Akira wants to reduce the strain on Canada’s healthcare system
For under $34, many Canadians can purchase a meal, see a movie or even buy a weekly bus pass. What most Canadian’s don’t…
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PerfectlySoft raises $1.12 million to bring Swift to enterprise servers
In a report from Business Insider, Newmarket-based PerfectlySoft announced its raise of $1.12 million seed funding from Impression…
Uber given one week to shut down operations in Mississauga
After the City of Mississauga voted unanimously to ban Uber last week, many people were surprised to find that they could still…
DMZ now offering free legal services to its startups
While startups mostly focus on building their product and building teams, it’s difficult to focus on the legal nitty-gritty…
Hootsuite’s Ryan Holmes on keeping creativity alive as a CEO
A few years ago, a bad back left me unable to sit at a desk for more than an hour at a time. But with my company in growth…
RESI Conference wants to connect early stage life sciences companies with investors
MaRS, Life Science Nation, and JLABS (the newest innovation lab from Johnson & Johnson) are collaborating to host the…
How Apple Pay will affect Canada’s FinTech ecosystem
Mobile payment use in Canada took a massive step forward this past week when Apple announced Apple Pay support for Interac,…
Sidebuy founder on keeping up with technology ahead of #TechVAN talk
It’s a challenge that haunts just about every digital innovator these days: when you’re pushing your product out on multiple…
Nominations open for Startup Canada Awards recognizing Canadian entrepreneurship
Startup Canada has opened nominations for its third annual Startup Canada Awards 2016, which recognizes companies driving impact…
Studio Y opens applications for 8-month fellowship, launches part-time format
Studio Y, MaRS’ program supporting young entrepreneurs, announced that applications are open for its 8-month fellowship.…
Big Data Toronto to host Under Armour, HBO as keynote speakers
At least 1,000 people are expected to attend Big Data Toronto, an event between June 14-15 exploring how big data is transforming…
Novacap closes its Industries IV Fund at $470 million
Longueuil-based Novacap, Quebec’s largest private equity fund manager with $1.5 billion in assets, closed its Novacap…
NBA launches multi-platform basketball network on BroadbandTV
Raptors fans getting hype for the eastern conference finals are in luck — Vancouver-based BroadbandTV, in partnership with…
Salesforce World Tour panel examines the state of FinTech in Canada
On May 5, Salesforce touched down in Toronto for its Salesforce World Tour, which was meant to give attendees perspective on…
WeTeachStartup giving away five free tickets to entrepreneurship bootcamp
Last week, serial entrepreneur and IBM Canada entrepreneur program lead Qasim Virjee announced the launch of WeTeachStartup,…