Toronto Man Crowdfunds Mystery Product, and Yes, People Have Almost Funded It
A 22-year-old Toronto man has nearly hit his funding target for a new product on Crowdtilt. What the product actually is remains…
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New Design-Focused Event Seeks to Bridge Toronto and KW Communities
The folks at Heist, Boltmade and GRAND are teaming up to launch the first “Method Jam” event in Toronto, which…
BDC Exec Argues for More ‘Catalytic Partner Financing’ Rather Than Just VC Money
A Business Development of Canada (BDC) executive has taken to the Globe and Mail to argue for the case of “catalytic…
New Event Seeks to Convince Canuck Expats to Return and Work for Canadian Startups
A group of business leaders in Toronto are seeking to convince Canadian techies working abroad to return home and work within…
Thunder Bay Ventures Invests in Three Companies from Costarter Accelerator Program
Thunder Bay Ventures has invested $50,000 in three companies that recently graduated Thunder Bay’s Costarter accelerator…
[Infographic] 11 Essential Ingredients Every Crowdfunding Campaign Needs
Vancouver’s Fundrazr has released a new infographic explaining the “11 Essential Ingredients Every Crowdfunding…
Life of a Porn ‘Star’: How This Montrealer Helped Build Adult Mobile, Part Three
Brandon Reti had it all: the high-paying gig, the first-class everything and the ability to make decisions that would rake…
Cisco Invests in Toronto’s Georgian Partners, Likely Under $50 Million
Cisco made it clear in June that it was ready to head up a fund-of-funds for Canadian innovation and it looks like it has…
“I Left to Save My Life”: Up With Women CEO Shares Uplifting Tale at Startup Fest
At International Startup Festival we chatted with the inspiring and charismatic Lia Grimanis, founder and CEO of Up With Women,…
Video: Busbud’s LP Maurice Tells Us What it’s Like Having $9 Million in Funding
At International Startup Festival in Montreal, we caught up with Busbud founder LP Maurice, who leads the startup that recently…
SFU Alumni Launch Surrey Coworking Space, Beta Collective
Three Simon Fraser University (SFU) graduates have opened a new coworking space in Surrey, BC, called Beta Collective. Most…
EY Announces Finalists for Entrepreneur of the Year
Ernst & Young’s popular Entrepreneur of the Year award has named its regional finalists for 2014. Entrepreneur Of…
Montreal/Mississauga’s DataWind Goes Public on Toronto Stock Exchange
DataWind, the company that makes low-cost tablets and a leader in low-cost Internet connectivity for emerging markets, has…
Caribbean Startups to Descend on Montreal for International Startup Festival
infoDev, a global multi-donor program in the World Bank Group that assists growth-oriented entrepreneurs to secure appropriate…
Halifax’s Startup Scene Isn’t Trying to Copy Anyone, Rather Just Trying to Be Itself
About a week ago we published a story on the incoming CEO of Waterloo’s Accelerator Centre, who confidently said Waterloo…