Toronto-based startup promises DIY mortgages in 10 minutes
Mortgages can be complicated and intimidating, but one Toronto-based company is trying to make it easy enough to do yourself.…
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theScore launches new fantasy sports app, QuickDraft
Following the success of its sports and eSports apps, theScore has launched QuickDraft, a new daily fantasy sports game app.…
Bridgit takes home (another) win on #TheDisruptors
After 10 weeks of pitches, CEO interviews, and industry insights from its hosts, season two of The Disruptors has come to a…
PUSH wins Next Big Idea in Sport competition
On Thursday, PUSH took the top prize at the Next Big Idea in Sport Competition, a joint event hosted by Ryerson University…
Founder Institute Toronto marks end of the year with 15 new graduates
In a sold out room of investors, media, and Founder Institute alumni, the third—and last—Founder Institute Toronto cohort…
Eric Migicovsky talks the future of Pebble and smartwatches
“Pebble has money,” says Eric Migicovsky. The CEO of Pebble, the company that all but popularized the smartwatch…
West Coast tech grows up: Launch Academy looks to the future
Vancouver’s Launch Academy co-founder and CEO, Ray Walia, smiles when he thinks about the 120,000 cups of free coffee served…
The Accelerator Centre Announces Third AC Jumpstart Cohort
Twenty-six companies in the Waterloo region just got a boost. The Accelerator Centre, a Waterloo-based network of facilities…
Orckestra raises $12 million Series B
A little over a year after raising an $8 million Series A, Orckestra, a Montreal-based provider of cloud-based commerce solutions,…
Webware.io, formerly known as PowerStores, raises VC funding
For many companies, a rebrand is an indication that the company is entering a new and exciting phase—perhaps one that the…
Bridgit wins Google Demo Day Women’s Edition
It’s been an exciting year for Bridgit. The Kitchener-based startup has so far taken the top prize at September’s…
How Brad Feld convinced Shoelace to head back to Canada after a stint in Boulder
As the famous Wizard of Oz adage goes, there’s no place like home. That’s the mentality that Shoelace, a startup…
#TechTO ends year with forward momentum ahead of City of Toronto takeover
My first TechToronto event of 2015 was the last of the year. It took place Monday night at the Telus House, next door to the…
OMERS Ventures says Canadian tech IPOs set for slowdown in 2016
While Shopify’s IPO was one of the biggest Canadian tech stories of the year, John Ruffolo, CEO of OMERS Ventures, isn’t…
BrainStation celebrating computer science education week with free public classes
As coding schools and hubs across Canada kick off Code.org’s Computer Science Education Week with free public coding…