Vancouver Startups Shine at Launch Academy Summer 2014 Pitch Day
byLast night marked yet another lively night in Vancouver as the many different startups currently working our of Launch Academy…
Event Recaps
Daft Hack Takes #GrowHack $10K Prize, U Grok It Takes Startup Smackdown
byIt’s been a fun few days of pitches and hacking, but the winners for GROW Conference‘s #GrowHack2014 and its Startup…
Vancouver’s Got Game and The Full Indie Summit Proved It
byWhenever there’s been news announcing the closing or relocation of a major gaming studio in Vancouver, it’s like a pending…
Recon Instruments to Help Police Officers Increase ‘Situational Awareness’
byRecon Instruments, creators of Heads-up Display (HUD) and smartglass technology for sports and high intensity environments,…
Doing it All: Hardware Meets Software at the IoT Design Shop
by“Software is eating the world, but hardware gives it teeth,” was Renee DiResta’s (Principle, OATV) comment at the first…
VeloCity Fund Finals Trends #1 On Twitter as Four Student Startups Win Big
byFour student startups have received $25,000 grants each after winning the VeloCity Fund Finals at the University of Waterloo.…
B.C. Judge Dismisses ‘Smear Campaign’ Case Against Hootsuite, Mayor
byA B.C. Supreme Court judge has dismissed a conflict of interest petition against Vancouver startup Hootsuite and Vancouver…
Trio of Startups Win VentureLynx’s “Ready for Funding” Competition
byThree startups were selected as winners of VentureLynx‘s “Ready for Funding” Competition. Altranex, an innovator…
Spheres and Project Tango is Giving the International Space Station a New Set of Eyes
byThere’s life events where you never forget where you were, or what you were doing. I was almost 7 years old when Neil Armstrong…
Eye-Gaze Tracking Startup Mirametrix Takes CVCA Innovation Award
byMirametrix has won the Innovation award from Canada’s Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (CVCA). Mirametrix…
BDC and Growthworks Win CVCA’s “Deal of the Year” for Layer7 Technologies
byThe Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) and Growthworks Capital have jointly won the “Deal of the Year” award,…
Canadian-Born 5by Wins People’s Voice Winner at 2014 Webbys
byGreg Isenberg’s 5by emerged victorious at last night’s Webby Awards in New York, taking home the People’s…
Waterloo’s GTAN-START Contest Names its Eight Startup Finalists
byWaterloo Region’s GTAN-START Pitch Contest has named its eight startup finalists. They’ll compete for three $5,000…