Next-Gen Software Platform IIX Raises $10.4 Million
Niagara-based International Internet Exchange (IIX Inc.), a next-generation software and interconnection platform designed…
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Vancouver’s BuildDirect brings on Tal Ball as CTO
BuildDirect, the Vancouver-based company that is rumoured by OMERS Ventures’ John Ruffalo to be going public, has hired Tal…
Nova Scotia Judge Gives Thumbs Up to Live Tweeting in Court
A Nova Scotia judge has praised Twitter and the ability for reporters to live-tweet court cases after the province’s judiciary…
A Tinder for Finding Help and a Snapchat for Location: Two Cool Ways to Connect
How do you find people you know? Mobile and web applications are changing the way we find and connect to people who matter…
Montreal’s Adzura Launches Online Ad Marketplace for SMEs
Montreal startup Adzura has launched its online ad marketplace targeting startups and SMEs. The company says its clients…
Are We Finally Turning the Corner? Tech Sector “Slowly Changing” Gender Diversity
The Canadian Press took to tech journalism’s longstanding recent tradition of talking about how few women currently possess…
MaRS’ Jolt Accelerator Announces New Summer Cohort
MaRS’ JOLT accelerator announced today the latest group of companies to join its growing portfolio of startups. “Next-level…
Waterloo Job Fair Tomorrow Promises to Fill 20 Jobs in Silicon Valley
A new job fair in the Kitchener-Waterloo region tomorrow will look to fill 20 positions within Silicon Valley startups. The…
CareGuide Sets Sight on Rapid Growth
Toronto-based CareGuide has closed its seed round and attracted venture backing from 35 prominent investors in Canada and…
Why Startups need to Acqui-Fire Government Policies: Part Two
In “Why Startups Need to Acqui-Fire Government Policies,” guest poster and San Francisco-based entrepreneur Simon…
Ottawa Startup Raises $3.5 Million Seed Round for Anonymous Patient Data Solution
Ottawa’s Privacy Analytics has raised $3.5 million in venture capital. The round was led by Vanedge Capital of Vancouver…
VeloCity Fund Finals Trends #1 On Twitter as Four Student Startups Win Big
Four student startups have received $25,000 grants each after winning the VeloCity Fund Finals at the University of Waterloo.…
MIT PhD’s Wearable Toy for Kids Wins Second Annual N100 Competition
Lyssa Neel, an MIT PhD who developed a wearable toy for kids, has won the 2014 N100 Startup Competition. Her invention- called…
Tempest Insight Would Love Winning $25K At Today’s VeloCity Fund Finals
If Tempest Insights emerges victorious at today’s VeloCity Fund Finals in Waterloo, CEO Jack Gao said he’ll use…
Ottawa Startup Founder Seeks to Make ‘National Entrepreneurs Day’ A Holiday
An Ottawa-based startup founder is trying to round up 50,000 signatures to make “National Entrepreneurs Day” (NED)…