Canadian Bar Association and LegalX hosting legal innovation pitch competition
On August 12, the Canadian Bar Association — which represents 36,000 members of the legal profession — and MaRS’…
Canadian Startup News
Ontario commits $43 million to Waterloo Region transit hub, all-day GO service for #TOWRCorridor
The government of Ontario announced a step to make all-day GO service between Waterloo Region and Toronto a reality. Through…
Startup Canada Podcast: Phil Telio on being a founder building bridges
As a university student, Startupfest founder Phil Telio studied civil engineering and learned how to build bridges and buildings.…
Shopify to allow its online merchants to offer Apple Pay as payment option
Today at Apple’s WWDC in San Francisco, the tech giant announced that Apple Pay is coming to the web. Shopify, the Ottawa-based…
Lighthouse Labs launching satellite web development bootcamp in Halifax
Lighthouse Labs, a coding academy with locations in across Canada, is entering Halifax with the launch of a web development…
With a $25M USD Series A round, LEAGUE’s Mike Serbinis won’t be stopped
Mike Serbinis is pissed off that LEAGUE’s fundraising took nine weeks instead of eight. There are a few reasons for that.…
Vancouver Tech Podcast Ep. 30: AtlanticFusion
Hosts Drew and James open the show with some cool news. Then jump pretty quickly into the meet-ups around town. Drew gives…
City of Toronto launches Digital Main Street platform to help businesses go digital
Toronto mayor John Tory announced the launch of an online business support program called Digital Main Street, with the goal…
Uber and Quebec government to develop ridesharing pilot project
Ridesharing discussion is slowly but surely making its way through legislative bodies, across Canada and around the world.…
Indochino opens first shopping centre showroom, announces 67% YTD growth
As so-called Retail Prophet Doug Stephens once said, we are apparently at the end of the beginning of ecommerce. “We’ll…
Wattpad partners with Turner to adapt Wattpad stories for M. Night Shyamalan series
Wattpad is partnering with Turner, owner of TV networks like TBS and TNT, to give its writers the opportunity to have their…
Ontario investing $3 million to support Sarnia biotechnology hub
The province of Ontario is partnering with Bioindustrial Innovation Canada, the organisation behind the Bowman Centre biotechnology…
ImStar Therapeutics raises $1.8 million to research ALS treatment solutions
Vancouver-based ImStar Therapeutics, which is developing treatments for ALS, has raised $1.8 million in seed financing. BDC…
Toronto-based Whirlscape develops deep learning emoji app
There’s a specific kind of frustration felt only by frequent emoji users. It comes when the emoji seeker has to scroll for…
City of Montreal announces $100 million fund for smart city startups
Montreal mayor Denis Coderre and Martin Coiteux, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Land Occupancy and Minister responsible…