FounderProject’s Student VC Fund Gears Up for Ambitious November
FounderProject, the Canadian student-run venture capital firm originally based in Montreal, is throwing it’s “FounderExpo”…
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Will the AIRO Health-Monitoring Wristband Kill the Activity Tracker?
The fitness bracelet is back. It hasn’t been since 2004 that I’ve seen so many people sporting a rubber band on their wrist…
Songza Launches Songza Canada Inc., Reaches 2.4 Million Canadian Users
If your friends and family are anything like mine, they are flooding your Facebook feeds with Songza playlists. Here in Canada,…
CTV Wants to Turn Everyone Into a Journalist With Its New App
CTV, the Canadian television network owned by BCE Inc., has created a new app with Toronto-based startup Filemobile that will…
Vancouver’s VIDA Homes Debuts at Exclusive New York Property Launch Party
If you’re going to roll out a new app for the Real Estate market, making a splash in New York City is a pretty good start.…
Montreal’s 5by to Launch iOS App in First Move Post-Acquisition
Montreal-based video concierge startup 5by, acquired late last month by San Francisco-based StumbleUpon, is launching its iOS…
Indigo Launches New App for iOS and Android
Toronto-based book selling giant Indigo Books and Music is unveiling its new app for iOS and Android. Canadians have long shown…
Makers Unite! Maker2Maker Brings The Benefits of Hackerspaces Online
It’s a great time to be a maker. A growing group of crafty, creative tinkerers, “makers” around the world have…
Montreal’s Polar Electro Unveils Biometric Bracelet
Montreal-based Polar Electro Canada– not to be confused with Toronto-based startup Polar– has released its “Polar…
Shoplocket Wants to Improve The Dreaded Post-Crowdfunding Purgatory
Crowdfunding is increasingly becoming a successful option for makers and entrepreneurs to get their product out to market.…
Regina’s TaxiMe Launches Taxi Fare Estimation App
Regina-based startup TaxiMe has launched its taxi fare estimation app for iOS, taking the guesswork out of estimating taxi…
Beyond 2.0’s New App Won’t Solve the TTC, But it Will Tell You When the Bus is Coming
Ottawa-based startup Beyond 2.0 recently launched its TTC Bus Tracker, a rudimentary web-based app that can make life a tad…
Toronto Hipster Denim Startup Calls out Rob Ford to Wear its Pants
A new Toronto startup that makes cycling jeans for women is telling Toronto mayor Rob Ford that if it succeeds in meeting its…
New Toronto Mobile Payments Startup Wi-Py is the Free PayPal Alternative
Don’t feel like paying PayPal’s annoying transaction fees? One Toronto-based startup is launching today and wants…
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…