Former NLL Lacrosse Player’s Workplace Engagement Platform Raises $500K Seed Round
Waterloo-based startup Plasticity, the workplace engagement platform cofounded by former professional lacrosse player Jim Moss,…
Even Non-Profits Are Accepting Bitcoin Now
We know that Bitcoin seems be accepted by more and more Canadian businesses, small or large, but now it appears that non-profits…
Things Are Going Really Well for Toronto’s Qriket, The App That Gives You Free Money
For 22-year-old Qriket cofounder Jonny Comparelli, things are aren’t too shabby these days. Approaching five years (yes,…
Hootsuite Acquires Massachusetts-Based Startup uberVU
Thus far in Hootsuite‘s well-documented and successful ride as king of the “social relationship platform”…
Federal Government’s CODE Hackathon Officially Has a Date
Back in October MP Tony Clement revealed that the federal government would be sponsoring a new “national open data appathon,”…
Vancouver’s BuildDirect Raises $30 Million Series B Round
In a home-building market worth $492 billion, Vancouver’s BuildDirect has taken a major step forward. The online supplier…
Toronto’s The Sandbox Project Gets $450K, Will Launch New Mental Health App
The Sandbox Project, a Toronto-based non-profit organization dedicated to making Canada the healthiest place on earth for…
Waterloo’s OpenText to Spearhead $100 Million Fund for Enterprise Apps
The governments of Canada and Ontario weren’t the only ones with an extra hop in their step today at the Communitech…
Feds Announce $300 Million Northleaf Venture Catalyst Fund of Funds
Building on the Venture Capital Action Plan (VCAP), Canada’s federal government today has announced the Northleaf Venture…
Federal Gov’t + Ontario Premier Wynne to Make Venture Capital Announcement – Live Video Feed here
Kathleen Wynne, Ontario’s Premier, is set to make a big announcement today at Communitech in Waterloo. Joining her will…
Piper, The Home Security System that Did Really Well on Indiegogo, Launches Today
In late August we covered Piper, a smart home security gadget and app system that shows people how their homes are doing via panoramic…
The Bitcoin ATM Craze Continues in Montreal and Ottawa
The craze for Bitcoin ATMs continues this week as CoinDesk has reported that Ottawa installed a crytocurrency-spitting machine.…
CBC KW Gave One Lucky Listener Bitcoin Over the Airwaves
We’re not positive on this one, but it’s pretty likely that CBC Radio One 89.1 FM in Kitchener-Waterloo today was…
Ontario Commits to Innovation: $190 Million Over Six Years
The government of Ontario has committed $190 million over six year to support innovation and create jobs in the province. The…
The Accelerator Series: GrowLab
The Accelerator Series is a multi-part spotlight on Canada’s startup accelerators and the people who lead them. GrowLab…