Canadian Business names Mark Barrenechea top new CEO of the year
In recognition of Canada’s most innovative business leaders, Canadian Business named its CEOs of the year for 2015. OpenText…
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Aeryon Labs snags $60 million in VC financing
Aeryon Labs, a Waterloo-based drone maker, has secured $60 million from US-based venture capital firm Summit Partners, according…
Onevest launches 1000 Angels, an invitation-only investor network
Onevest, the New York-based startup investing and equity crowdfunding community, has launched a new initiative in its pledge…
Michael Garrity talks Goldman Sachs and Financeit’s new equity financing round
Financeit, a Toronto-based FinTech company offering a cloud-based point-of-sale platform, announced the closing of an equity…
UGO Wallet surpasses 100,000 customer milestone
UGO Mobile Solutions, makers of the digital wallet that allows users to load loyalty, gift, and payments cards, has announced…
#smallrooms podcast: Tiny Hearts
Rob Kenedi sits down with Robleh Jama, founder and CEO of Tiny Hearts, one of the most popular iOS app developers in the world.…
CIBC report: Canadian small businesses face tough times without growing export markets
As Canadian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) were responsible for 80 percent of private sector jobs in the past year,…
Buzz Connect and mnubo partner up to power up IoT-connected brands
Mnubo, a Montreal-based IoT analytics company, is partnering with Australia-based IoT product development agency Buzz Connect.…
Vision Critical rumoured to hire BMO for IPO preparation
A report from Bloomberg Business claims that Vancouver-based Vision Critical has hired BMO to help it prepare for a potential…
Why Kik lets co-ops build major features
University of Waterloo Systems Design Engineering student Katherine Carras recently shared a Medium post about her time as…
Montreal-based Spotful partners with Shopify for new video commerce app
Although Spotful launched only three months prior, the Montreal-based startup has scored a major partnership with one of Canada’s…
Sarah Prevette gives startups brainstorming tips on Breakfast Television
BetaKit and Future Design School founder Sarah Prevette was on Breakfast Television Vancouver this week to dole out advice…
First we take Manhattan: How Canadian startups can go big in NYC
Canadian startups with an Empire State of Mind are hitting up the New York VCs for a bite of Big Apple-style funding. While…
Meet Canada’s biggest investors at The Upside Foundation charity event
On October 22, The Upside Foundation, a registered charity that encourages Canadian startups and high-growth companies to “share…
The Next Big Thing partners with Canada’s largest tech conference for startup competition
After announcing the winners of its 2015 Next Gen startup winners, The Next Big Thing has announced that they are partnering…