CSI appoints Adil Dhalla as executive director and Karine Jaouich as COO
The Centre for Social Innovation (CSI) Toronto announced that it has appointed Adil Dhalla as its new executive director, with Karine Jaouich becoming the…
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Velocity hiring science and hardware leads to mentor startups
Velocity, the University of Waterloo’s incubator program, is planning to hire for two roles: a science lead and a hardware lead. The incumbents will…
LANDR appoints new chairman and CFO to double down on business strategy
LANDR, a platform that allows artists to manage and create music from one platform, announced that Robert Frances has been appointed as the chairman…
HackerYou puts bootcamp program on hold as it seeks private career college accreditation
While coding bootcamps have become increasingly popular for people looking to learn new tech skills or build on existing knowledge, they have struggled to…
Toronto’s Nymi hires new CEO as Martin moves to CTO
Toronto-based Nymi, with assistance from TD and MasterCard, recently made history by successfully conducting a contactless payment authenticated using someone’s heartbeat as the equivalent of…
LEAGUE’s Michael Serbinis among four new members to MaRS’ board of directors
MaRS announced today that it has recently appointed four new members to its board of directors: Annette Verschuren, Michael Serbinis, Stefan Larson, and Martha…
Trulioo hires PayPal veteran Amy Penn as its Vice President of Sales
Coming off the recent hire of Jon Jones as its President, Vancouver-based Trulioo has hired PayPal veteran Amy Penn as Vice President of Sales….
Uniiverse becomes Universe, opens office in San Francisco
Another successful Canadian company is making headlines. This time it’s Toronto-based Uniiverse, which has dubbed itself as a the social marketplace for real life…
Communitech puts brakes on HYPERDRIVE, launches Rev accelerator to push revenue for “highly scalable startups”
Communitech announced this morning that its three-year-old startup accelerator, HYPERDRIVE, is set to undergo a massive transformation. This shift will result in the formation…
Popular US Online Retailer Newegg to Accept Bitcoin as Payment in Canada
Newegg, a California-based ecommerce site that sells consumer tech products, is now accepting the world’s most famous cryptocurrency as payment from Canadian customers. Starting…
Twitter CEO Says Canada Among ‘Fastest-Growing Markets’
Twitter CEO Dick Costolo told Globe and Mail reporter James Bradshaw that Canada is among the social media tool’s “fastest-growing markets.” The CEO said that…
Desire2Learn Launches New Integrated Learning Platform called Brightspace
Waterloo-based learning platform software startup Desire2Learn has partially rebranded and named its new integrated learning platform Brightspace. It’s also announcing new partnerships with Microsoft and IBM…
Ubisoft to Invest Heavily in Quebec City for Future Assassin’s Creed, Will Hire 100 More
Ubisoft will invest $4 million of a previously announced $28 million investment in a new workspace at 585 Boulevard Charest Est in Quebec City for…