As Black Friday approaches, Shopify launches app to give users access to flash sales
Shopify has launched a new sale app called Frenzy, focused on giving users quick access to flash sales just in time for Cyber…
Canadian Startup News
Alert Labs wins $100,000 prize at Communitech Rev Demo Day
âWe save the insurance industry millions per year in preventable leak-and-flood payouts,â George Tsintzouras, founder of…
Hack To Start Ep. 124: Hailley Griffis, communications specialist at Buffer
Hailley Griffis is a communications specialist at Buffer. Griffis started building her personal brand as a communication strategist…
New Brunswick appoints its first chief entrepreneur-in-residence
New Brunswick has named Fredericton-based David Alston, a veteran tech entrepreneur, its first chief entrepreneur-in-residence.…
Startup Canada Podcast: Building a nation of creatives
Margaret McEachern emphasizes the importance of keeping art programs in schools, youth entrepreneurship, and building Canada…
Today in funding: Information Venture Partners, TandemLaunch
Two Canadian funds have closed rounds that will be dedicating to injecting Canadian in strong Canadian companies in the future.…
BDC Capital launching $135 million VC fund for energy and cleantech startups
BDC Capital announced that it is launching a new $135 million fund that will invest in 15 to 20 energy and cleantech startups.…
Vancouver Tech Podcast Ep. 53: Alex Taylor and Jade Tong
We open the show talking about technical meetups, troubleshooting, the inaugural Vancouver Tech Meetup, and discuss progress…
SalesTO launches 30 Under 30 to celebrate Canada’s sales community
SalesTO is launching an initiative with the hope of uniting Canada’s âdispersedâ sales community. SalesTO’s…
InteraXon’s Ariel Garten on the moment investors will give you money (#BetaKit1on1)
In the tech and startup space, I often hear the criticism that Canadians need to better celebrate their success. The Canadian…
Wealthsimple, OMERS, DMZ among Canadian FinTech Awards winners
Last night, the Digital Finance Institute brought together some of Canada’s top FinTech companies and investors for the…
Vision Critical founder Andrew Reid leaving executive team to found spinoff company
Andrew Reid, founder and president of corporate innovation of Vancouver-based Vision Critical, has announced the launch of…
City of Toronto, Highline BETA partner with ResolveTO to help startups get in the zone with enterprise
New details have emerged about ResolveTO, the new Toronto event taking place January 25-27, organized by the same team that…
How to kill your startup’s referral pipeline in a single interview
Startups live and die by their ability to attract and retain talent. When youâre just starting out, you want as many people…
As Wattpad celebrates 10th birthday, CEO Allen Lau shares Netflix-like ambitions
In 2007, Allen Lau and his close friend Ivan Yuen were a year into building out their vision for a mobile reading platform…