“Startup Community” doc about Kitchener-Waterloo hits Indigogo
Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario is probably known best for producing the BlackBerry smartphone and the Oktoberfest beer festival.…
Inside the Mind of a Startup Entrepreneur
This infographic came our way and is bang on. Anyone who’s ever wanted to gain insight into the incredible and courages…
Vancouver-based OneGigabit promises to bring you 60x faster internet speeds
If you’re looking for fast internet speeds you best be moving to Vancouver. Start-up OneGigabit, who’s backed by…
Deetectee patents digital identification technology for mobile devices
Victoria-based Deetectee Microsystems is claiming to have invented “the first and only technology that enables secure,…
58-storey “TELUS Sky” tower to rise by Fall of 2017
TELUS – the second largest wireless carrier in Canada – has announced plans to develop yet another LEED Platinum…
Coke vending machine to accept Interac Flash payment option
We’re one-step closer to the end of physical cash. Coca-Cola Canada and Interac will be making the debut of its Interac…
Honourable Moridi says Communitech is ‘a unique place”
Communitech in Waterloo has been open since 1997 and has successfully helped thousands of companies launch their ideas. For…
Equinox Summit: Learning 2030 hopes to “draft a blueprint for the School of the 21st Century”
Equinox Summit: Learning 2030 is happening in Waterloo from September 29th – October 3rd and aims to “draft a blueprint…
A look at Canadian startup accelerators (Infographic)
Since 2010 there has been over 30 accelerators, or accelerator-like programs, launch in Canada. Some say that this influx of…
“MasterCard N>XT” developer challenge announced, encourages devs to “build the mobile payment technology of tomorrow”
MasterCard has been doing business in Canada for 40 years and today they’ve announced a partnership with MaRS Discovery…
Startup Inspiration: ex-Groupon CEO Andrew Mason releases Hardly Workin’ album
Andrew Mason, founder and former CEO of Groupon, has released an album on iTunes that “pulls some of the most important…
Winnipeg-based Cubresa receives $500k investment to support its first revenue activities
Winnipeg-based Cubresa is a private company that was founded in 2011 and is part of the Manitoba Technology Accelerator program.…
Here’s the Startupfest $70k Investment Prize
$70,000 worth of prizes are up for grabs in the Startupfest 2013. The 3-day event is happening June 10-12 in Montreal and promises…
15-year old Vancouver resident builds a flashlight that “runs solely on the heat of the human hand,” becomes a finalist in Google’s Science Fair
Google’s Global Science Fair has been narrowed down to 15 finalists and Vancouver’s Ann Makosinski, aged 15, has…
WhatsNexx receives an additional 2.33 million investment
Montreal-based WhatsNexx has received its second round venture capital financing, this time a respectable 2.33 million from…