#smallrooms podcast: Andrew Peek on Shopify acquisitions and too much funding
Rob Kenedi sits down with Andrew Peek, founder of Pilot, a note-taking startup scooped up alongside Jet Cooper when it was…
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Coinkite working on future of verified cheque with bitcoin-storing USB device
With all the hype around bitcoin and cryptocurrency, the question remains about how to leverage bitcoin on a daily basis for…
#StartupDay brings startups and gov’t together to shape Canada’s innovation strategy
Last week, 1,500 startup founders, policy makers, and industry leaders touched down in Ottawa for Startup Canada’s Day on…
Vancouver Tech Podcast Ep. 25: Softchoice
Drew and James open with a brief chat about the week in review, a little bit about Microsoft naming, as well as some of the…
TELUS Idea incubator opens to help startups dream big
What if a sensor in a lightbulb could evaluate the ambient temperature and the light in your home and adjust appropriately…
#ProductHuntTO returns on May 26 with health care focus
From exploring how Canadian companies lead the FinTech global stage, to examining how the slow-to-innovate real estate industry…
The Blockchain Revolution authors say blockchain is key to addressing inequality on #TheDisruptors
Inventions like driverless cars and burgeoning industries like the sharing economy are commonly named as the ways that tech…
L-SPARK accepting applications from B2B SaaS startups for third cohort
Canada’s only B2B SaaS accelerator, L-SPARK, is accepting applications for its third cohort. The program supports startups…
#AccelerateOTT brings community together to learn how to build better businesses
With sunny skies and warm weather rounded out with a cool breeze, the Horticulture Building in Ottawa’s Lansdowne Park was…
Fonolo CEO Shai Berger on whether chat or messaging will dominate B2C communication
Between companies like Facebook announcing its dedication to bots and Shopify announcing that it acquired a social marketing…
Tingle removes the awkwardness from dating apps using anonymous audio chats
Dating can be a risky business. It’s about putting yourself out there – which has always made it a challenge for dating…
Report: Female entrepreneurs struggle to get funding due to perception they are more ‘risk-averse’
A report released Carleton University, BMO Financial Group, and The Beacon Agency suggests that the perception that women are…
Waterloo-based Knowledgehook wins Google’s Game Changer Award
At a young age, Travis Ratnam felt that the intelligence of his father skipped a generation. When Ratnam’s father was 13,…
Metabridge announces 15 startups to pitch to Silicon Valley investors at lakeside retreat
Metabridge is back for another year of taking the idea of the uptight tech conference and flipping that on its head. The nonprofit…
Managing director of Facebook Canada speaks on how the company is dominating mobile
Facebook, a company that started only 12 years ago, has swelled to become the one of the world’s most powerful brands. The…