Michael Denham named BDC’s new President
Effective August 10th, the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) has a new boss. Taking over leadership will be Michael…
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“Even Horses!” Konectera’s mission to connect your pet
In a world where everything is becoming connected and quantified, dogs, cats and even horses won’t be spared. Connecting…
Marketing tech is migrating to sales, and that’s a Big Deal
Over the last 2 to 3 years the market for sales software has been heating up: Hubspot released a free CRM last year, LinkedIn…
Amazon to offer loans to sellers in Canada
Amazon.com Inc will expand its business loan program for small sellers later this year in eight more countries, and Canada…
Vancouver-based Unbounce acquires Rooster Engagement Tools
Vancouver-based Unbounce, a platform that provides tools and resources to help marketers create high-converting landing pages,…
BNOTIONS acquired by Symbility Solutions for $5 million
After a nine-year ride, BNOTIONS, the Toronto-based mobile, data and analytics innovation firm, announced today that it was…
Two major Canadian innovation centres partnering up to fund technology research
To support the world’s growing dependence on networks that can exchange huge quantities of information at high speeds, Ontario…
Tweet for a chance to get free Startup Train tickets to #StartupFest
The International Startup Festival is a Canadian tech spectacle that attracts hundreds of investors, startups, analysts,…
Shopify, InVision, & TWG share their tips at Growing Design Culture
A user-focused, attractive design for a product isn’t easy to create, and the pressure to come up with the next hot software…
Venture for Canada partners with RBC to support young entrepreneurs
While the expected path for college and university graduates is to find a well-paying job in an established company, in the…
Saying yes to the future of conferences
It’s 10:30 p.m. on Sunday, and there are 200 people watching a “dive-in” movie on a big screen from the pool and the…
Traction Conference Roundup: growth hacking and other myths (Part 2)
Getting traction for your tech company isn’t easy. You need resources, whether that means bootstrapping or getting a lift…
Mackenzie Health, BlackBerry partnership shows IoHT still in early phase
Yesterday at the Mackenzie Richmond Hill Hospital, just north of Toronto, Mackenzie Health announced Phase Two of its Innovation…
Agora Mobile takes top prize as Impact8 graduates third cohort
In an event held at the MaRS Discovery District, Impact8 graduated the third cohort of its eight-week accelerator program.…
Slack now has 1.1 million daily active users
Slack Technologies, the popular team-based communications service, recently raised $160 million in financing which brought…