Women’s Entrepreneurship Day event showcases the importance of perseverance in building a startup
byPerseverance was the theme of the night as three female tech business leaders spoke to a full room at the THINK innovation…
Event Recaps
Ask Pam CEO says quotas necessary to encourage diversity following Google Demo Day: Women’s edition
byPour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. A couple of weeks ago, Ask Pam — a cloud startup that centralizes the day-to-day…
Thirdshelf wins Ingenious Award from IT Association of Canada
byMontreal-based Thirdshelf has received an Ingenious Award from the IT Association of Canada. The Ingenious Awards are a year-long…
400 girls across Canada will learn how to code for National Girls Learning Code Day
byOn November 12, Ladies Learning Code is hosting its third annual National Girls Learning Code Day. Across Canada, over 400…
Ontario Securities Commission hosting hackathon tackling challenges in the province’s regulatory environment
byThe Ontario Securities Commission announced that it’s hosting the first hackathon by a securities regulator in Canada.…
Coopérathon challenges Montreal startup community to make the world a better place through innovation
byThis past Friday night, the Montreal startup community, along with many of the city’s leaders in the fields of Health, FinTech,…
This is not the new Silicon Valley: Canada’s missed opportunity at Web Summit
byLisbon is a beautiful city. Its ancient streets are full of new energy this week with Web Summit in town. The Portuguese Prime…
#FINTalks event examines how Canadian banks can turn FinTech disruption into opportunity
byIn the words of Deloitte financial services head Rob Galaski, banks have gone from regarding FinTech disruption in Canada with…
Shopify’s Satish Kanwar speaks candidly on the long, emotional road of being acquired
byOn an early morning at the Microsoft Store in Toronto’s Eaton Centre, Satish Kanwar, founder of Jet Cooper (a product design…
Montreal and Toronto mayors hope trade mission to Israel will result in more investment, collaboration in Canada
byBetween November 12 to 19, Montreal mayor Denis Coderre and Toronto mayor John Tory will travel to Israel to convince Israeli…
Four BCIC Ignite Award winners receive total of $2.7 million in funding
byThe BC Innovation Council announced the first four winners of its Ignite Awards, giving out $838,000 to BC research projects…
Google’s Go North conference examines the Canadian tech industry’s strengths and challenges
byCanadian entrepreneurs may have a reputation for not being the best at selling themselves, but there’s no denying that big…
Notman House gets spooky to support local nonprofits
byBarbie and Ken, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, and a host of demons, ghouls, and other interesting characters came together…
Velocity now housing all of its startups under one roof with renovated 37,000-square-foot space
byWaterloo lays claim as home to the second highest density of startups outside of Silicon Valley — and those startups need…
Fiix co-founder Khalil Mangalji on how using Snapchat can make brands more human
byWhile Snapchat is best known for taking selfies and posting photos of aesthetically pleasing food, it is now also being used…