Is TellSpec The Star Trek Tricorder We Have Been Waiting For?
One of my favorite internet memes is one that says Star Trek has been predicting the future since 1966. And perhaps it’s…
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Vancouver’s Curatio Wins $100,000 for Mobile Healthcare App
Vancouver-based startup Curatio is sitting pretty these days. The four-month old company, part of Wavefront’s Venture Accelerator…
One Man’s Trash Is the Dragons’ Den’s Treasure: Woodstock’s Modern Waste Products Woos Investors
I love Dragons’ Den. I love when old rural Ontario couples who remind me of my parents pitch the dragons and go home…
PUSH Wants to Measure Strength, Not Steps
Toronto-based startup PUSH wants to be the first fitness tracking device that measures strength not steps. The device is designed…
Vancouver-Born Basis Extends Series B Round to More Than $23 Million
The “wearables” market is poised to grow from 14 million devices shipped in 2011 to as many as 171 million units…
Waterloo’s VeloCity Renames Venture Fund, Shakes Up Funding Structure
Waterloo-based startup incubator, VeloCity, has changed the name of one of its most successful programs, the “VeloCity…
Why Should People Care About the Crowdfunding Campaign You’re Launching Tomorrow?
It’s been official for about five or six months now: the crowdfunding craze has hit entrepreneurs and startups. An ordinary,…
WB Games Montreal Looks to Hire 100 After $1.5 Million in Quebec Funding
WB Games received a bunch of money from the province of Quebec and it’s ready to make it rain…on 100 new employees…
Venture Capital Insider: What Do Venture Capitalists Do Everyday?
While some of us might think the job of a venture capitalist mostly entails socializing at events with people who want their…
New Brunswick Targets Innovation With New Graduate Scholarships
The Maritimes isn’t exactly a place one would call “red hot” in the Canadian startup space, but it’s…
Former Well.Ca Founder Ali Asaria Raises $2.4 Million for New Waterloo Startup
Ali Asaria left Well.ca in the winter to relative surprise, but really you kind of knew he was just going to start some other…
Fredricton’s Introhive Gets Additional Funding From SalesForce.Com
Fredricton-based startup Introhive already raised a series B round of funding from Build Ventures, CIT GAP, Fortify VC, Growthworks…
SDTC Invests $39.8 Million in Quebec Cleantech Project
While Cleantech projects typically scare off traditional startup seed VC funds because of the amount of money needed, it is…
Nominations Are Open for The Small Business BC Awards
The Small Business BC Awards is making a call to entrepreneurs to nominate who should win one of nine awards based on contributions…
Ubisoft To Hire 500 in Montreal, Announces $373 Million Plan
Ubisoft is announcing today that it will hire 500 employees over the next seven years to work at its Montreal headquarters,…