Winners announced in the MasterCard N>XT Developer Challenge
Walking into the MaRS Discovery District early Saturday morning, I had little idea what to expect. Corporate-sponsored developer…
Canadian Startup News
Desire2Learn Celebrates Two Years in Toronto
Desire2Learn (D2L) celebrates two years in Toronto by hiring people to join the team and throwing a party. Here’s your…
City of Vancouver to open its first Technology and Social Innovation Centre
The City of Vancouver, Vancouver Economic Commission (VEC) and the Vancity Community Foundation have announced plans to create…
Randall Howard receives the “Canadian Angel of the Year” Award
NACO, the National champion of Canada’s angel investing community, and BDC announced the winner of the “Canadian Angel…
Communitech starts accepting applications for HYPERDRIVE Cohort 5
Communitech HYPERDRIVE Cohort 4 recently graduated and that means it’s time for another round of startups to shine. Applications…
Feel the life of a startup: ‘Startup Open House’ happening in Montreal and Toronto on October 30th
For those interested in feeling the buzz of being involved in a startup can do so on October 30th. The “Startup Open…
Scribble Technologies raises $12 million, plans to ‘open new international offices and make strategic acquisitions’
Coming off its recent acquisition of CoveritLive, Scribble Technologies has received a $12 million Series C investment led…
The Challenge Cup 2015 is coming to Toronto
Toronto will be a host city in the upcoming Challenge Cup 2015 thanks to a partnership between INcubes and Washington-based…
Google and Actua launch Codemakers project to ‘change the way Canada’s youth think about computer science and technology’
Actua is a Canadian charity that offers “transformational experiences” to youth in science, technology, engineering…
Beyond The Rack raises $10 million
Montreal-based flash sale eretailer Beyond The Rack has raised another $10 million, this time from Silicon Valley Bank (SVB).…
Bell Media invests $5 million into Toronto-based Hubub, receives ‘exclusive monetization rights in Canada’
Bell Media has invested $5 million into Toronto-based Hubub, which deems itself as a “new digital platform for exploring…
Taking social further: A Conversation with HootSuite CEO Ryan Holmes
June 2009 doesn’t seem that long ago. Still etched in memory is seeing that life size owl mascot for the first time working…
Windsor’s Smoke and Spice Southern Barbeque fuels its success by great customer loyalty initiatives
Though it’s the only restaurant of its kind in Windsor, Ontario, Smoke and Spice Southern Barbeque still faces fierce competition…
IoT Design Shop Introduces the Personal Beacon System
The Internet of Things is hot, and there’s no shortage of hype. In fact according to Gartner’s 2014 Hype Cycle Special…
MoveSuite CEO says its service ‘makes Canada Post mail forwarding obsolete’
Moving is one of the worst experience known to man. It’s time consuming and can cause a massive amount of stress. MoveSuite,…