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…
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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…
Ryerson’s director of privacy and big data says Canadians should be cautious of all things ‘smart’
As the number of Canadians actively using online platforms and apps grows, so does the concern over the protection of privacy…
Dx3’s director of content says startups will transform, not destroy, bricks-and-mortar
For the past six years, the Dx3 conference in Toronto has been dedicated to connecting Canada’s retail, digital marketing,…
New offices in Toronto and Waterloo help Shopify support growing verticals and Canadian tech
Since filing for IPO just under two years ago, Shopify has shown no signs of slowing down in its mission to dominate ecommerce.…
Toronto-based Meta first company acquired by the Chan Zuckerberg initiative
Toronto-based Meta, which uses machine learning to organize information in scientific papers, has been acquired by Mark Zucerkberg…
W|W: The Wearable Weekly – Facebook betting billions on virtual reality
Welcome to The Wearable Weekly, your trusted guide to all things wearable tech. If you only have time to read one thing about…
You know your product team is failing, but do you know why?
I build teams that build products. It’s my thing that I do. Engineering, design, marketing, and product management. That’s…
With its eye on IBM’s AI XPrize, Dataperformers wants to democratize AI for enterprises
On the ground floor of the old Redpath sugar refinery on Montreal’s Lachine canal, an informal coworking space has brought…
Vancouver Tech Podcast Ep.60: Rob Bucci of STAT Analytics
Hosts Alex Moxin and Drew Ogryzek open the show talking about workplace dynamics and whether it’s appropriate to use the…
Ask The Doctor wants its tech to empower patients communicating with doctors
When we visit our family physicians, the appointments go by so quickly that we don’t always get the answers to our medical…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 51: Canadian tech optimism and even more superclusters
Last week’s CanCon podcast talked about the state of Artificial Intelligence and the possibility of a supercluster in…