Today in product updates: Goldmoney, Rogers, and Akira
This week, several startups have made announcements regarding the launches of new features for their customers. Here’s the…
Canadian Startup News
Startupfest launching ResolveTO in Toronto to encourage enterprises and startups to build solutions together
Since 2011, Startupfest has been attracting over 2,000 founders, investors, and analysts to Montreal to learn from tech leaders…
Motive partners with UBC to deliver history you can hear
What’s it like to hear history? University of British Columbia students learning about the Canadian Pacific Railway in downtown…
Future Design School receives seed stage investment from Shopify’s Satish Kanwar, MaRS Catalyst Fund
Future Design School, which is dedicated to incorporating innovative and design thinking in classrooms, has received an undisclosed…
Survey: Consumers increasingly expect access to digital FinTech products from their banks
A recent survey, conducted by business consulting firm CGI, has found that consumers in Canada and seven other countries place…
GoDaddy and Amber Mac launch contest offering entrepreneurs $5,000 in seed money
GoDaddy announced that it will work with tech journalist and TV personality Amber Mac to support Canadian entrepreneurs and…
DMZ partners with TranQool to help entrepreneurs take care of their mental health
Entrepreneurs who are dedicated to turning their startups into large, scalable companies often carry heavy burdens as they…
TouchBistro raises $17 million Series B to expand sales and marketing team
Toronto-based TouchBistro, which develops an iPad-based PoS app for restaurants, announced a $17 million Series B. The round…
Telus partners with Digi International to develop IoT food temperature monitoring
Telus and the Canadian-based Digi International will soon provide an automated food temperature monitoring solution to Canadian…
Razor Suleman resigns as NEXT Canada CEO, Andrea Matheson joins as co-President
An email sent to NEXT Canada partners yesterday confirmed that the Board of Directors has accepted the resignation of newly-named…
Hack To Start Ep. 118: Chris Messina, developer experience lead at Uber
Chris Messina is the developer experience lead at Uber — and pretty much an internet celebrity. From literally inventing…
How companies can protect their customers’ privacy in an age of oversharing and hacks
If you’re with a company looking to lead in just about any sector, the catchphrase for your business plan is ‘data-driven.’…
Cymax cuts staff after Deloitte financial audit warns of “material uncertainty”
Burnaby-based Cymax, an ecommerce company that sells home and office furniture directly from the manufacturer, has been pushed…
Startup Canada Podcast: Intuit Canada president says biggest tension in growth is how fast you’re moving
“The biggest tension in growth is really these three questions: can we move faster, are we moving fast enough, are we moving…
Building the 21st century business council
The Council of Canadian Innovators’ (CCI) origin story mirrors that of a tech startup in many ways. The organization started…