CSI appoints Adil Dhalla as executive director and Karine Jaouich as COO
byThe Centre for Social Innovation (CSI) Toronto announced that it has appointed Adil Dhalla as its new executive director, with…
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Velocity hiring science and hardware leads to mentor startups
byVelocity, the University of Waterloo’s incubator program, is planning to hire for two roles: a science lead and a hardware…
LANDR appoints new chairman and CFO to double down on business strategy
byLANDR, a platform that allows artists to manage and create music from one platform, announced that Robert Frances has been…
HackerYou puts bootcamp program on hold as it seeks private career college accreditation
byWhile coding bootcamps have become increasingly popular for people looking to learn new tech skills or build on existing knowledge,…
Toronto’s Nymi hires new CEO as Martin moves to CTO
byToronto-based Nymi, with assistance from TD and MasterCard, recently made history by successfully conducting a contactless…
LEAGUE’s Michael Serbinis among four new members to MaRS’ board of directors
byMaRS announced today that it has recently appointed four new members to its board of directors: Annette Verschuren, Michael…
Trulioo hires PayPal veteran Amy Penn as its Vice President of Sales
byComing off the recent hire of Jon Jones as its President, Vancouver-based Trulioo has hired PayPal veteran Amy Penn as Vice…
Uniiverse becomes Universe, opens office in San Francisco
byAnother successful Canadian company is making headlines. This time it’s Toronto-based Uniiverse, which has dubbed itself…
Communitech puts brakes on HYPERDRIVE, launches Rev accelerator to push revenue for “highly scalable startups”
byCommunitech announced this morning that its three-year-old startup accelerator, HYPERDRIVE, is set to undergo a massive transformation.…
Popular US Online Retailer Newegg to Accept Bitcoin as Payment in Canada
byNewegg, a California-based ecommerce site that sells consumer tech products, is now accepting the world’s most famous…
Twitter CEO Says Canada Among ‘Fastest-Growing Markets’
byTwitter CEO Dick Costolo told Globe and Mail reporter James Bradshaw that Canada is among the social media tool’s “fastest-growing…
Desire2Learn Launches New Integrated Learning Platform called Brightspace
byWaterloo-based learning platform software startup Desire2Learn has partially rebranded and named its new integrated learning…
Ubisoft to Invest Heavily in Quebec City for Future Assassin’s Creed, Will Hire 100 More
byUbisoft will invest $4 million of a previously announced $28 million investment in a new workspace at 585 Boulevard Charest…
Child Porn Case Leads to Landmark Decision: Canadians Have a Right to Online Privacy, Supreme Court Rules
byCanadians have a right to remain anonymous on the Internet and police cannot obtain information about individuals from their…
The Infamous Secret App Can Now be Downloaded Outside the US
bySecret, the app that’s stirred up so much controversy via its ability to allow anyone to post completely anonymous rumours,…