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By Joseph Czikk May 21, 2014

Code(Love) Hackathon In Montreal Will Tackle Youth, Women’s and Water Issues

The Code(Love) hackathon is nearly here and its organizers are urging developers, designers and startup enthusiasts to sign…

By BetaKit May 20, 2014

General Fusion, D-Wave and Avigilon Named as BC’s Most Innovative Companies by NextBC

NextBC has named its most innovative company in British Columbia, in Burnaby’s General Fusion. NextBC is the award show…

By Joseph Czikk May 20, 2014

Canadian-Born 5by Wins People’s Voice Winner at 2014 Webbys

Greg Isenberg’s 5by emerged victorious at last night’s Webby Awards in New York, taking home the People’s…

By Joseph Czikk May 20, 2014

C100 Reveals the 16 Canadian Startups Headed to 48Hrs in the Valley

16 Canadian startups are going to Silicon Valley next month as part of the C100’s 48hrs in the Valley program. The C100,…

By Tom Emrich May 20, 2014

The World of Content Is No Longer Flat, Going 360 Degrees with Bublcam

It was 1492 when Columbus sailed the sea to prove his theory that the world wasn’t flat but round instead. His discovery…

By BetaKit May 20, 2014

Media and Entertainment Companies Expected to Ramp Up the Acquisition Game

Media and entertainment companies are expected to execute more acquisitions over the next year than in the previous two years,…

By Joseph Czikk May 20, 2014

Project: SPACES To Host Demo Day for Its Two Toronto Coworking Spaces

The recently expanded Project: SPACES coworking space organization will throw a demo day for its roughly 150 startups and freelancers…

By BetaKit May 16, 2014

Montreal’s GuestDriven Lands The James Hotel As Client, Releases The James Pocket Assistant

Montreal-based startup GuestDriven has released The James Pocket Assistant, an app created specifically for The James Hotels,…

By Joseph Czikk May 16, 2014

Is There Really Something Wrong with Apps Like MailTracker or MailChimp?

An interesting article was published two weeks ago in the Globe and Mail, on a new Toronto startup called MailTracker. The…

By Joseph Czikk May 16, 2014

Montreal Startup I Can Go Without to Throw Benefit Concert with Simple Plan, Kardinal Offishall

The headliners may be a few years past their prime, but Montreal startup I Can Go Without (ICGW) has enlisted the services…

By Joseph Czikk May 16, 2014

Lethbridge’s BlackBridge Raises $22 Million from BMO and BDC

Canadian-German satellite operation and imagery group BlackBridge has raised $22 million in funding by the Bank of Montreal…

By Joseph Czikk May 15, 2014

MasterCard-Commissioned Report Urges Gov’t to Encourage Credit Card Use Among Small Businesses

A new report commissioned by MasterCard and put together by Walid Hejazi, an associate professor and the Rotman school of…

By Joseph Czikk May 15, 2014

Uber to Make a Splash in Muskoka, Launches Water Taxi Service

As if Uber couldn’t get any more wacky with its offerings (ice cream, kittens, Christmas trees, a private jet to cannes…

By BetaKit May 15, 2014

Want to Attend #CM1TO Community Management Conference? Tell Us Why On Twitter

BetaKit wants to send one lucky person to next week’s CM1 Community Management Conference in Toronto, and all you have…

By Joseph Czikk May 15, 2014

This Toronto-Made Kickstarter Device Charges Anything, Anywhere

The Prometheus mobile device charger will definitely ship to its Kickstarter backers after nearly doubling its modest goal…

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Project: SPACES To Host Demo Day for Its Two Toronto Coworking Spaces

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