TextNow opens office in San Francisco as more North Americans seek alternative phone plans
Waterloo-based TextNow, which is using cloud-based technology to make phone plans cheaper, appears to be gaining widespread…
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CanCon Podcast Ep. 11: We solve Canada’s startup hiring problem
There’s a big hiring problem for tech coming in Canada, as the country looks to fill 218,000 new information and communications…
Spacefy launches in New York City, hits 500 locations on its platform
Spacefy, an online marketplace for creative professionals looking for project-specific locations, has officially launched in…
Hack To Start Ep. 91: Foko CEO Marc Gingras
This week’s guest is Marc Gingras, an angel investor and currently the CEO of Foko, a private photo sharing app for retail…
Federal government’s Venture Capital Action Plan adds $400 million to funds of funds
The federal government has completed its goal of supporting the close of four private sector-led funds of funds with a total…
Kik’s bot play begins with 16 chat bots from brands like Sephora, Funny or Die
Canadian messaging app Kik launched a Bot Shop today featuring text-command bots from a variety of partners including Funny…
Winners of [D]Congestant hackathon create “Match.com of ridesharing”
Traffic congestion is one of those city problems that everyone complains about, but few feel that they can do anything to change.…
Toronto Mayor John Tory delivers keynote promoting Toronto-Waterloo corridor to Silicon Valley
As part of a three-day trade mission to promote the Toronto-Waterloo region to some of the biggest players in Silicon Valley,…
Velocity director Mike Kirkup departing to pursue CTO role at Encircle
Since 2012, Velocity director Mike Kirkup has been the public face of North America’s largest free business incubator.…
University of Toronto and RBC partner to create new accelerator
While the University of Toronto already enjoys several entrepreneurship hubs within its borders, including the Creative Destruction…
Slack’s Amazing Teams event examines communication as culture
At face value, the concept behind Slack is a simple one: it’s an instant communication tool used by teams both large and…
Plum’s Caitlin MacGregor says most failed hires due to attitude, not skill
More companies are starting to embrace the value of hiring employees that have the potential to grow within a company culture,…
Canadian entrepreneurs can spend a 15-minute ride with investors using UberPITCH
Uber is testing the idea of an entrepreneur “elevator pitch” with UberPITCH, a service inviting entrepreneurs to…
#TechVAN March: On tech debt, beauty, and getting good
Vancouver’s tech community came out in droves this week for the second #TechVAN downtown meetup, co-hosted by Vancouver Enterprise…
Digital marketing minds connect in Squamish for CIMC
What’s the best way to get digital media mavens out of their comfort zone, away from the 24/7 streaming distractions of their…