Mogo wants to gamify the mortgage-managing process with its newest product
Vancouver-based FinTech company Mogo has announced the launch of MogoMortgage, a new product designed to gamify the process…
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Report: One in three cyberattacks on Canadian companies in 2016 resulted in a security breach
A recent global cybersecurity survey by Accenture has found that roughly one in three targeted cyberattacks have resulted in…
CIBC Mellon wants students to collaborate with employees at Ryerson-based innovation hub
Ryerson University’s Ted Rogers School of Management (TRSM) and CIBC Mellon, a company that focuses on the asset servicing…
Mayor John Tory wants to show off Toronto’s startups at Shenzhen innovation competition
Mayor John Tory has announced Toronto’s participation in the first China (Shenzhen) International Innovation and Entrepreneurship…
SmoothPay first in Canada to integrate with Visa’s developer program
Smooth Commerce recently announced a partnership with Visa to bring new functionalities to its SmoothPay app. Register with…
Edward Snowden says BlackBerry will be “erased from the pages of history” for its stance on privacy
The Cantech 2017 Investment Conference in Toronto featured an interview with American Edward Snowden, well-known for his role…
Fundica Roadshow offering $1 million investment award to one startup
For its fifth year, the Fundica Roadshow is partnering with First Stone Venture Partners to offer a $1 million investment award…
Microsoft wants to double size of Maluuba’s Montreal office, donates $6 million to Université de Montréal for AI research
On the heels of its Maluuba acquisition announcement, Microsoft announced that it will be doubling the size of Maluuba’s…
Thalmic hires Under Armour’s former head of connected products as VP of product experience
After beginning its hiring spree in November, Thalmic Labs has announced an executive hire in Abhi Bhatt, who will act as Thalmic’s…
Hack to Start Ep.132: Michael Sacca, president of Crew
Michael Sacca is the president at Crew and co-host of Rocketship.fm. Sacca started his career with a move to LA in order to…
RBC launches machine learning lab in U of A, announces Dr. Richard Sutton as head academic advisor
RBC Research, which was first established at the University of Toronto’s Banting Institute to publish new research in…
Futurist Optimist: why 2017 is the dawn of an amazing world
We’ve experienced some incredible technological and societal changes throughout 2015 and 2016. Circular and sharing economies,…
Moving The Dial asks senior leaders to go out of their way to support #womenintech
Despite its organizational genesis only three weeks ago, last night’s Moving The Dial event attracted hundreds of people…
Kevin Sandhu reviews his 11 Canadian tech companies to watch in 2016
Last year, I wrote an article about the 11 Canadian tech companies to watch in 2016, which highlighted tech companies of all…
Report: Canadian entrepreneurs optimistic about economy, plan to invest $96.6 billion in their businesses
According to a report from BDC, Canadian entrepreneurs are optimistic about the economy and plan to boost their business investment…