StreetMessenger sends homeless youth real-time updates via SMS on shelter beds
The Vancouver Community Network has launched StreetMessenger.ca, which uses SMS to send messages to the cell phones of homeless…
Canadian Startup News
GoDaddy awards $5,000 seed money to three Canadian ventures
GoDaddy Canada announced the winners of its Life Fulfilling Ventures contest, which awards $5,000 in seed money to entrepreneurs…
Status of Women Canada working to support women entrepreneurs through procurement
According to a memo obtained by The Canadian Press, the government is looking to create procurement policies that support women…
Startup Canada Podcast: DavidsTea co-founder on building North American retail empires
When your employees are happy, business does better. For David Segal, knowing how to hire and creating the right environment…
Tulip Retail raises $50 million Series B from Kleiner Perkins
Toronto-based Tulip Retail has raised a $50 million CAD Series B led by Kleiner Perkins. Existing investors, including Jump…
Today in funding ($100M+): Helios Wire, eSentire
This week, two Canadian startups got a boost with rounds of funding. Here’s the latest on who raised how much, and from whom.…
Paycase plans to launch Canadian Bitcoin Exchange by end of year
Paycase is planning to launch a regulated Canadian Bitcoin exchange by the end of the year, according to the Financial Post.…
Vancouver Tech Podcast Ep.90: Kelsey Hightower, staff developer advocate of Google Cloud Platform
Kelsey Hightower joins host Drew Ogryzek to discuss Kubernetes and its differentiating features in contrast to Mesos, CloudFoundry,…
W|W: The Wearable Weekly – Rumours of AR smartglasses
Welcome to The Wearable Weekly, your trusted guide to all things wearable tech. If you only have time to read one thing about…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 81: Would you “chip” your employees?
Folks, it has been a cruel, cruel summer (leaving us here on our own). To combat that, instead of diving into some of the darker…
What I hear when you tell me your company doesn’t do meetings
I know what you want me to hear. You want me to hear that you’re modern and amazing. You want me to hear that you respect…
Your guide to Elevate Toronto
At its launch event in July at the top of the CN Tower, Toronto Mayor John Tory said that “Elevate Toronto will become a…
Screaming Power builds app to help City of Toronto monitor greenhouse gas emissions
Screaming Power, a company that makes applications for mobile energy monitoring, reporting and management, has provided the…
Canadian gov’t invests $712,572 in business centre supporting Northern Ontario Indigenous entrepreneurs
FedNor, the Canadian government’s economic development organization for Northern Ontario, is investing $863,000 in three…
Serious Labs raises $6.4 million for VR workplace training tech
Edmonton-based Serious Labs, which develops VR training solutions for the workforce, has raised a $6.4 million Series A. The…