Nekso wants to close a $25 million round
Nekso is a ride-hailing service that integrates taxi lines, passengers, and drivers into one unified app. Operating under Toronto-based…
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Microsoft Vancouver announces 50 new mixed reality jobs, education partnerships
Microsoft has announced that an additional 50 mixed reality-related jobs will be created in British Columbia to help grow the…
Hack To Start Ep. 172: Andy Carvell, Author of The Mobile Growth Stack
Andy Carvell is the author of the Mobile Growth Stack and a Partner at Phiture, a mobile growth consultancy. Andy began his…
Breather announces Corporate Rewards partnership with Air Canada
Breather, which provides access to on-demand meeting spaces, has announced a partnership with Air Canada today that will offer…
Heartbeat AI’s Lana Novikova says humans have to be at the center of AI
Monthly meetup TechTO is an outlet for founders and startups to engage in open conversations about their entrepreneurial journey.…
Vancouver Tech Podcast EP. 101: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency & ICOs with Jeffery Walsh of Etherparty
VanBex, a team of blockchain consultants and experts, does client work – helping with development, marketing for businesses…
RBC’s Borealis AI institute snags Washington State University professor
Borealis AI, an RBC Institute for Research in artificial intelligence, has announced that it has hired on professor Matthew…
MaRS expands to New York with Grand Central Tech partnership
Toronto-based innovation hub MaRS announced a new partnership today that will expand its presence to New York City. Partnering…
New Brunswick second annual Open Data Visualization Challenge launches
The New Brunswick Social Policy Research Network and the University of New Brunswick’s Faculty of Business Administration…
SHM Controls closes $800,000 for smart heating system rollout
SHM Controls Inc. (SHM), a Vancouver-based smart heating system provider, announced that it has closed $800,000 in funding,…
Rory Capern tells tech companies to “Tear Down This Wall” at #MarketingTO
TechTO held its first MarketingTO event earlier this month to encourage startups to go beyond traditional boundaries and focus…
Startup Canada Podcast: Katrina Carroll-Foster on championing diversity
Failure is a right of passage for entrepreneurs. For Katrina Carroll-Foster, the knowledge gained by closing her first business…
Amazon met with Canadian federal government 99 times in the past 12 months
US-based e-commerce giant Amazon lobbied Canada’s Liberal government more than any other tech company in the last 12 months.…
Bernie Sanders health care talk shows U.S. not just interested in our tech talent
It appears that Canada and Bernie Sanders share a mutual appreciation. With all eyes focused south in 2016 on the US election…
Vector Institute doubles AI faculty with 10 new additions
Toronto-based Vector Institute announced today that it has effectively doubled its faculty of AI researchers. The non-profit…