There’s An App For That – An Inside Look at The Canadian Special Olympics
The Canadian Special Olympics Summer Games of 2014 were the largest of their kind in the history of Canada. The Games brought…
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HIGHLINE Brings Silicon Valley Tech Networking Series ‘Startup Socials’ to Canada
Startup Socials, a tech event series that originated in Silicon Valley, is coming to Canada powered by HIGHLINE and SoftLayer…
Cascadia Summit Announces 16 Startup finalists pitching for an opportunity to spend three months in Silicon Valley
With over 100 applications submitted, Launch Academy, Plug and Play Canada and Boast Capital have announced the 16 startups…
Thalmic Labs claims title of Innovator of the Year at PwC’s Vision to Reality Awards
Kitchener-based Thalmic Labs has received global attention for the creation of its gesture controlled armband called Myo. The…
BDC listed as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers
Canada’s Top 100 Employers were announced today. Now in its 15th year, Mediacorp followed ‘recruitment histories’…
Bitstrips raises $8M Series B round with Horizons Ventures and Kleiner Perkins ahead of new emoji app launch
Toronto-based Bitstrips announced today $8 million in new series B funding from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Hong…
Slyce partners with Neiman Marcus with ‘Snap. Find. Shop’
Slyce recently secured $12 million in funding and acquired Drivetrain Agency and Pounce. Prior to this news the Toronto-based…
The Next 36 brings on Peter Carrescia as its new managing director
Next 36 has announced Peter Carrescia will be the new managing director of the accelerator program. Carrescia has previously…
Gymtrack: Why joining 500 Startups is the best thing your startup can do
Not many startups get the chance to be part of 500 Startups, and even less startups get personally invited by Dave McClure.…
Toronto’s Uplette participating in 500 Startups Demo Day Batch 10 today
Silicon Valley-based accelerator 500 Startups is having its Demo Day for Batch 10 today. In total, twenty-seven companies will…
BDC lists ‘The 5 do’s and 5 don’ts of successful businesses’ (infographic)
BDC has created an infographic that gives an outline of what they believe to be “the 5 do’s and 5 don’ts of successful…
Famebit has paid out over $500,000 to its YouTube influencers
According to TubeFilter, Famebit has continued its success and announced that its paid out over $500,000 to its creative partners,…
iNovia Capital opens up Waterloo office: ‘We know the talent is here’
Montreal-based iNovia Capital has invested in a number of reputable startup over the years, namely LightSpeed, Allocadia, Vidyard…
Hailo Taxi app reportedly pulling out of North America, Toronto ‘service will continue’ and seeking a licensing deal
Taxi hailing app Hailo has been available in Canada for just over two years. In fact, Toronto was the first North American…
Survey reveals that Canadian small businesses don’t know their worth, continually undercharge for goods/services
Canadians entrepreneurs apparently don’t know their worth. According to a recent survey by Intuit, 27 per cent of small businesses…