SweetIQ acquires California-based Connectivity to fuel US expansion
As part of its ongoing expansion into the US, Montreal-based SweetIQ announced it has acquired the local marketing division…
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Scotiabank investing $1.75 million in entrepreneurship initiatives at Rotman School of Management
Scotiabank announced that it is dedicating $1.75 million to establishing the Scotiabank Disruptive Technologies Venture at…
Announcing the BetaKit Next selectees
BetaKit isn’t particularly fond of awards for entrepreneurship. For example, how can anyone reasonably name an ‘entrepreneur…
Financeit and Concentra acquire TD Bank’s indirect home improvement financing assets
Toronto-based POS financing platform Financeit and Concentra, which provides wholesale finance and trust solutions for Canadian…
Venture for Canada partners with world’s largest law firm to further support its Fellows
Venture for Canada announced a two-year cooperative agreement with Dentons, the world’s largest law firm. Fellows of Venture…
Hootsuite’s Ryan Holmes on the wrong way to run a billion-dollar company in 2016
When employees of Dropbox walked into their new San Francisco office this spring, they came face-to-face with a 5-foot-tall…
Former Thinking Capital CTO Pat Forgione joins Lendful
Vancouver-based Lendful, which allows borrowers to fill out a loan application within two minutes and receive their money within…
Startup Canada partners with Google Canada, SSHRC for public consultations on Canada’s innovation strategy
Startup Canada has partnered with Google Canada and the federal government’s Social Sciences and Humanities Research…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 33: How to build a critically acclaimed chatbot
This week the CanCon podcast dives into the details behind design decisions for the next generation of tech. The Toronto International…
TD launches digital concierge offering real-time suggestions for local services
TD has announced plans to begin rolling out its new mobile service, TD for Me. The platform allows customers to stay “in…
Hack To Start Ep. 114: Bri Connelly, associate product manager at Google
Bri Connelly is an associate product manager at Google. She studied computer science at the University of Texas. While in school,…
OpenText acquiring Dell’s enterprise content division for $1.6 billion
Waterloo-based software company OpenText, which provides enterprise information management systems, has announced the acquisition…
#WWTO examines the long road to embracing healthtech wearables
While many past We Are Wearables Toronto events have explored the wearable industry’s impact on lighter, consumer-facing…
You.i TV raises $12 million Series B led by Time Warner Investments
Ottawa-based You.i TV, a multi-screen video app platform, has raised a $12 million Series B led by Time Warner Investments.…
Startup Canada Podcast: How to build personal brands
Serial entrepreneur Linzi Boyd wants to make a difference in the world. “My personal passion was to shift the world into…