LEAGUE, SecureKey lead list of Canadian companies atop FinTech 100 list
Fintech Innovators, a collaboration between FinTech investment firm, H2 Ventures and KPMG Fintech, today announced the 2016 FinTech 100, meant to put the spotlight…
Milestones
Hootsuite surpasses 15 million users as Slack hits $100M ARR
It’s a time for celebration for two Vancouver-based unicorns who, on the same day, announced that they’ve hit some major milestones. Hootsuite, which says…
Two Canadian startups land a spot at Google Demo Day Women’s Edition
Two Canadian startups have landed a spot at Google’s Demo Day Women’s Edition: Waterloo-based P&P Optica, a startup that has developed chemical imaging solutions…
Manny Padda wins Angel of the Year award from NACO
Last week, the National Angel Capital Organization (NACO) announced that the Angel of the Year award, presented by BDC Capital, has been awarded to…
Why we chose to rename our startup (and what it means to rebrand)
If you find this blog post, it means I will no longer be the CEO of Qimple… instead, as of September 26, I find…
Ryerson’s Magnet incubator awarded Gold Global Best Award
Ryerson University announced yesterday that Magnet, the university’s not-for-profit social innovation incubator which addresses employment and economic development in Canada, received the International Partnerships…
Waterloo-based Medella Health wins national James Dyson Award
Waterloo-based Medella Health has been announced as the national winner of the James Dyson Award for developing a contact lens that will transform the…
Lazaridis Institute appoints former BlackBerry exec Carlo Chiarello as CEO
The Lazaridis Institute for the Management of Technology Enterprises announced yesterday that Carlo Chiarello has been appointment as the Institute’s CEO. “I’m excited to…
Waterloo-based Tulip Retail hiring 100 employees this year
Waterloo-based Tulip Retail, a platform that allows retailers to access product information via phone or tablet, is expanding and looking to hire 100 people…
Freightera drives Canada’s green vision forward at G7 Summit
As Canada’s Prime Minister joins the world leaders meeting at the G7 Summit in Japan this week hashing out economic, political and environmental challenges…
Sharethebus becomes latest Canadian startup to join Y Combinator
Montreal-based Sharethebus, a bus-sharing service platform, has been accepted into Y Combinator’s accelerator program for the winter 2016 cohort. With the Sharethebus platform, both…
Canadian VC investments hit $2.6 billion in 2015, up 11 percent YoY
Thomson Reuters has so far reported good news for Canadian VC investment in 2015; the organization first reported that Q1 2015 was the best…
Harley Finkelstein moves to COO position at Shopify
In the months following Shopify’ IPO, Harley Finkelstein, then the company’s chief platform officer, became a familiar face to the general public, talking about…