How to pitch Bruce Croxon: former Dragon talks health and wearables from SportsHack 2014
Earlier this week, we had the opportunity to sit down with Bruce Croxon during SportsHack 2014 at Ryerson University. An early-stage…
Canadian Startup News
CANARIE Supports Startup Communities to come to the Capital
Ottawa-based CANARIE is supporting more than 15 Startup Canada Community leaders to come together in Ottawa next week to meet…
Communitech’s HYPERDRIVE puts focus on women in tech for its fifth cohort
Communitech has made changes to HYPERDRIVE’s focus ahead of the accelerator’s fifth cohort. Located in The Tannery, at…
Casper, the “outrageously comfortable” mattress, is now available to Canadians
A new mattress has arrived in Canada and its name is Casper. The New York-based company claims to be reimagining the sleep…
Startup Weekend Toronto (Internet of Things Edition) is happening this weekend – save $25 on admission from BetaKit!
Interested in investing in the entrepreneurial community in Toronto, meeting some incredibly passionate people, and participating…
Startup Canada and Sparks Street Join together to Celebrate Entrepreneurship on Parliament Hill
Startup Canada and the Sparks Street Business Improvement Association (BIA) are working together again this year to celebrate…
Kik raises $38.3 million in funding and acquires GIF Messenger Relay
Waterloo-based Kik Interactive announced today that they’ve successfully raised a $38.3 million Series C Funding and…
500 Startups announces 500 Mobile Collective, a new venture fund specifically focused on mobile
A new fund called 500 Mobile Collective — or 500 MC — was unveiled today by Silicon Valley-based powerhouse accelerator…
Slack CEO says they are “hiring pretty aggressively in Vancouver”
It seems that Slack is honouring its Canadian roots and plans to continue to hire employees for its Yaletown office in Vancouver.…
Toronto Mini Maker Faire takes over the Toronto Reference Library this weekend
The Toronto Mini Maker Faire 2014 is happening this weekend at the Toronto Reference Library and it’s free to attend.…
Toronto’s Wattpad featured in “Small Empires” by The Verge and Alexis Ohanian
Toronto-based Wattpad, which gives the ability to read, vote and create books for free, has achieved massive success and with…
Kensington Launches $160 million VC Fund
A new injection of cash has piled itself into Canada as Kensington Capital Partners (Kensington) announced the launch of the…
Thalmic announces partnership with superstar DJ Armin Van Buuren
At the WEST Conference in October, Thalmic Marketing Director Sameera Banduk spoke on a panel about the potential for wearables…
Team Raisins wins SportsHack 2014, Toronto’s first sports wearables hackathon
“Hardware is just a case around the software today,” said Bruce Croxon, notable early-stage investor and former Dragon,…
Rogers launches Rogers Ignite program for companies to pitch their market-ready products and innovative ideas
Rogers has just made it easier than ever for companies to pitch their market-ready products and services to a major telecommunications…