TeamBuy.ca raises another $5 million to become the “leading shopping destination for Canadians”
TeamBuy.ca, the Toronto-based group buying site was founded in 2009 by Edward Yao and Andrew Hutchings, has just announced…
TELUS Ventures makes ‘significant investment’ in Get Real Health
Major Canadian telecommunications player TELUS has continued its foray into the health space by making a ‘significant…
Kreyonic added to HYPERDRIVE Cohort 3, becomes its first international startup
Communitech recently announced its third group of startups to join their HYPERDRIVE accelerator program. In total, 11 startups…
LearningLoop captures $20,000 Startup Weekend Toronto EDU grand prize
Over the weekend Toronto was home to Startup Weekend Toronto EDU, a 3-day event that saw 12 education startups pitch their…
Toronto-based Keek potentially closing in on “a hundred million dollar round,” user base tops 58 million
A few weeks ago The Globe reported that Keek, a free popular video sharing platform, was on the cusp of raising a ‘sizeable’…
The Next 36 Venture Day 2013 is happening August 13th, will be live streamed online
Next Tuesday is a big day for The Next 36 as 18 startups will pitch their ideas to a few angel investors and VCs. The Next…
Jack Dorsey to speak in Waterloo and Toronto on September 19th
Looking for a massive amount of inspiration to give your start-up a boost? No, not Tony Robbins, but Jack Dorsey, co-founder…
Kickstarter allows Canadians to start creating projects today, official launch is September 9th
Kickstarter, the popular crowd-funding site, has amassed millions of users since its launch in 2009. The site allows people…
HootSuite raises $165 million in Largest Deal Ever in Canadian Venture Capital History
In what is Canada’s biggest venture capital investment for a software company ever, social media dashboard HootSuite has…
HYPERDRIVE’s Third Cohort: Video and pictures from the launch announcement
Earlier today Communitech’s HYPERDRIVE announced its third group of startups to join their accelerator program. In total,…
Waterloo-based Nanotech startup NeverFrost lives up to its name
Canadian winters are cold. Bone-chilling cold. Many of us waltz out to the car and grab the snow scraper to remove the frost…
Polar rebrands, launches new native advertising platform
Toronto-based Polar – formerly known as Polar Mobile – has been working hard on their business for years. Founded…
Communitech shifts HYPERDRIVE into an improved direction, extends program to 6-months
It’s been over a year since Communitech launched HYPERDRIVE, a $30 million accelerator program that assists early-stage…
VeloCity’s Spring 2013 Venture Fund Winners: SoundBrush, Blacktree Health, Kite and Planleaf each score $25,000
Waterloo is full of mind blowing ideas. This community is quickly gaining the attention it deserves and the people behind these…
We’re live at VeloCity’s Venture Fund Finals
Today we’re live in Waterloo at VeloCity’s Spring 2013 Venture Fund Finals. 10 startups are vying for a total prize…