Toronto’s AskforTask to Launch in Eight US Cities Later This Summer
After raising half a million dollars in seed money and releasing its mobile app, Toronto startup AskforTask is announcing that…
MakeWorks Nears Crowdfunding Goal, Calls Itself The”Startup Factory of the Future”
Toronto’s MakeWorks has raised over half of its targeted $20,000 crowdfunding project, in which the creative marker studio…
Forget the Cottage, Startup Weekend is Coming to Muskoka
Startup Weekend, the 54 hour global marathons that bring together developers, designers, marketers and startup enthusiasts,…
Thalmic Labs to Ship 40,000 Motion-Controlled Myo Armbands to Developers
Kitchener-based Thalmic Labs is shipping over 40,000 motion-controlled Myo armbands to developers who pre-ordered the product.…
Newly Leaked Internal Finance Memo Shows Feds Warned Against Bitcoin
A newly released internal finance memo prepared for former Finance Minster Jim Flaherty warned that the high level of anonymity…
Rice is a New Location-Based Marketplace App for Trading Cool Stuff
Torontonians Aubrey Jesseau, Rishabh Varshney and Francis Lata- who call themselves Basmati Labs Inc.- have created a new…
Millions of People Around the World Are Using Toronto’s SurfEasy for Privacy
Toronto’s private, encrypted web-browsing tool SurfEasy has its hands full. The startup currently has millions of…
Canadians Have Deposited Over a Million eCheques on the CIBC App
CIBC says that over a million echeques have been deposited using its mobile app for iOS and Android. It was only just back…
Next-Gen Software Platform IIX Raises $10.4 Million
Niagara-based International Internet Exchange (IIX Inc.), a next-generation software and interconnection platform designed…
Nova Scotia Judge Gives Thumbs Up to Live Tweeting in Court
A Nova Scotia judge has praised Twitter and the ability for reporters to live-tweet court cases after the province’s judiciary…
Are We Finally Turning the Corner? Tech Sector “Slowly Changing” Gender Diversity
The Canadian Press took to tech journalism’s longstanding recent tradition of talking about how few women currently possess…
MaRS’ Jolt Accelerator Announces New Summer Cohort
MaRS’ JOLT accelerator announced today the latest group of companies to join its growing portfolio of startups. “Next-level…
Waterloo Job Fair Tomorrow Promises to Fill 20 Jobs in Silicon Valley
A new job fair in the Kitchener-Waterloo region tomorrow will look to fill 20 positions within Silicon Valley startups. The…
Longtime Canadian Entrepreneur and Benefactor Raymond Chang Passes Away
Longtime financial services entrepreneur and Order of Canada recipient G. Raymond Chang has passed away at the age of 65, after receiving…
Ottawa Startup Raises $3.5 Million Seed Round for Anonymous Patient Data Solution
Ottawa’s Privacy Analytics has raised $3.5 million in venture capital. The round was led by Vanedge Capital of Vancouver…