Toronto-based Rumble wants to help video creators and publishers get paid
Since YouTube started taking over the video content space, the Internet has only gotten noisier. Between scrolling through…
Canadian Startup News
Montreal-based Infoactive acquired by Tableau
Infographic startup Infoactive announced this week that it has been acquired by Seattle-based business intelligence and analytics…
IBM opens Bluemix Garage in DMZ
IBM announced the opening of a new Bluemix Garage within the DMZ today. Following launches in San Francisco and London, the…
UGO Wallet has doubled its user base this year
UGO Wallet was announced back in 2013 before being released last November. Dubbed as “Canada’s First Open Mobile Wallet,”…
The life-changing potential of wearable tech
For many, the term “wearable technology” evokes thoughts of step counting and wrist-vibrating notifications. But the potential…
How Picatic got customers to (actually) Pay What They Want
The ‘Pay What You Want’ (PWYW) model is intriguing to plenty of entrepreneurs. It’s got the instant buzz factor of a…
HitchBOT ends its trek across the United States early after being vandalized in Philadelphia
HitchBOT, the hitchhiking Robot developed by a couple Canadian professors, started his American journey on July 17th. However,…
TELUS doubles size of its Internet of Things Marketplace in less than a year
When TELUS announced the launch of its TELUS IoT Marketplace last year, the vision that the company had was a destination for…
Today in funding: Sequence Bio, icejam games, Kensington Venture Fund & more
This week, government funding came through for many Canadian startups. Here’s the latest on who raised how much, and from…
Government of Canada dedicating $30 million to cyberinfrastructure initiative
Peter Braid, an MP for Kitchener-Waterloo, announced funding yesterday to the tune of $30 million for the development of an…
Talking IP, IPOs, and big bets with SHOES.COM’s Roger Hardy
Vancouver’s Roger Hardy has moved seamlessly through the head to toe’s of eCommerce. The Internet is filled stories of…
Camp Tech pitches its tent in Vancouver
The arrival of Canada’s popular in-person tech training program for “regular people” in Vancouver this week is likely…
Founders: when to ditch the ramen and give yourself a raise
Is it true that the lower a CEO’s salary, the higher the chances a business will succeed? Yes — at least according…
Win a ticket to #GROWconf and one-on-one time with Shopify CPO Harley Finkelstein
Taking place this August in beautiful Whistler, BC, GROW Conference is fast approaching. Featuring two packed days of breakout…
Shopify’s revenue hits $44.9 million USD in first quarter as a public company
Shopify’s IPO has easily been one of the biggest Canadian tech stories of the year, as the nation’s startups closely follow…