Shopify, InVision, & TWG share their tips at Growing Design Culture
A user-focused, attractive design for a product isnât easy to create, and the pressure to come up with the next hot software…
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Venture for Canada partners with RBC to support young entrepreneurs
While the expected path for college and university graduates is to find a well-paying job in an established company, in the…
Saying yes to the future of conferences
Itâs 10:30 p.m. on Sunday, and there are 200 people watching a âdive-inâ movie on a big screen from the pool and the…
Traction Conference Roundup: growth hacking and other myths (Part 2)
Getting traction for your tech company isnât easy. You need resources, whether that means bootstrapping or getting a lift…
Mackenzie Health, BlackBerry partnership shows IoHT still in early phase
Yesterday at the Mackenzie Richmond Hill Hospital, just north of Toronto, Mackenzie Health announced Phase Two of its Innovation…
Agora Mobile takes top prize as Impact8 graduates third cohort
In an event held at the MaRS Discovery District, Impact8 graduated the third cohort of its eight-week accelerator program.…
Slack now has 1.1 million daily active users
Slack Technologies, the popular team-based communications service, recently raised $160 million in financing which brought…
Lazaridis’ Perimeter Institute receives $4 million in new funding
Founded in 1999 by former BlackBerry co-CEO Mike Lazaridis, the Perimeter Institute is the worldâs largest research facility…
FreshBooks adds Touch ID and Passcode support
Toronto-based FreshBooks today announced the addition of Touch ID and Passcode support for its iOS app. Touch ID is available…
MaRS’ new LegalX cluster hopes tech can save lawyers from themselves
MaRS’ announcement on the launch of LegalX, its latest industry cluster aimed at moving the legal sector forward through…
How smartphones and startups are increasing access to healthcare
With a constant flood of new apps and games, itâs sometimes easy to forget that the smartphones we carry around in our pockets…
EDC provides $1.5 million in financing to Vancouverâs Mio Global
Export Development Canada (EDC) announced today that it has provided a $1.5 million loan to Vancouverâs Mio Global, which…
UrtheCast acquires Elecnor Deimos, CEO says it “epitomizes technological and operational synergy”
Vancouver-based UrtheCast was founded in 2010 and has raised $14.5 million to-date. The company is making its mark on history…
MaRS launches LegalX, a legal technology cluster
Today marks the official launch of MaRSâ latest industry cluster, LegalX, which will focus on helping companies disrupt the…
Velocity Fund Finals $5k Qualifier Open For Applications
For early stage startups looking for experience, registration is open to attend or pitch at the Velocity $5K Qualifiers. The…