Today in strong Canadian tech relationships: India, Norway, Australia
Over the past week, Canadian government officials and the startup community have been working to strengthen ties with innovation…
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No Silicon Valley North: It is time for Canada to lead
The United States is reeling today from the end of its dramatic, historic, virulent presidential election. It is time to stop…
Hack To Start Ep. 122: Joel Flory, co-founder and CEO of VSCO
Joel Flory is the co-founder and CEO of VSCO. Flory turned his passion for travel and seeing the world through photographs…
Naborly acquires LRANK.com as it works to rebuild its tenant screening platform
Toronto-based Naborly, which develops a platform for residential tenant screening, announced its acquisition of London, Ontario-based…
Coopérathon challenges Montreal startup community to make the world a better place through innovation
This past Friday night, the Montreal startup community, along with many of the city’s leaders in the fields of Health, FinTech,…
Minister Bardish Chagger announces $50 million will be dedicated to women-led businesses through BDC
At the Canadian Women’s Entrepreneurship Conference in Toronto, Bardish Chagger, Minister of Small Business and Tourism,…
This is not the new Silicon Valley: Canada’s missed opportunity at Web Summit
Lisbon is a beautiful city. Its ancient streets are full of new energy this week with Web Summit in town. The Portuguese Prime…
#FINTalks event examines how Canadian banks can turn FinTech disruption into opportunity
In the words of Deloitte financial services head Rob Galaski, banks have gone from regarding FinTech disruption in Canada with…
Startup Canada Podcast: National Crowdfunding Association founder shares the keys to crowdfunding the right way
Do you have a product that could be the next big Internet sensation? The king of crowdfunding, Craig Asano, provides an environment…
LCBO opens lab in Communitech with focus on app creation, algorithms
The LCBO has opened an offsite lab within Communitech, a Waterloo-based technology hub where startups and global corporations…
Equifax announces partnership to support startups in the MaRS FinTech cluster
Today, Equifax announced that it is the latest financial institution to join the MaRS FinTech cluster, MaRS’ hub dedicated…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 41: Why Canadian entrepreneurs are so happy with the federal government (right now)
Canada’s tech landscape is rapidly growing, and along with it, so does the demand for specialized tech talent. The new…
Former Vision Critical marketing SVP joins Top Hat as its first CMO
Toronto-based Top Hat has announced the hire of Nick Stein, a former senior vice president of marketing at Vision Critical,…
Two Canadian startups team up to build Lucy, the FinTech chatbot
Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. Lucy is the name of the fossil, Australopithecus afarensis, cousin of the…
Report: Canadian business leaders more confident in company use of technology than employees
According to an Oxford Economics report sponsored by SAP, there’s a disconnect between senior leaders of Canadian businesses…