Hitchhiking, Tweeting Robot to Trek Across Canada
A Canadian-made robot will trek from Halifax to Victoria beginning on July 27. <ahref=”http://www.hitchbot.me/”>hitchBOT,…
Canadian Startup News
The Funding Portal Wants to Make It Easier for HealthTech Companies to Get Money
The Funding Portal, a Toronto-based government grants consultancy service that also offers a searchable database of over 7,000…
Waterloo Startup Connects Internet of Things to the Live Sporting Experience
It’s a connected world, according to Waterloo startup StartLight Labs Inc. The company wants to bring hardware beacons,…
Trio of Startups Win VentureLynx’s “Ready for Funding” Competition
Three startups were selected as winners of VentureLynx‘s “Ready for Funding” Competition. Altranex, an innovator…
7,000 Saint Elizabeth Employees Now Using SoapBox, the Social Media Platform for Workers
SoapBox, the Toronto startup that a social media platform that allows its employees to suggest, discuss and vote on ideas,…
Why Do Fewer Women Have STEM Jobs? Online Panel Discussion Points to Childhood Education
Toronto-based venture capital firm Georgian Partners and ScribbleLive, a content engagement platform, held a live online chat…
New Toronto Coworking Space Wants You to Design a Waterslide Beside the Building
BrightLane, an upcoming Toronto coworking space at the corner of King St. West and Spadina Avenue, wants to build something…
The UEFA Champions League Final’s Canadian Startup Connection
When one initially tries to enter Circo de Bakuza‘s website, a authentic-looking warning warns web-surfers that they’ve…
An Online and Offline Marriage: SiteScout and Aislelabs Join Forces So Retailers Can Fully Target Customer Behaviour
Toronto’s real-time in-store marketing startup Aislelabs has partnered with Toronto-based self-serve programmatic ad…
Rose-Selling Entrepreneur in Vancouver Places a Big Emphasis on Design
Vancouver entrepreneur Trevor Patterson got a big boost last week when the Globe and Mail ran a feature on his new ecommerce…
Startup Culture Needs a New Ethos: Stop Faking and Start ‘Being’
Editor’s note: The Canadian startup community’s (and beyond) greatest attribute is its greatest fault: its positivity.…
Child Porn Case Leads to Landmark Decision: Canadians Have a Right to Online Privacy, Supreme Court Rules
Canadians have a right to remain anonymous on the Internet and police cannot obtain information about individuals from their…
New MaRS Report Warns It May Be Time for Canadian Media Companies to Look Elsewhere for Opportunity
The second part of a new report on the state of Canadian media, tabled by MaRS Market Insights, warns that perhaps Canadian…
Vancouver’s QuickMobile Named Fifth Fastest Growing Company in 2014 PROFIT 500
Vancouver startup QuickMobile was named as the number 5 company on Canadian Business and PROFITguide.com’s PROFIT 500…
4D Geospatial Imaging Startup in Ottawa Secures Funding from EnerTech Capital
GeoDigital, an Ottawa-based provider of next‐generation 4D Geospatial imaging and business intelligence solutions, has raised…