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Michael Serbinis-led LEAGUE launches in Canada
After several months of buildup and a months-long beta period in Toronto, LEAGUE, the personal health care startup founded…
Shoes.com planning IPO this fall
It’s IPO season in Canada. After Shopify stunned the markets late last week by going public, which brought its value…
FedDev announces $3 million partnership with Communitech to establish the Open Data Exchange (ODX)
Waterloo-based innovation hub Communitech recently shut down its HYPERDRIVE accelerator program and shifted gears to re-launch…
Salesforce partners with Communitech, launches Salesforce for Startups in Canada
Salesforce and Communitech today announced a new partnership that will see the CRM software company and innovation hub work…
Uber brings free food delivery to Torontonians with UberEats
UberEats, Uber’s on-demand food delivery service, has gone live in Toronto. Our sister-site MobileSyrup brought you the…
Mnubo raises $6 million to expand its IoT data analytics platform
Research firm IDC Canada recently forecasted that the Canadian Internet of Things (IoT) market will be worth over $6.5 billion…
MaRS launches Retail and Digital Commerce Cluster
Following the success of its recently announced FinTech cluster, MaRS today announced the launch of a new retail cluster at…
FounderFuel announces Spring 2015 Cohort
As part of Demo Day today, Montreal-based startup accelerator FounderFuel announced the six companies comprising its Spring…
Ontario government creates new $20 million Health Technology Innovation Evaluation Fund
At the MaRS HealthKick 2015 event in Toronto today, the Ontario government announced the creation of a new fund to grow and…
Toronto’s Flipd rides the digital detox wave
Take a look around you the next time you’re riding the subway, or queueing at a coffee shop, and you’ll likely see someone…
The Next 36 introduces 22 companies into The Next Founders program
Toronto’s Next 36 has helped developed world-renowned startups in its program. A few of the companies that might spark…
Canadian Tire launches new digital innovation centre in Kitchener-Waterloo
Canadian Tire Corporation today yesterday the opening of a new digital innovation facility in Kitchener-Waterloo. Called the…
FreshBooks CFO Mark MacLeod steps down to launch SurePath Capital Partners
The Canadian startup ecosystem is about to get a lot more exit and fundraising advice from Mark MacLeod, the now former FreshBooks…
Lighthouse Labs expands to the Yukon with hybrid remote bootcamp
When last we checked in with Lighthouse Labs, the coding bootcamp was expanding its presence to Calgary and Toronto. This week,…