#smallrooms Podcast: #Startupfest Part 2: Zoom.AI, Tunestars, Ubios, Tylio
On a second of two-part special summer-binge-listen version of Entrepreneurs in Small Rooms Drinking Coffee, the #smallrooms…
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Techweek’s first event outside the U.S. attempts to capture Toronto’s tech scene
In its first edition outside of the U.S., Techweek — a week-long technology festival — touched down in Toronto with the…
Repable co-founder Heather Anne Carson on the shock of moving from corporate to startup
As startups get more recognition outside of the insulated startup community, more people are leaving corporate for what they…
Idea Couture acquired by New Jersey-based business and technology firm Cognizant
Toronto-based Idea Couture, a Toronto-based firm offering digital innovation, strategy, design, and technology services, has…
Report: Demand for IoT solutions increasing in Canada
The Internet of Things is well on its way to disrupting the Canadian economy, according to a recently report from IDC. The…
Venture for Canada partners with BDC Capital to launch entrepreneur speaker series
Venture for Canada, a not-for-profit that recruits recent graduates to work at leading Canadian startups, announced BDC Capital…
Mastercard Canada and The Next 36 help foster next generation of startups at Mastercard Challenge
As startups continue to disrupt industries like FinTech and healthtech, smart enterprises have embraced the collaborative nature…
#TechVAN: Annalea Krebs on getting past bad startup days
As an entrepreneur, what was your worst day in a tech startup and how did you get past it? When do you pivot, and how do you…
Federal and provincial government part of $189.8 million in new University of Toronto funding
At the University of Toronto today, members of the federal and provincial government — including Minister of Innovation,…
Velocity alumnus Jay Shah returns to take on director role
Early this morning, Velocity, the University of Waterloo’s incubator program, named its new director, Jay Shah. The announcement…
Techstars announces latest companies to join Startup Next Montreal
In a blog post, Techstars announced five new companies joining the third annual Startup Next program in Montreal. Startup Next…
Founder Institute announces partnership with Upside Foundation
Founder Institute Toronto has announced a partnership with the Upside Foundation, a charity that encourages Canadian startups…
#WWTO looks at the past, present, and future of Toronto’s wearable tech scene
With the last We Are Wearables taking place in January, July’s #WWTO was a fitting time for self-reflection — both for…
Halifax-based QRA Corp raises $3 million from Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
Halifax-based QRA Corp, which develops enterprise software tools for early-stage validation and verification of engineered…
Ask @StartupCFO: How do I deal with ‘mentor whiplash’?
Back in my VC days we ran the FounderFuel accelerator. Our program was blessed with many strong mentors. We regularly brought…