Ontario Pension Board invests into Northleaf Venture Catalyst Fund, total commitment now $264 million
Northleaf Capital, which calls itself “Canada’s largest independent global private markets fund manager and advisor,”…
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Toronto’s Flipd rides the digital detox wave
Take a look around you the next time you’re riding the subway, or queueing at a coffee shop, and you’ll likely see someone…
Google Digital Breakfast tackles digital marketing May 12th
Spark and Google have teamed up to host a Digital Breakfast in Google Toronto’s swanky downtown office. The Digital Breakfast…
Uber will apply for a Toronto taxi licence
After years of refusing to acquire a taxi licence in Toronto, Uber will finally get one this week, says the Toronto Star. Uber…
Wattage goes under
BetaKit’s recent feature on Toronto-based startup Wattage was filled with excitement. Not only for the company’s pedigree,…
The Next 36 introduces 22 companies into The Next Founders program
Toronto’s Next 36 has helped developed world-renowned startups in its program. A few of the companies that might spark…
Canadian Tire launches new digital innovation centre in Kitchener-Waterloo
Canadian Tire Corporation today yesterday the opening of a new digital innovation facility in Kitchener-Waterloo. Called the…
FreshBooks CFO Mark MacLeod steps down to launch SurePath Capital Partners
The Canadian startup ecosystem is about to get a lot more exit and fundraising advice from Mark MacLeod, the now former FreshBooks…
Ryerson Fashion Zone’s #HackNTalk2015 encourages you to forget gadgets & make your own wearable tech
Inside the freshly painted walls of Ryerson’s new student centre, tables are littered with empty coffee cups. Parts of mannequins…
Uber is prepping UberEats food delivery launch in Toronto
According to emails obtained by MobileSyrup, Uber is in the process of negotiating with several Toronto-based restaurants…
Ryerson University Fashion Zone hosting Hack’n’Talk event this weekend
This coming weekend will see hundreds of makers, developers, designers, engineers, creators and innovators come together to…
Vodafone Ventures joins Flybits’ $4.75 million Series A
Toronto-based Flybits, a company that originally incubated at Ryerson University’s Digital Media Zone (DMZ), has announced…
Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield pledges personal shares at Equity Giving event
As the co-founder of Flickr, and the CEO of Slack, Stewart Butterfield is no stranger to success. So it is exciting to hear…
VEC and Microsoft Canada want you to break something in Vancouver
The Vancouver Economic Commission is partnering with Microsoft Canada to kickstart one Canadian’s tech career with a trip…
Lighthouse Labs expands to the Yukon with hybrid remote bootcamp
When last we checked in with Lighthouse Labs, the coding bootcamp was expanding its presence to Calgary and Toronto. This week,…