Sharethebus wins the $100,000 Investment Prize at the 2015 International Startup Festival
The 2015 International Startup Festival was another great success this year. Hundreds of startup and leaders from around the…
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Lighthouse Labs giving back with charity hackathon
A big part of startup culture is giving back, and next weekend, Lighthouse Labs is embracing that notion with a for-charity…
HitchBOT, the Hitchhiking Robot, starts its journey across the United States
The hitchhiking robot called HitchBOT was conceived in 2013 as a collaborative art project by Dr. David Harris Smith of McMaster…
Qoints wins N100 Startup Competition and $100,000 in equity financing
The winner of the annual N100 Startup Competition has been announced and Toronto-based Qoints secures $100,000 in equity financing.…
Pictures from the 2015 International Startup Festival in Montreal
The annual International Startup Festival is happening in Montréal this week and we are there live attending all the exciting…
Wealthsimple now allows Canadians to open investment accounts from their mobile device
Toronto-based Wealthsimple recently received a $30 million investment to follow its mission to “to make smart, simple,…
As Vancouver’s tech sector grows, will hiring top talent get harder?
We did it. Some of Vancouver’s most enthusiastic entrepreneurs and angel investors envisioned this outpost on Canada’s…
How a tablet can help you get the job done
Tablets are a great tool for reading, browsing and playing Angry Birds, but businesses are increasingly recognizing the wide…
Montreal-based Sportlogiq receives $1.7 million led by Tim Tokarsky and includes an investment from Mark Cuban
Montreal-based Sportlogiq has announced it’s received an investment of $1.7 million, lead by Tim Tokarsky and includes…
Kaizena raises $900,000 in seed funding to bring “good change” to students worldwide
Kitchener-Waterloo based startup Kaizena announced today the close of $900,000 in seed funding, led by NewSchools Seed Fund,…
TRACE Live Networks Raises $7 million to take live-streamed content “to an entirely new level”
Toronto-based Trace has followed-up its 2.5 million seed round from late 2014 and announced a $7 million ‘B’ financing…
University of Waterloo creates facility dedicated to smart transportation
The University of Waterloo has established a new research facility dedicated to researching new breeds of smarter and greener…
PlentyOfFish acquired by Match Group for $575 million (USD)
Vancouver-based Plenty of Fish, the online dating site that was started by Markus Frind in 2003, has been acquired by the Match…
Mnubo partners with Hortau to bring IoT to farming
Mnubo, a Montreal-based Internet of Things data analytics company, has announced that it’s working in partnership with…
Slyce-powered Craves wants to bridge gap between the styles you see & the clothing you shop
“Where did you get that?” It’s a question cooed at parties and in powder rooms, often asked by women, the tone edged…