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RE/MAX of Western Canada partners with Vancouver-based Two by Fore

Jessica Galang November 26, 2015

Taking a cue from many companies in the FinTech industry scrambling to stay ahead of innovation by partnering with startups,…

Come hack the CFL at Sportshack Weekend

Douglas Soltys November 26, 2015

The CFL may never be the same after this weekend. Sportshack is back again, and this time around it has partnered with the…

Shopify releases video exploring what grandmas, pizza, weed, and ecommerce have in common

Jessica Galang November 26, 2015

On the eve of Black Friday, one of the biggest shopping days of the year, Shopify — itself an ecommerce giant — has released…

Communitech, Velocity take space from Google to give #WaterlooRegion startups more legroom

Douglas Soltys November 26, 2015

Communitech and the University of Waterloo have announced a massive expansion in the Lang Tannery building at the expense of…

Koho secures partnerships with Visa, others, as company preps to launch millennial banking in Canada

Douglas Soltys November 26, 2015

Vancouver-based Koho announced today three major agreements with financial services providers – Visa, Peoples Trust Company,…

Energizing the future: Canadian innovators can lead the way

Jonathon Narvey November 25, 2015

The vast energy sector that fueled Canada’s economic engine has been running on empty lately. In large part, that’s because…

The future of transportation makes a stop at MaRS November 26

Jessica Galang November 25, 2015

When it comes to a future with connected, electric cars, the question in 2015 is no longer if it’s possible — but when.…

DMZ named 3rd best incubator globally by UBI

Douglas Soltys November 25, 2015

UBI Global, which provides performance analysis of business incubators around the world, has released its 2015 rankings. Ranking…

Michael Donovan EY Entrepreneur of the Year

EY names Michael Donovan Canadian Entrepreneur of the Year

Douglas Soltys November 25, 2015

At a gala event last night, EY named Michael Donovan its Canadian Entrepreneur of the Year. The Executive Chairman of global…

CIBC partners with #FinTech startup to expand small business lending

Jessica Galang November 25, 2015

CIBC is partnering with Montreal-based Thinking Capital to introduce a lending solution specifically for small businesses.…

‘Uber of prescriptions’ app PopRx launches in Toronto

Ian Hardy November 25, 2015

Lately, it appears like there is an Uber equivalent for everything, producing varieties of on-demand services, from food and…

Startups Care inspires Vancouver tech scene to give back this season

Jonathon Narvey November 24, 2015

Tis the season of giving – and in Vancouver, Startups Care is helping make that happen. The initiative raised about four…

MaRS partners with D2L for its Work & Learning cluster

Jessica Galang November 24, 2015

Following the announced launch of a brand new Work & Learning Cluster, MaRS has named D2L as a partner in its mission…

Wearables that help with wellbeing get the spotlight on Canada AM

Jessica Galang November 24, 2015

“I don’t know where you find all this stuff when you come in,” Canada AM host Bev Thomson commented as BetaKit…

Is P2P the future of lending?

Alex Conde November 24, 2015

Last night, the MaRS Discovery District held a panel discussion on the future of lending, with specific focus on the peer-to-peer…

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RE/MAX of Western Canada partners with Vancouver-based Two by Fore

Come hack the CFL at Sportshack Weekend

Shopify releases video exploring what grandmas, pizza, weed, and ecommerce have in common

Communitech, Velocity take space from Google to give #WaterlooRegion startups more legroom

Koho secures partnerships with Visa, others, as company preps to launch millennial banking in Canada

Energizing the future: Canadian innovators can lead the way

The future of transportation makes a stop at MaRS November 26

DMZ named 3rd best incubator globally by UBI

EY names Michael Donovan Canadian Entrepreneur of the Year

CIBC partners with #FinTech startup to expand small business lending

‘Uber of prescriptions’ app PopRx launches in Toronto

Startups Care inspires Vancouver tech scene to give back this season

MaRS partners with D2L for its Work & Learning cluster

Wearables that help with wellbeing get the spotlight on Canada AM

Is P2P the future of lending?

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