PinPress wins $100,000 N100 Startup Competition
Waterloo-based PinPress has taken home the top prize at the N100 Startup Competition, a Northumberland-based competition that…
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Report: Only 17 percent of Canadian businesses have a digital strategy
According to a research study developed through a collaboration with IDC and SAP, Canadian businesses aren’t prepared for…
Technical textiles and engaging experiences: talking the future of retail with Kit and Ace’s JJ Wilson
Apparel companies are reinventing what it means to engage their customers. If lifestyle brands are about conveying an aesthetic…
Hack To Start Ep. 109: John Gleeson, VP of Customer Success at Affinio
John Gleeson is the VP of customer success at Affinio, an advanced marketing intelligence platform that leverages the interest…
Taxelco acquires Taxi Diamond, Montreal’s biggest taxi fleet
Taxelco, which was launched by XPND Capital last year, announced that it’s acquired Taxi Diamond, the biggest taxi fleet…
MaRS launching survey to provide comprehensive map of Ontario’s entrepreneur ecosystem
Today, MaRS announced the launch of its Connected Entrepreneur Survey with the goal of creating a map that will “connect…
Toronto’s Bitmaker acquired by General Assembly
As part of a move to expand from 15 to 25 campuses by end of year, US-based education-to-employment company General Assembly…
Kira Talent raises $5 million Series A to develop talent assessment platform
Kira Talent, which provides a video-based talent assessment platform for university and college admissions, announced the raise…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 28: Should Canada practice startup protectionism?
This week the CanCon podcast is all about what it takes for businesses to succeed, and what happens when you don’t want…
RNDMWRK wants your next coworking space to be a bar
As David King will tell you, entrepreneurship and promoting have more in common than one might think — the former promoter,…
#TechWR returns August 15 to connect #WaterlooRegion’s tech community
#TechWR is back for the second edition of its meetup bringing Waterloo Region’s startup community to Communitech to connect,…
Two Vancouver companies are leading the charge in sustainable ridesharing
Quite often, visitors to Vancouver are flabbergasted when they discover the beautiful west coast city is lacking one very popular…
Spark Centre accepting applications for $55,000 Ignite Competition
For the fourth year in a row, Spark Centre, which supports startups in Durham Region in Ontario, is accepting applications…
Startup Canada Podcast: Angel investor Randy Thompson on his biggest failure
Entrepreneurs from across the board agree that failure is not only accepted, but part of the entrepreneurial journey. Randy…
Kepler Communications raises $5 million seed round to develop in-space telecommunications network
Kepler Communications, which is building a network of low-cost satellites to improve communication infrastructure in space,…