Equifax announces partnership to support startups in the MaRS FinTech cluster
Today, Equifax announced that it is the latest financial institution to join the MaRS FinTech cluster, MaRS’ hub dedicated…
Canadian Startup News
CanCon Podcast Ep. 41: Why Canadian entrepreneurs are so happy with the federal government (right now)
Canada’s tech landscape is rapidly growing, and along with it, so does the demand for specialized tech talent. The new…
Former Vision Critical marketing SVP joins Top Hat as its first CMO
Toronto-based Top Hat has announced the hire of Nick Stein, a former senior vice president of marketing at Vision Critical,…
Two Canadian startups team up to build Lucy, the FinTech chatbot
Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. Lucy is the name of the fossil, Australopithecus afarensis, cousin of the…
Report: Canadian business leaders more confident in company use of technology than employees
According to an Oxford Economics report sponsored by SAP, there’s a disconnect between senior leaders of Canadian businesses…
Ranomics says its genetic analysis platform can help doctors make better diagnoses on #TheDisruptors
According to The Disruptors co-host Amber Kanwar, one of its latest startups pitching on the show is “a quintessential…
W|W: The Wearable Weekly – The smartwatch (hype) is alive and well
Welcome to The Wearable Weekly, your trusted guide to all things wearable tech. If you only have time to read one thing about…
Vancouver Tech Podcast Ep. 51: Alamusi
Alex Moxin and Drew Ogryzek open the show talking about bit about reasonable assumptions of how things are versus how they…
U-Feast says its private table platform helps restaurants win customers on #TheDisruptors
A “foodie” experience often entails just going to a fancy restaurant and sharing a photo of your meal on Instagram.…
Vanedge Capital receives $15 million from BC Tech Fund
In mid-October, the BC government announced that Toronto-based Kensington Capital Partners would manage its $100 million Tech…
Valley extraction: How to hire senior talent away from Silicon Valley in four easy steps
In 2001, I moved to San Francisco. I didn’t have a job lined up. I had a sublet for two months. I figured if I got a job,…
As competitor letgo launches in Canada, Varagesale CEO calls focus on trust a key differentiator
How do you make something as popular as second-hand retail platform Kijiji — or its U.S. equivalent Craigslist — even better?…
Why Toronto-based ride-hailing app Nekso is putting the South American market first
While tensions between cabbies and Uber are on the rise in Canada, one Canadian startup is working on getting traction for…
#smallrooms Podcast: Martin Kratky-Katz of Blockthrough on circumventing ad blocking
Rob Kenedi has a coffee with Martin Kratky-Katz, founder of Blockthrough, a technology that allows publishers to circumvent…
OSC building FinTech Advisory Committee to stay on pulse of FinTech space
After the Ontario Securities Commission announced the creation of LaunchPad, a team that will be dedicated to helping FinTech…