Communitech announces first cohort of female-led companies for its Fierce Founders Accelerator
Communitech has announced that nine companies will be joining the first cohort of its recently launched Fierce Founders Accelerator,…
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Microdermics takes top prize in BCIC-New Ventures BC competition
Vancouver Startup Week kicked off with a bang, with New Ventures BC and the BC Innovation Council (BCIC) announcing their top…
#WWTO takes on new realities at annual AR & VR event
October is expected to be a big month for AR and VR. Google is expected to debut its mobile VR platform Daydream, Sony’s…
Lendified subsidiary Vault Circle receives exempt market dealer license from OSC
Small business loan provider Lendified announced today that its subsidiary Vault Circle has received regulatory approval for…
Hack to Start Ep. 116: Branch’s Mada Seghete
Mada Seghete is the co-founder of Branch, the deep linking tool for app growth & attribution. Mada is originally from…
Ryerson’s Magnet incubator awarded Gold Global Best Award
Ryerson University announced yesterday that Magnet, the university’s not-for-profit social innovation incubator which addresses…
RED Academy brings introductory courses to student entrepreneurs at Ryerson University
RED Academy and Ryerson University’s Launch Zone, an on-campus hub that teaches students essential skills needed to become…
Montreal-based adtech startup District M raises $8 million in funding
District M, an adtech company that provides programmatic solutions for publishers and advertisers, announced $8 million in…
First cohort announced for Accelerator Centre’s Phase One program
Waterloo’s Accelerator Centre has announced the first cohort of its recently developed Phase One program. Phase One launched…
Hopper wants to help you find the cheapest (and best) flight
If you’ve travelled by air at all, you know how frustrating and arduous shopping for flights can be. While there are dozens…
#Legaltech event says every law firm “needs a data strategy”
On September 20th, lawyers, startups, and legal tech enthusiasts gathered at the MaRS Discovery District for the Emerging Legal…
Tech salaries are rising faster in BC than in rest of Canada
British Columbia’s tech leaders may be the first to complain about the dire need to attract local tech talent. Now it seems…
City of Toronto launches Digital Main Street Lab to advance retail tech startups
Last week, the DMZ at Ryerson University and the City of Toronto got together at the DMZ Industry Night event to highlight…
Survey: 21% of Canadian small business owners started after losing their job
A recently conducted a global survey by GoDaddy has found that millennials and baby boomers are increasingly looking to become…
Urbery has the Ben & Jerry’s hookup this week with some help from a friendly chatbot
Starting tomorrow, Torontonians won’t have to worry about ice cream shortages while browsing Facebook. #DoughToDoor,…