The Robots Will Take Over the World (If You Fund Them on Kickstarter)
With 12 days to go in its kickstarter campaign, Toronto’s Ainova Robotics Inc. has raised $25,000 of a $30,000 funding…
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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…
Extreme Startups and 500 Startups Grad FameBit Allows Youtube Celebs to Get Paid (A lot)
There’s a 24-year-old Swedish guy who makes videos on Youtube, where he comments on horror and action video games. To…
Wearable Tech Startup OMsignal Raises $10 Million Series A Round
Montreal’s OMsignal, which calls itself “the leader in smart clothing technology” and maker of the first-ever…
After Seven Years of Bootstrapping, UBC-Born TaskTop Technologies Raises $11 Million
TaskTop Technologies, a startup out of Vancouver that created a software development toolkit integration technology, has raised…
GrowLab and Extreme Startups Teamed Up to Get on Harper’s Golden CAIP List
At Waterloo’s Communitech Hub Friday, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced the 15 accelerator or incubator programs…
Calgary’s Slyce Raises Another $12 Million, Wins the Game of Canadian Venture Capital
It’s official: I’m quitting my job and applying at Slyce. That’s because the Calgary-based visual product…
4D Geospatial Imaging Startup in Ottawa Secures Funding from EnerTech Capital
GeoDigital, an Ottawa-based provider of next‐generation 4D Geospatial imaging and business intelligence solutions, has raised…
Crowdfunding as the Pre-Equity Investment and Validation Tool
Typical tech start-up funding starts when all personal savings have been exhausted, and credit cards and lines of credit have…
Communitech and BMW Grand River’s “Ultimate Technology Prize” to Hand Out $28K to Startups
Waterloo’s Communitech startup hub is teaming up with BMW Grand River to give one startup $25,000. “Do you have…
Vancouver’s hyperWALLET Raises Growth Equity Financing from Primus Capital
Vancouver cross-border corporate payment solutions hyperWALLET has raised growth equity financing from Primus Capital. The…
ReturnMe Wins Montreal Portion of Fundica’s Funding Roadshow
Fundica, Montreal’s online tool for finding funding sources for startups, is nearly finished its country-wide Funding…
Toronto’s Kiwi Wearables Releases Glance, A “Smart Accessory” for Regular Watches
Kiwi Wearables, the Toronto-based wearable tech company, has today released Glace, which it calls the first smart accessory…
Flixel Photos Gets $460,000 in Convertable Debenture from Cranson Capital
Toronto-based startup Flixel Photos, maker of the popular Cinemagraph Pro program for Macbook, has raised $460,000 in convertible…
Thunder Bay’s XLV Diagnostics Raises $3 million from Boston Investor
Thunder Bay-based startup XLV Diagnostics has raised $3 million in funding from Boston-based investor Bernard M. Gordon. XLV…