Zensurance wants to remove the headache for small businesses seeking insurance
While applying for business insurance can be a long and tedious process for small businesses, one Toronto-based startup is…
Canadian Startup News
Kirk Simpson tells #TheDisruptors how Wave monetized its free platform
This week on The Disruptors, co-host Bruce Croxon sat down with Kirk Simpson, the co-founder and CEO of Wave, to discuss its…
Women’s Entrepreneurship Day event showcases the importance of perseverance in building a startup
Perseverance was the theme of the night as three female tech business leaders spoke to a full room at the THINK innovation…
Borealis Wind wants to help wind farms make up lost revenue with its technology
When Daniela Roeper worked as a consultant at a wind farm, she was surprised to learn that because of ice develops on the blades…
Adam Chowaniec Memorial Fund seeking initiatives that help entrepreneurs go global
Startup Canada and Export Development Canada have opened applications for the Adam Chowaniec Memorial Fund for Global Entrepreneurship,…
AngelList Canadian Syndicates page now live
Almost a month after AngelList and the Ontario Securities Commission announced a partnership to launch AngelList Syndicates…
Today in funding: PageCloud, Zafin, Procurify
Cloud-based companies are well-represented in this roundup of funding. Here’s the latest on who raised how much, and…
Today in product updates: Goldmoney, SweetIQ, instaMEK, EventMobi
This week, several startups have launched new features in an effort to make life easier for their customers. Here’s the latest…
Zoom.ca wants to bring transparency to used car purchasing with its platform
Zoom.ca (acquired by Performance & link updated for context) has an online used car platform that it says brings more transparency…
Today in hackathons: The Lady Hacks, FINHACKS
This weekend, Toronto is hosting a couple of hackathons to get both tech and non-tech people excited about creating new and…
Canucks partner with SAP to create engaging fan experiences
If you’ve been keeping score at the Rogers Arena lately, you may have noticed something is a bit off: the rows of empty seats…
MTL NewTech invites seven startups to inspire Montreal’s next generation of entrepreneurs at Dawson College
Now in its fifth year, Dawson College’s EWeek works to light the flame of entrepreneurship in this Montreal college’s students.…
Hootsuite’s Ryan Holmes shares five signs that you may be a unicorn employee
Unicorns are hard to catch. Back in the 1500s, it was believed that only fair young maidens could gain the trust of these elusive,…
Medella Health named international runner-up for the James Dyson Award
Waterloo-based Medella Health has been named an international runner-up for the James Dyson Award, an international competition…
Dalhousie University opening incubator space in 2018 to support local startup ecosystem
Dalhousie University announced that it’s opening ideaHUB, which will function as an incubator and an accelerator focused…