Stewart Butterfield is very honest about Slack’s VC funding
Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield comes across as a straight-shooter. The same day his company announced that it had raised $160…
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FITC Toronto 2015 breaks records, inspires with ‘heart and wonder’
FITC Toronto 2015 – a three-day celebration of design, development, media, and innovation – broke every record…
Figure 1 brings paging support to its “Instagram for doctors” app
Toronto-based Figure 1, which builds a photo sharing service for the medical industry, has garnered a reputation as the go-to…
Watch OMERS CEO John Ruffolo talk Shopify and Hootsuite on #TheDisruptors
The first episode of The Disruptors is in the can. Last night’s episode of BNN’s show dedicated to disruptive tech…
Vantage adds Magento support as analytics platform approaches $2B in analyzed transactions
When Toronto-based Vantage announced its $1.1 million seed round last summer, President and co-founder Aran Hamilton indicated…
Canadian startup community responds to impending Shopify IPO
What impact will the impending Shopify IPO have on the Canadian startup ecosystem? That’s the question…
Slack raises $160 million at $2.8 billion valuation
Slack, the popular Vancouver-based business communications company, has successfully raised a new $160 million round, which…
Cirque du Soleil might be sold to American and Chinese investors
The Cirque du Soleil brought life back into the circus with its unique approach to entertainment, incorporating dance, gymnastics,…
Recon Jet smart glasses now available
Vancouver-based Recon Instruments has officially launched its latest wearable, the Recon Jet. The smart glasses were announced…
Canadians have spent over $10 billion on eBay Canada in last 15 years
Today marks eBay’s 15th year in Canada, and while competitors have come at it from all sides, the company still reigns…
Today in Funding: TouchBistro, Ayogo, McRock INFund + HarbourVest VCAP
Funds are raising funds and April is the month of Series A rounds. Here’s the latest on who raised how much, from whom. …
Increased demand for mobile wallet pays off for nTrust
Mobile payments startup nTrust is starting to gain traction in the competitive online payments sector, adding more than 20…
New grocery delivery service InstaBuggy goes live in Toronto
Toronto is now one click away from getting all of our grocery shopping done while waiting in line for that morning coffee.…
Shopify files for proposed IPO
Ottawa-based e-commerce startup Shopify announced today that it has filed a registration statement with the U.S. Securities…
Reuters: Q1 2015 best quarter for VC investment in Canadian startups since 2007
Thompson Reuters has just released a preliminary version of Q1 2015 VC and private equity report. While the complete and final…