BlancRide wants its carpooling technology to take more cars off the road
Apps that let users share or snag rides for cheap on demand are currently all the rage, and Toronto-based BlancRide is finding…
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Vancouver-based Mobify acquires fellow startup Pathful
Vancouver-based mobile shopping platform Mobify, which allows companies to create mobile and web apps that can deliver mobile…
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces $50 million investment in Waterloo’s Perimeter Institute
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that the Perimeter Institute would receive $50 million in funding from the federal…
Law Scout plays matchmaker for fixed-price lawyers on #TheDisruptors
Entrepreneurs are often focused on building their product, but when it comes time to grow, the legal services that come with…
Interzone examines convergence between politics and privacy in a digital age
The Interzone conference in downtown Vancouver proclaimed that “World War III will be fought in binary code.” But…
PwC Canada names winners of 2016 Vision to Reality Awards
After announcing the shortlist of its Vision to Reality Awards celebrating innovation across the business landscape â which…
Dalhousie University accepting applications for $100k competition
For the third year in a row, Dalhousie University is accepting application for its $100k competition. According to a report…
#smallrooms podcast: Michael Katchen of Wealthsimple on scale & trust
Rob Kenedi sits down again with Michael Katchen, founder of Wealthsimple, an automated investment manager for consumers. Rob…
Two-day Traction Conference featuring speakers from Hootsuite, Y Combinator
âAccelerate your business growth and revenue.â This is the succinct slogan of the Traction conference returning June 22…
TD releases financial management app to its 3.5 million active mobile users
Yesterday afternoon, TD Canada Trust began rolling out its brand new personal finance app MySpend to its approximately 3.5…
Trulioo wins Innovation in Cyber Security Award at 2016 FinTech Innovation Awards
Vancouver-based Trulioo, which produces ID verification software for compliance and fraud risk mitigation, has won the award…
Today in funding: Gymtrack, Clearwater Clinical, Semios, Acuva Technology
BDC Capital has likely had a busy past few weeks with all of the startups they’re currently funding on this list. Here’s…
Hack To Start Ep. 92: Union Square Ventures’ Brittany Gorevic
This weekâs guest is Brittany Gorevic, the General Manager at Union Square Ventures, a venture capital firm based in New…
Canadian startups PACTA and Knowledgehook to pitch at Google Demo Day
Two Canadian startups are set to pitch before investors and judges. at Google’s Mountain View, Calif. headquarters on…
Ottawa City Council votes in favour of legalizing Uber
After a marathon 18-hour debate session and in a 23 to one vote, Ottawa City council has voted in favour of regulating Uber.…