Real Ventures Launches 10-Week “Fellowship” Accelerator for Individuals
Real Ventures, the Montreal venture capital firm that recently announced the first close of a targeted $100 million fund, is…
New Jersey’s D&B Acquires Vancouver Business Intelligence Startup Indicee
Dun & Bradstreet (D&B), a publicly-traded corporation on the NYSE, has acquired a small Vancouver startup in Indicee.…
Toronto’s Aislelabs Releases Marketing Platform for Physical Stores
Toronto-based Aislelabs has released the “first marketing automation platform for physical retail locations.” Aislelabs…
Communitech’s HYPERDRIVE Accelerator is Raising a New $10 Million Fund
Earlier this week at the Series Round Venture Investment Forum in Toronto, HYPERDRIVE‘s managing director Doug Cooper…
Ontario’s Public Spending on Tech: “Like Handing Out Food Vouchers in Rosedale”
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne has certainly been in a giving mood to both the technology and business sectors lately, and…
Hootsuite Hits Nine Million Users, Over 500 Employees
Its that time again, where Hootsuite emails us about how they’ve hit a gazillion users, and then we relay the information.…
Canada Post Launches Application Call for ECommerce Awards
Applications have opened for the 2014 Canada Post Ecommerce Awards, now in its third year. Small, large, leading and emerging…
Waterloo’s GTAN-START Contest Names its Eight Startup Finalists
Waterloo Region’s GTAN-START Pitch Contest has named its eight startup finalists. They’ll compete for three $5,000…
Jack Dorsey’s Square to Sell Its Readers at Shoppers Drug Marts
Twitter cofounder Jack Dorsey and his mobile payment processing startup Square are bringing its credit card readers to 440…
Ryerson’s DMZ Turns Four, Has Created 1080 Jobs
It’s a celebration of sorts for Ryerson University’s Digital Media Zone (DMZ), as the startup hub that houses an…
PasswordBox Inks Deal With Samsung: Will Bring Biometrics to Galaxy S5
PasswordBox has landed a partnership with Samsung, the smartphone giant that makes popular smartphones like the new Galaxy…
Future Shop to Donate $150,000 to Canadian High Schools for Tech Lab Grants
Future Shop has committed $150,000 for Canadian high schools through its Future Generation Tech Lab grants program. A total…
OpenText to Hire 1200 Over Seven Years, Ontario Commits $120 Million
OpenText has signed an agreement with Kathleen Wynne’s Liberals that will see the Waterloo-based enterprise management…
Shaw Communications Invests, Inks Deal with San Francisco’s $17M Startup Rdio
Calgary’s Shaw Communications has landed a partnership with a well-know Silicon Valley-based music streaming platform…
Montreal’s GradeSlam Tutoring Startup is Quietly Expanding
Phillip Cutler started GradeSlam while juggling an education degree at McGill University and playing for the varsity football…