‘Next generation’ water park and event complex with retractable roof planned to open in the Toronto Area in 2016
Toronto might have a new destination to take the family in 2016. Toronto-based marblemedia has a dream to open a massive 100,000…
Communitech HYPERDRIVE Cohort 4 announced: BitHound, Clipter, Structur3D Printing, Wagepoint and Weston Expressions
Communitech announced the new HYPERDIVE cohort companies today — now officially known as Cohort 4 — and these 5…
Axiom Zen selects intern from the #HTML500 event, Dr. Aidha Shaikh starts in May for 8-weeks
The #HTML500 happened last month and over 500 developers attended “Canada’s Largest Learn-to-Code Event” The…
Freelancer.com opens Vancouver Engineering Lab, plans to immediately hire 20 employees
Australian freelance services marketplace Freelancer.com announced today that they’ve expanded their Canadian presence…
CODE Hackathon sees 900 participants create 110 apps, declares itself the ‘Largest Competitive Hackathon in Canada’
CODE, the Canadian Open Data Experience, took place between February 28th to March 2nd and saw over 900 developers compete…
HootSuite launches HootSuite Labs, a team focussed on developing the next generation of social technologies
Vancouver-based HootSuite has had a banner year. The company successfully raising a massive $165 million Series B venture capital…
Extreme Startups announces its Fifth Cohort includes Dubb, Fora, Hurrier, Preo and Uplette
Toronto’s Extreme Startups announced five new companies to enter their Spring 2014 Cohort (Cohort 5). According to managing…
BufferBox service is winding down and will stop accepting packages on March 31st
BufferBox, the Canadian start-up that was founded by three engineering grads (Jay Shah, Aditya Bali and Mike McCauley) from…
Sunnybrook Hospital to live-tweet a heart surgery on Twitter
Canadian healthcare is on the cusp of taking another leap forward. Not in the form of new technology, just existing technology…
Ottawa-based Klipfolio raises $1.7 million from BDC, FundFire, BOLDstart and others
Data, especially big data, can be complicated. Many moving parts and several variables come into play that help you understand…
Government of Canada will continue “to address emerging risks, including virtual currencies, such as Bitcoin”
Bitcoin, the cryptography digital currency, has popped up on Canadian soil over the past number of months. Bitcoin ATMs, or…
Tacit Innovations secures $700,000 investment, teases ‘an exciting collaboration with a local restaurant’
Tacit Innovations recently graduated from Communitech’s 3rd cohort and announced today that they’ve successfully…
Applications now open for Google for Entrepreneurs Demo Day
This could be your chance to grab the attention of Silicon Valley. Google and Communitech have opened up applications for Canadians…
HootSuite forced to look outside Canada for talent, says it’s ‘difficult to compete’ with Silicon Valley companies
The search for great talent is ongoing. For Vancouver-based HootSuite, it’s been a trek. After successfully raising a…
Ara Labs secures a $500,000 investment from New Brunswick Innovation Foundation (NBIF) and Technology Ventures Corporation
Fredericton-based Ara Labs Security Solutions has received a half million investment from both the New Brunswick Innovation…