Fundrazr partners with education savings provider to establish education crowdfunding
As crowdfunding grows in popularity, it seems it was only a matter of time before organizations working in the education sector…
Canadian Startup News
Wiivv closes $3.5 million seed round, prepares for market entry
Vancouver-based Wiivv, a wearables company that creates custom 3D printed body gear, has closed $3.5 million in seed funding.…
The CFL got hacked Grey Cup weekend (but it’s not what you think)
The CFL fan experience will never be the same again. Over 170 hackers from across the country tackled the challenge…
FounderFuel announces graduating startups for fall 2015 cohort
Montreal-based FounderFuel, an accelerator for early stage web, mobile, and SaaS startups, announced the graduating companies…
FreshBooks to expand product offering by selling a mobile card reader in 2016
Toronto-based FreshBooks today announced it will launch a mobile card reader in 2016. Set to be released sometime in the spring,…
Wealthsimple acquires brokerage ShareOwner to offer Canadians end-to-end investing
Toronto-based Wealthsimple announced this morning the acquisition of Canadian automated investment manager ShareOwner. Terms…
How PageCloud plans to save the web (and why customers should pay for it)
Last week, I sat down with Craig Fitzpatrick, the CEO of PageCloud, a web hosting company that aims to reinvent the design…
EY report says Canadian executives looking more towards M&A for growth
In a statistic trailing only the US, nearly 73 percent of Canadian executives have M&A plans for the next year, compared…
Progressa closes $11.4 million Series A, announces marketplace investor platform for 2016
Short-term lending platform Progressa, which offers unsecured installment loans, announced the closing of an $11.4 million…
Montreal’s WeHost helps Canadians host Syrian refugees
When it comes to the Syrian refugee crisis, Canadians overall have been demonstrating their capacity for kindness: Syrian refugees…
Mobify acquires Chicago-based Dónde to boost location-based technology offering
Vancouver-based Mobify, a mobile shopping platform that allows retailers to use push notifications to engage consumers online…
Eigen Innovations sole Canadian finalist in global Cisco Innovation Grand Challenge
Eigen Innovations, a Fredericton, N.B.-based IoT startup that helps industrial companies solve production issues like raw material…
Nominations for PwC’s Vision to Reality Awards are open
“The pioneers who moved beyond uncertainty to discover new ways of working. The leaders who challenge tradition, who…
General Electric commissions Wattpad sci-fi writers to reinvent 50s comic series
While most people claim that traditional publishing is dead, one unexpected company thinks that it just needs to be revamped.…
Highly usable tips from Vancouver UX Awards Finalists
You can have innovative technology, big investors, and a Times Square-sized marketing campaign, and your product might still…