Today in company updates: Influitive, 500px, Kindred Systems, GoFetch, Nymi
Startups in Toronto and Vancouver are making moves. Here is the latest in product launches, partnerships, and company milestones…
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Ryerson University partners with startup StayBillety to address student housing shortage
Finding roommates and affordable accommodations can be a challenge when starting out at a university. To help university students…
How maker culture is remaking itself
When we last looked at MakerLabs, a space that helped bring the Bay area’s maker culture to Vancouver, they were already…
Today in government: Ontario seeks fund managers for cleantech fund, Canada invests $15.6M in George Brown College
In the past week, the Canadian and Ontario governments made two announcements as part of an ongoing effort to better embrace…
Michael Litt says tech founders have “personal responsibility” to think of people harmed by tech progress
Michael Litt, CEO of Vidyard, could easily be pegged as the Canadian version of the tech founder stereotype forwarded by shows…
ILM Innovation Weekend encourages Muslim community to pursue entrepreneurship
Encouraging diversity in tech is something that many in Canada’s startup ecosystem have been vocal about. Whether it’s…
MTL NewTech wants to showcase the city’s up-and-coming tech startups
Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. To get the year off to a good start, MTL NewTech organized its first demo…
RVezy says it wants to be the Airbnb for RVs on #TheDisruptors
Among the many industries that are being disrupted lately, one of them is the RV industry. RVezy, the latest pitch on The Disruptors,…
NextAI announces Google and IBM partnerships, $5.15 million in funding
NextAI, NEXT Canada’s offshoot program dedicated to supporting AI companies, has announced funding and partnerships to assist…
Hack To Start Ep.133: Morgan DeBaun, co-founder and CEO of Blavity
Morgan DeBaun is the co-founder and CEO of Blavity. Debaun initially wanted to be a teacher before learning more about startups.…
PwC MoneyTree report: Canada held firm in 2016 amidst down VC activity around the globe
According to a new report from PwC Canada and CB Insights, the venture capital landscape in Canada is on a positive growth…
Startupong wants Toronto’s tech community to give back with ping pong
Uberflip, a Toronto-based content marketing software company, has announced that Startupong will be returning for its third…
11 Canadian tech companies to watch in 2017
Last year, I wrote an article about the 11 Canadian tech companies to watch in 2016, which highlighted tech companies of all…
Highland Therapeutics raises $263 million through Morgan Stanley to commercialize ADHD drug
Highland Therapeutics, the parent company of Ironshore Pharmaceuticals, has secured a $263 million private placement due by…
Startup Canada Podcast: Serial entrepreneur Kelsey Ramsden says relationships key to growing businesses
Kelsey Ramsden is a born serial entrepreneur. With the success of her two multi-million dollar businesses in the construction…