Bright + Early wants to help Toronto’s scrappy startups embrace HR
The Toronto tech ecosystem is getting attention in many areas; companies are reaching their next phases of growth, attracting…
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Hack To Start Ep.184: Gessica Bicego, Blinklist head of performance marketing
Gessica Bicego is the head of performance marketing at Blinkist, the platform for bite-sized insights in audio or text. Bicego…
Microsoft hires new director for Montreal AI lab, announces plan to double workforce
Redmond computing giant Microsoft has plans to double the team at its Montreal research lab. The company has also hired Carnegie…
Startup Canada Podcast Ep.121: The art of technology with Emily Smith
Storytelling is essential for growing a strong and memorable brand. For Emily Smith, it seemed obvious that in order to stay…
Borrowell launches free Equifax credit report monitoring
Toronto-based Borrowell is now allowing Canadians to access their full credit reports for free. Borrowell first partnered with…
Vancouver startup creates VR arcade on wheels
Vancouver startup Mobile Reality has launched the worldâs first mobile virtual reality arcade, a customized trailer that…
PwC MoneyTree report: Canadian tech raised $3.3 billion in 2017 as AI and FinTech stayed hot
PwC Canada and CB Insights have released the MoneyTree report on Canadian investment trends in Q4 2017, with an overall glimpse…
TWG announces new CTO, VP of product as company grows executive team
Toronto-based TWG has announced that it is making changes to its executive team. Derek Watson, who started as a senior software…
Element AI opens London office to focus on building ethical AI
Montreal-based Element AI has expanded to London, UK. Dr. Julien Cornebise, a former DeepMind scientist, will lead the lab…
Sobeys plans to launch an online grocery platform to Canada
Sobeys has announced that the company is partnering with British grocery giant Ocado to bring a âbest in the worldâ online…
Transferwise partners with Flinks to power its instant account verification process
Montreal-based Flinks has partnered with Transferwise, a UK-based firm that works to provide international money transfer at…
Bruce Croxon’s predictions for the Canadian tech community in 2018
Just three weeks in, 2018 has already proven to be an eventful year for the Canadian technology community. Since the beginning…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 101: Why the world’s biggest tech companies are fighting over voice
$7,000 toilets? Voice-activated everything? Itâs that CES time of year again. This year’s Consumer Electronic Showcase…
Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin proposes model to minimize risk in ICOs
In a post on the Ethereum Research Forum, Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin detailed a method to make ICOs safer for investors…
Toronto seeking residents’ ideas for Smart Cities Challenge proposal
The city of Toronto announced that it’s participating in the federal Smart Cities Challenge, and is inviting the public…