayer…
SupplyStream scores $250,000 from Innovacorp
Halifax-based SupplyStream has recieved $250,000 in funding from Innovacorp. The company is reportedly building a technology…