BDC Capital one of many investors in CENX’s $12.5 million Series D round
CENX, a U.S.-based company with key operations in Canada through its Ottawa office, announced today that it is finalizing a…
Canadian Startup News
#FinTech startups: win a chance to meet with RBC’s Gabriel Woo at #GROWconf next week
Last week, BetaKit announced that we’re sending one lucky person to GROW Conference in Whistler, BC next week for one-on-one…
Toronto-based Digital Retail Apps snags $1 million in funding
Digital Retail Apps, a Toronto-based startup focused on mobile shopping and payments, announced that it has raised $1 million…
Dx3 and Concept 7 announce first-ever innovation summit
Dx3, Canada’s leading technology, digital marketing and retail event, and Concept 7, a leading experiential marketing and…
Paul Salvini talks Momentum and the Accelerator Centre’s place in Waterloo Region
The Accelerator Centre announced a major expansion to both its facilities and services this week. The Kitchener-Waterloo tech…
Spring Activator co-launching virtual accelerator for impact startups
Vancouver-based Spring Activator and the Seattle-based Fledge accelerator — two institutions focused on fostering startups…
MaRS hosting new OCE assistive device pitch competition this weekend
The Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) is launching a new pitch competition to encourage the development of new assistive…
Uber fights Canadian publicity war on two fronts: Toronto and Vancouver
With regulators in Toronto and across the country pressing down on it, Uber has taken to its blog to ask customers to fill…
Communitech announces 25 female founders selected for Women Entrepreneurs Bootcamp
Communitech announced today the 25 female founders to be selected for its second annual Women Entrepreneurship Bootcamp. Sponsored…
500px updates iOS app to engage user base beyond photographers
Photographers and photo enthusiasts, take note: the 500px iOS app just got a major update. What you’ll find once…
August #WWTO redefines disability
There’s a perception that tech communities can be self-serving. We read the news that startups like Uber have raised another…
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…
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,”…