Two Canadian startups land a spot at Google Demo Day Women’s Edition
byTwo Canadian startups have landed a spot at Google’s Demo Day Women’s Edition: Waterloo-based P&P Optica, a startup…
Milestones
Manny Padda wins Angel of the Year award from NACO
byLast week, the National Angel Capital Organization (NACO) announced that the Angel of the Year award, presented by BDC Capital,…
Why we chose to rename our startup (and what it means to rebrand)
byIf you find this blog post, it means I will no longer be the CEO of Qimple… instead, as of September 26, I find myself…
Ryerson’s Magnet incubator awarded Gold Global Best Award
byRyerson University announced yesterday that Magnet, the university’s not-for-profit social innovation incubator which addresses…
Waterloo-based Medella Health wins national James Dyson Award
byWaterloo-based Medella Health has been announced as the national winner of the James Dyson Award for developing a contact lens…
Lazaridis Institute appoints former BlackBerry exec Carlo Chiarello as CEO
byThe Lazaridis Institute for the Management of Technology Enterprises announced yesterday that Carlo Chiarello has been appointment…
Waterloo-based Tulip Retail hiring 100 employees this year
byWaterloo-based Tulip Retail, a platform that allows retailers to access product information via phone or tablet, is expanding…
Freightera drives Canada’s green vision forward at G7 Summit
byAs Canada’s Prime Minister joins the world leaders meeting at the G7 Summit in Japan this week hashing out economic, political…
Sharethebus becomes latest Canadian startup to join Y Combinator
byMontreal-based Sharethebus, a bus-sharing service platform, has been accepted into Y Combinator’s accelerator program…
Canadian VC investments hit $2.6 billion in 2015, up 11 percent YoY
byThomson Reuters has so far reported good news for Canadian VC investment in 2015; the organization first reported that Q1 2015…
Harley Finkelstein moves to COO position at Shopify
byIn the months following Shopify’ IPO, Harley Finkelstein, then the company’s chief platform officer, became a familiar…
Indochino hires Shop.ca former founding CEO Drew Green
byCustom suit maker Indochino has announced a fitting new CEO. According to a report from TechCrunch, former Shop.ca founding…
500 Startups includes four Canadian companies in latest batch
by500 Startups officially announced the startups accepted into its Batch 15 — and out of 40 companies, four are Canadian. …
Ecofuel announces Richard Cloutier as president and CEO
byThe board of directors at Ecofuel, a cleantech startup accelerator based in Montreal, has just announced Richard Cloutier as…
DMZ named top incubator in North America
byFive years after launching and 200 startups later, the DMZ has earned the title of the top incubator in North America by Stockholm-based…