TechGirls Canada wants to open source workplace diversity with help from TWG
TechGirls Canada (TGC) and The Working Group (TWG) announced a new partnership today to address gender diversity and equity…
Canadian Startup News
Shopify now looking to raise $123 million from IPO
The Globe and Mail is reporting that Shopify has increased the maximum share price for its upcoming IPO. According to a regulatory…
FedDev announces $3 million partnership with Communitech to establish the Open Data Exchange (ODX)
Waterloo-based innovation hub Communitech recently shut down its HYPERDRIVE accelerator program and shifted gears to re-launch…
Kik Interactive hires Josh Jacobs as president of Kik Services, company opens office in Los Angeles
Waterloo-based Kik Interactive has heavily been rumoured to be preparing to go public. While Kik’s co-founder and CTO, Chris…
Ken Knox Appointed as Chair of the Science, Technology and Innovation Council
The Science, Technology and Innovation Council (STIC), which is an independent advisory body mandated by the Government of…
FameBit Acquires Video Marketing Agency Refame
Former Extreme Startups graduate FameBit, a Toronto and Santa Monica-based company that helps brands connect with Youtube celebrities/influencers…
Early stage companies given the green light to raise capital through crowdfunding in six provinces
Popular crowdfunding sites such as Indiegogo and Kickstarter have helped to propel several ideas into worldwide hits. The most…
Jeff Ryzner wins the 2015 BDC Mentorship Award
You might already know the name Jeff Ryzner. He’s the Winnipegger who’s been leading tech initiatives in Canada…
Salesforce partners with Communitech, launches Salesforce for Startups in Canada
Salesforce and Communitech today announced a new partnership that will see the CRM software company and innovation hub work…
Top 15 tech startups announced for upcoming metabridge technology event
There is something tangible to exclusivity. metabridge, an annual 1.5-day retreat founded in 2008 by Steve Wandler, is back…
Slyce raises $8.7 million, plans to launch new visual search fashion app “Craves”
Toronto-based Slyce had a busy 2014 and raised a significant amount of capital, striking partnerships with Neiman Marcus and…
Uber brings free food delivery to Torontonians with UberEats
UberEats, Uber’s on-demand food delivery service, has gone live in Toronto. Our sister-site MobileSyrup brought you the…
Mnubo raises $6 million to expand its IoT data analytics platform
Research firm IDC Canada recently forecasted that the Canadian Internet of Things (IoT) market will be worth over $6.5 billion…
Control presentations with this new Myo app
Since 2002 and the release of Minority Report, hand gesture driven computing has been a dream of UI designers everywhere. Thanks…
MaRS launches Retail and Digital Commerce Cluster
Following the success of its recently announced FinTech cluster, MaRS today announced the launch of a new retail cluster at…