Report: Canadian companies 2.6 times more likely to replace founder CEOs
Canadians have a lot to brag about when it comes to the country’s startup ecosystem; Kitchener-Waterloo has the second…
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Young Women in Business launches in Toronto with conference March 26
Vancouver-based Young Women in Business, a nonprofit with the mission of supporting the personal and professional development…
Waterloo-based Sandvine receives $15 million from provincial government
Sandvine, a company that creates intelligent broadband networks for communication service providers (CSPs) to gain business…
Intellijoint Surgical enters strategic partnership with UK-based Corin Group
Waterloo-based Intellijoint Surgical has just announced that it’s signed a distribution agreement with UK-based Corin…
Ask @StartupCFO: How to avoid the “Oh shit” board meeting
I was at a gathering of most of Canada’s VC fund managers a few weeks ago in Vancouver. One of the fund managers talked about…
RentMoola partners with utility management companies to expand its North America presence
Rentmoola, a Vancouver-based online rent payment platform, will be integrating its services into US-based Conservice and Wyse…
Meta 2 is the next big step towards augmented reality
Meta has officially launched its Meta 2 Development Kit just two weeks after the device debuted on the TED stage in Vancouver,…
MasterCard Start Path Global accepting applications for next class
MasterCard Start Path Global, MasterCard’s worldwide program for early stage startups, is accepting applications for…
MaRS Studio Y holding first National Youth Leadership and Innovation Strategy Summit
MaRS Studio Y, which supports young people between 18-29 build entrepreneurial skills, is spearheading the first-ever National…
Flybits hosting hackathon to push mobile personalization
Between April 8th and April 10th, Flybits is hosting the Context Camp 2016 hackathon in Toronto with the goal of “pushing…
CrowdRiff raises $2.6 million CAD seed round
Toronto-based CrowdRiff, a visual and social marketing solution for destination and travel brands, announced $2.6 million ($2…
Thalmic’s Stephen Lake challenges federal government to better define Canada’s innovation agenda
Just a few months ago, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau scrapped the title of industry minister and appointed MP Navdeep Bains…
VM Farms’ Hany Fahim speaks on how digital literacy empowers regular people
Hany Fahim, founder of VM Farms, was at home watching another episode of Bob’s Burgers when one of his customers’…
Spring Activator partners with RED Academy to create skills and innovation hub
Spring, a Vancouver-based impact activator targeting startups and entrepreneurs, announced that it would be partnering with…
Ooka Island’s gamified reading platform makes screen time valuable for kids
According to Ooka Island marketing director Joelle MacPhee, children have been learning to read in the same way for over 100…