Videogami raises an undisclosed amount from York Angel Investors
Toronto-based Videogami has raised an undisclosed amount of money from York Angel Investors, which will be used to expand its…
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Rogers and Wavefront’s partnership is a continuation of its commitment to expand innovation in Canada
Rogers has just announced that they are strengthening their strategic relationship with Vancouver-based wireless technologies…
Linquet launches updated tracking solution to tap into the sharing economy
When Linquet was looking to launch an updated version of its Bluetooth-enabled smart tracker, founder Pooya Kazerouni had a…
Cascadia Summit Closes Vancouver Startup Week, awards Optigo Networks, Control and Magicflix each a $25,000 investment
Over 500 people attended the Cascadia Summit this past Friday and 16 finalists made the cut to pitch to the judging panal of…
Cordon launches Indiegogo campaign to put VR in your pocket with Pinć
Milan Baic wants me to know that Cordon Media is not a hardware company. Founding Cordon as a digital agency in 2008, Baic…
Casper, the “outrageously comfortable” mattress, is now available to Canadians
A new mattress has arrived in Canada and its name is Casper. The New York-based company claims to be reimagining the sleep…
500 Startups announces 500 Mobile Collective, a new venture fund specifically focused on mobile
A new fund called 500 Mobile Collective — or 500 MC — was unveiled today by Silicon Valley-based powerhouse accelerator…
Kensington Launches $160 million VC Fund
A new injection of cash has piled itself into Canada as Kensington Capital Partners (Kensington) announced the launch of the…
Blockstream raises $21 Million from 40 investors, including Reid Hoffman, Real Ventures, Khosla Ventures
According to its website, Blockstream aims to “develop new ways to accelerate innovation in crypto currencies, open assets…
Velocity announces Ten finalists competing for over $100,000 at the Velocity Fund Finals on November 27th
Ten finalists have been named to compete at the upcoming Fall 2014 Velocity Fund Finals on November 27th. Velocity, an entrepreneurship…
Eventbase raises $2 million, acquires UK-based LetsLynk to strengthening its trade show technology offering
Vancouver-based Eventbase Technology has raised $2 million in Series A funding from South By Southwest (SXSW), the same people…
Kobo’s Serbinis Launches LEAGUE, Announces $4M Seed Round To Transform Healthcare
All eyes are on serial entrepreneur and Kobo Founder Michael Serbinis, as he announces his new adventure LEAGUE INC. this week.…
Be inspired: Startup Empire Conference keynote presentations now online
If you missed out on the Startup Empire Conference that took place in Halifax in September you can now watch a few choice clips…
Industry Minister says ‘Alibaba is seriously considering a new campus in Vancouver’
In September, Alibaba Group set a record $25 billion IPO on the New York Stock Exchange. The Chinese-based company is considered…
Nova Scotia entrepreneurs now have access to GE intellectual property through Government partnership
The Nova Scotia Government is partnering with GE Canada and GE Ventures Licensing to help entrepreneurs bring their ideas to…