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By Jessica Galang December 15, 2015

Saskatoon, Toronto startup spaces first recipients of Startup Canada’s Retail Startup Fund

The Saskatoon Maker Fair and Toronto’s Tempo Space are the two first-ever recipients of Startup Canada’s Trushield…

By Startup Canada December 15, 2015

“When we look at great entrepreneurs, they have that natural, burning curiosity and they have that sense of excitement around…

By Rob Attrell December 15, 2015

Ride sharing is widely considered to be a significant part of the future of transportation. The key difference between companies…

By Douglas Soltys December 14, 2015

As part of the final stop of its cross-Canada #EveryEntrepreneur tour, Startup Canada today announced new additions to its…

By Douglas Soltys December 14, 2015

Vancouver-based Trulioo announced today that it has raised $15 million in equity financing from American Express Ventures and…

By Jessica Galang December 14, 2015

Mortgages can be complicated and intimidating, but one Toronto-based company is trying to make it easy enough to do yourself.…

By Igor Bonifacic December 11, 2015

Following the success of its sports and eSports apps, theScore has launched QuickDraft, a new daily fantasy sports game app.…

By Jessica Galang December 11, 2015

After 10 weeks of pitches, CEO interviews, and industry insights from its hosts, season two of The Disruptors has come to a…

By Jessica Galang December 11, 2015

On Thursday, PUSH took the top prize at the Next Big Idea in Sport Competition, a joint event hosted by Ryerson University…

By Jessica Galang December 11, 2015

In a sold out room of investors, media, and Founder Institute alumni, the third—and last—Founder Institute Toronto cohort…

By Daniel Bader December 11, 2015

“Pebble has money,” says Eric Migicovsky. The CEO of Pebble, the company that all but popularized the smartwatch…

By Jonathon Narvey December 10, 2015

Vancouver’s Launch Academy co-founder and CEO, Ray Walia, smiles when he thinks about the 120,000 cups of free coffee served…

By Jessica Galang December 10, 2015

Twenty-six companies in the Waterloo region just got a boost. The Accelerator Centre, a Waterloo-based network of facilities…

By Jessica Galang December 10, 2015

A little over a year after raising an $8 million Series A, Orckestra, a Montreal-based provider of cloud-based commerce solutions,…

By Jessica Galang December 10, 2015

For many companies, a rebrand is an indication that the company is entering a new and exciting phase—perhaps one that the…