Five Canadians selected among 6,000 applicants for 2016 Thiel Fellowship
The Thiel Foundation has announced its 29 latest Thiel Fellows — a group of young people awarded $100,000 and mentorship…
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Indochino opens first shopping centre showroom, announces 67% YTD growth
As so-called Retail Prophet Doug Stephens once said, we are apparently at the end of the beginning of ecommerce. “We’ll…
#ProductHuntTO demonstrates how startups are bringing transparency to healthcare
Long wait times, confusion, and anxiety are often considered ubiquitous to the healthcare process. As Canada comes closer to…
Freightera drives Canada’s green vision forward at G7 Summit
As Canada’s Prime Minister joins the world leaders meeting at the G7 Summit in Japan this week hashing out economic, political…
Instabuggy moves beyond its core grocery offering to dominate meal delivery
Food is one of the hottest verticals for startups because, when it comes down to it, everyone needs to eat. Whether it’s…
AquaMobile founder Diana Goodwin shares secrets for success as Telus Small Business Challenge deadline draws near
Telus’ Small Business Challenge is currently accepting entries, offering entreprenuers oodles of prizes – including…
Where are the women in Canadian Venture Capital?
Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus was a bestselling book from the ‘90s now well past its best-before date, yet in the…
Akira wants to reduce the strain on Canada’s healthcare system
For under $34, many Canadians can purchase a meal, see a movie or even buy a weekly bus pass. What most Canadian’s don’t…
Hootsuite’s Ryan Holmes on keeping creativity alive as a CEO
A few years ago, a bad back left me unable to sit at a desk for more than an hour at a time. But with my company in growth…
Frank + Oak relaunches platform to stay ahead of next generation of retail
Since its founding in 2012, Frank + Oak has worked on differentiating itself as a men’s fashion brand ahead of the curve…
TELUS Idea incubator opens to help startups dream big
What if a sensor in a lightbulb could evaluate the ambient temperature and the light in your home and adjust appropriately…
#AccelerateOTT brings community together to learn how to build better businesses
With sunny skies and warm weather rounded out with a cool breeze, the Horticulture Building in Ottawa’s Lansdowne Park was…
Waterloo-based Knowledgehook wins Google’s Game Changer Award
At a young age, Travis Ratnam felt that the intelligence of his father skipped a generation. When Ratnam’s father was 13,…
StackAdapt adopts CPE model as advertising struggles to keep up with digital content consumption
Marketing is no longer a matter of paying to put an advertisement in front of someone’s face — with endless content…
Ottawa company launches platform to help urban planners prepare for climate change
Climate change is set to have a severe impact on many vital aspects of our lives; from water access to the extinction of one-fourth…