Vancouver Game Monetizer SuperRewards Acquires Germany’s Pay by Shopping
Vancouver and San Francisco-based startup SuperRewards has acquired Germany’s Pay by Shopping. We chatted with SuperRewards…
Canadian Startup News
Famebit Produced Over 1000 Videos, Paid Out Over $250K to Youtubers in July
Famebit, the startup facilitated the production company, have announced of over 1000 Youtube videos, paying out over $250,000…
Frank & Oak, PUSH Highlight Finalists Named for Canada Post’s Ecommerce Innovation Awards
And then there were 33. The finalists have been named for Canada Post’s 2014 Ecommerce Innovation Awards, set to be a…
Hootsuite Could Soon Go Public According to Reports
Vancouver social media dashboard startup Hootsuite is poised to go public following an expected cash influx from Fidelity…
New Toronto Hackathon Sees Next 36 Team Up with Google, Bionym and Thalmic Labs
A few of Toronto’s major players within the tech space are teaming up in early October for the Next 36’s 2014 Wearable…
Vancouver’s Guusto Gifts Takes Much Pleasure in That Free Appetizer You’ll Order Tonight
Having spent a few years toiling away in the creative restaurant marketing industry, Joe Facciolo knew a thing or two about…
In Quebec, Venture Capital Flowing to Startups Doubled Last Quarter
Startups in Quebec had a positive second quarter in 2014, as the amount of venture capital invested towards early-stage companies…
Popular US Online Retailer Newegg to Accept Bitcoin as Payment in Canada
Newegg, a California-based ecommerce site that sells consumer tech products, is now accepting the world’s most famous…
Why Did Bay Street’s Altas Partners Invest in a Grenada University?
Canadian private equity firms are often no strangers to highly-valued tech startups when considered where to spend their capital.…
Toronto’s Smart Energy Instruments Gets $5.6M Round Led by 3M New Ventures
Toronto’s Smart Energy Instruments, a company that develops electronic chipsets with high-precision, real-time monitoring…
Toddlers Are the Newest Target in the ‘Learn to Code’ Craze: At What Age Is it Appropriate?
Just as the tech community in Canada and abroad has strongly advocated for more coding education for women, it has similarly put…
Report: Mainstream Consumer Adoption of IoT Technology ‘Inevitable’
Widespread mainstream consumer adoption of Internet of Things (IoT) technology is inevitable, according to Acuity Group’s…
Markham EHR Tech Startup Nightingale Receives $3.5M Secured Loan
Markham’s Nightingale Informatix Corporation, a technology company on the TSX-V that provides Electronic Health Record…
Vancouver’s Mio Global Shows Off the ‘Alpha’ Strapless Heart Rate Wearable
At GROW Conference in Whistler, BC, Mio Global CEO Liz Dickinson engaged in a spirited panel discussion about the future of…
Toronto Fishing App Reveals Big Numbers at GROW Conference Startup Smackdown
Kyle Reid impressed a panel of four judges (including our Joseph Czikk) enough to win himself a trip to the Startup Smackdown…