How innovation-based work permits could help Canadian businesses stay globally competitive
To be competitive in our global economy, Canadian businesses need the right people and access to critical skills to deliver…
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CanCon Podcast Ep. 34: The wrong way to run a billion-dollar company
Last year, the TO-KW corridor was home to a frenzy of tech events coinciding with the Toronto International Film Festival.…
reelyActive represents Canada at Silicon Valley’s Plug and Play Demo Day
Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. Plug and Play is arguably one of the most important accelerators in Silicon…
Montreal-based Transit raises $2.4 million in funding, launches transit assistant feature
In a Medium post, Montreal-based Transit announced $2.4 million in funding in a round including new investors Accel Partners…
What vegetables, robots, and AR mean for the airport of the future
Globally, over 8 million people fly every day, and the start and end point of every journey — whether for business or pleasure…
Toronto-based Chefs Plate raises $6 million in funding
Chefs Plate, which delivers gourmet ready-to-cook meal deliveries, today announced $6 million in new funding led by Munich-based…
Finn.ai (formerly Payso) partners with ATB Financial to build banking chatbot
Vancouver-based FinTech startup Finn.ai announced this week that it is partnering with Alberta-based ATB Financial on the…
Startup Canada podcast: Startup York Region’s Lucas Chang on the importance of encouraging young entrepreneurs
“At the grassroots level, there is a need to tie entrepreneurs into local networks and then to tie further into national…
FreshBooks releases first major design change since 2003 launch
In early February, FreshBooks CEO Mike McDerment revealed in an open letter to customers that the company was planning on launching…
Fortay believes in developing a startup culture beyond free booze and office dogs
As startup success stories get more publicity, many large companies have attempted to emulate startup culture within their…
Hootsuite opening Toronto and Sydney offices
Buried deep in a media release about Hootsuite achieving cash flow positive status last week was this little tidbit: the Vancouver-based…
BDC study: Only two percent of mid-sized businesses succeed in scaling up to 500 employees
A new study by the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) found that when compared to 15 years ago, Canadian small and mid-sized…
Vancouver-based DarkVision raises $8 million Series A for product development
Vancouver-based DarkVisionannounced $8 million in Series A funding, in a round led by BDC Capital, Sustainable Development…
W|W: The Wearable Weekly – The smartwatch takeover
Welcome to The Wearable Weekly, your trusted guide to all things wearable tech. If you only have time to read one thing about…
TouchBistro talks building in Canada and scaling globally on #TheDisruptors
When a large group of people go out for dinner after work, it can be a tedious and time-consuming process for waiters to manually…