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Startup Canada Podcast: Jason Field on abandoning your comfort zone

Startup Canada July 12, 2016

Just because you’re not an expert doesn’t mean you can’t play the game. Jason Field learned this important lesson when…

Jessica Galang July 12, 2016

Vancouver-based FinTech startup Amber Financial Services has raised a $5 million seed round, according to a report from Techvibes.…

Robyn Edgar July 11, 2016

This week’s episode of the CanCon podcast is all about checking the hype. Following last week’s focus on…

James Doyle July 11, 2016

Drew and James open the show with an excellent lesson on how to say Drew’s last name. They then discuss some of the tools…

Jessica Galang July 11, 2016

MaRS Discovery District today announced a partnership with Sun Life Financial. “Health as we know it is radically being redefined,…

Jessica Vomiero July 11, 2016

After its entrance into Canada in April, the peer-to-peer car rental provider Turo is adding to its list of approved insurers.…

Douglas Soltys July 11, 2016

After months under wraps, Highline BETA announced itself to the global startup community today. A new company under the HIGHLINE…

Tom Emrich July 11, 2016

Welcome to The Wearable Weekly, your trusted guide to all things wearable tech. If you only have time to read one thing about…

Jessica Galang July 11, 2016

Ryerson University’s Legal Innovation Zone, in partnership with the Ministry of the Attorney General, has announced the…

Jessica Galang July 11, 2016

On July 12, Montreal-based FounderFuel accelerator is bringing together founders and investors from Silicon Valley, Montreal,…

Jessica Galang July 8, 2016

Earlier this week, BetaKit broke the news that Toronto-based e-commerce startup Shop.ca had filed for creditor protection from…

Mark MacLeod July 8, 2016

I think we can all agree that the startup industry pays too much attention to VC. Our conferences, press, and tweets are dominated…

Jessica Galang July 8, 2016

After one of the largest data breaches in the world which resulted in the release of millions of users’ personal details…

Jessica Galang July 8, 2016

Canadian CEOs are pretty confident about their company’s future growth, according to a survey from KPMG Canada. KPMG…

Jessica Vomiero July 8, 2016

A former BlackBerry executive has fled to the startup world as Lindsay Gibson becomes the chief operations officer of the Waterloo-based…