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By Madonna Dennis March 15, 2017

Startups creating assistive tech can win $20,000 in OCE competition

On May 15 to 16, the third annual Accessibility Tech Pitch Competition will allow companies to compete for $20,000 towards…

By Franco Varriano March 15, 2017

Swish Goswami is the CEO and co-founder of Technotronics, a recipient of Canada’s Top 20 Under 20 and TEDx Speaker. Goswami…

By Jessica Galang March 14, 2017

At the second annual #BCTech Summit in Vancouver, BC Premier Christy Clark announced updates to its #BCTech Strategy. First…

By Madonna Dennis March 14, 2017

Scotiabank announced a $2 million donation to the University of British Columbia (UBC) to accelerate cybersecurity and financial…

By Jessica Galang March 14, 2017

While Huda Idrees is well-known in Toronto for her work designing products at companies like Wealthsimple and Wave, she’s…

By Startup Canada March 14, 2017

Some may find comfort in the traditional day job where you receive a faithful paycheque twice per month, but for Paul Stevenson,…

By Madonna Dennis March 14, 2017

Moncton-based Propel ICT, a startup accelerator for Atlantic Canada companies, has announced the 23 companies selected for…

By Jessica Galang March 13, 2017

The federal government announced that it is contributing up to $45 million in BC-based clean energy projects. The federal government…

By Madonna Dennis March 13, 2017

On the latest episode of The Disruptors, co-host Bruce Croxon sat down with Shopify COO Harley Finkelstein to discuss the company’s…

By Jessica Galang March 13, 2017

With Canada looking more attractive than ever for investment, 500 Startups is conducting a national trip in cities across the…

By Tom Emrich March 13, 2017

Welcome to The Wearable Weekly, your trusted guide to all things wearable tech. If you only have time to read one thing about…

By Jessica Galang March 13, 2017

The City of Toronto has announced the creation of a Civic Innovation Office, which will work with City divisions and agencies…

By Amira Zubairi March 13, 2017

Corrine Sandler, CEO of Validateit, which allows non-data experts to access, blend, and visualize enterprise data, says living…

By Melissa Nightingale March 13, 2017

The first time I heard this phrase it was about diversity in jobs. I can’t recall whether it was specifically about women…

By Drew Ogryzek March 13, 2017

Host Drew Ogryzek opens the show with our guests Matt Visser and Graydon Bensler, partners in the education technology SaaS…