#Icebucketchallenge: OMERS Ventures Calls Out Real Ventures, iNovia and Georgian Partners
Update: iNovia Capital has responded to OMERS Ventures’ challenge in outrageous fashion. Read more below I’ll assume…
StudentsCoding to Host Coding Workshop with Bitmaker Labs, Facebook Canada
StudentsCoding, a resource that helps high school students build out their ideas and develop their coding skills, is set to…
Extreme Startups and GrowLab Merge to Become New ‘Highline’ Accelerator
Toronto’s Extreme Startups and Vancouver-based startup accelerator GrowLab Ventures have announced their merger and the launch…
Thalmic Labs’ Myo Armband Takes Major Step, Integrates with Smartglass
Thalmic Labs evidently knew that if it was to remain among the hottest current wearables leaders, it would need to find some…
Feds Invest $1.06 Million in Manitoba Technology Accelerator
The government of Canada has invested $1.06 million in the Manitoba Technology Accelerator (MTA). Shelly Glover, Minister…
SFU Student Codes Tinder Tool to Automatically Like Every Woman’s Photo
It’s been a rather grisly few days in the news for the Tinder dating app, but this next story should bring a few laughs…
Deadline Approaches for PwC’s 2014 Vision to Reality Awards
There’s not too much time left to give a shout-out to those startup entrepreneurs in Canada who deserve to be recognized,…
Computational Photography Startup Algolux Raises $2.6 Million in Series A Money
Montreal’s Algolux, a former TandemLaunch startup that specializes in computational optics for better photographs, today…
Kelowna EdTech Startup FreshGrade Raises $4.3 Million Seed Round
Kelowna-based edtech startup FreshGrade has raised a $4.3 million seed round led by NewSchools Venture Fund, Emerson Collective,…
$55K Up for Grabs With Spark Centre’s Ignite Startup Competition
Oshawa’s non-for-profit Spark Innovation Centre is all set to host its second annual Ignite Competition. It’ll…
The Prizes At Next Week’s GROW Hackathon Are Kind of Ridiculous
Next week’s GROW Conference in Whistler is all set to be a great experience revolving around the “connected city,”…
Canadian VCs Ranked Favourably in New Deloitte-NVCA Survey
Canadian venture capitalists and private equity firms scored big marks in a recent Deloitte-NVCA survey that revealed global…
Following a Year of Little Progress, Federal Minister Discusses Startup Visa
It hasn’t exactly been the speediest implementation of a government program over the last year in regards to the Startup…
Hilarious Montreal Fashion Startup Sells Nerd-Wear in New Kickstarter Project
I’m not sure whether wearing a shirt designed with NSA homepage code is funny or if it’s a sign of the apocalypse.…
Desire2Learn Raises $85 Million Following Record Growth Year
Desire2Learn (D2L) has raised an $85 million series B round, led by Columbus Nova Technology Partners, Graham Holdings, Four…