After Quietly Reaching Profitability, Toronto’s ParkBench Looks to Expand
In the beginning, ParkBench CEO Grant Findlay-Shirras said he was simply looking for a solution for himself and his business…
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Play It Interactive Had a Huge World Cup With its Fantasy Football App
Calgary’s Play It Interactive had a validating experience during the world cup, when its fantasy football/soccer app…
Waterloo Community to Welcome Indian Startups for GSF Global Accelerator Tour
Several India-based startups are spending time in the Toronto-Waterloo corridor this week as part of GSF India’s 13-week…
B.C. Judge Dismisses ‘Smear Campaign’ Case Against Hootsuite, Mayor
A B.C. Supreme Court judge has dismissed a conflict of interest petition against Vancouver startup Hootsuite and Vancouver…
Toronto’s SHOP.CA Launches New Mobile App
Drew Green and Toronto’s SHOP.CA have released its mobile app on both iOS and Android today. The popular startup, known…
Atomic Reach Wants Real Content to Resonate With Real People
Toronto-based startup Atomic Reach, which helps content creators publish more effective content for their targeted audiences,…
MaRS Appoints Managing Director for New ‘Advanced Energy Centre’
The MaRS Discovery District has named its managing director for its new “Advanced Energy Centre” in longtime entrepreneur…
Vancouver to Become a Venture Capitalist for Local Startups?
The city of Vancouver could become the area’s next venture capitalist, as per Techvibes. It wants a portion of local…
eBay Canada Announces Entrepreneur of the Year Awards
eBay Canada has announced its annual Entrepreneur of the Year Awards today. Now in its 10th year, eBay sellers have a chance…
Wattpad Rolls Out Creative Commons, Users Can Access Millions of Stories
Wattpad has established a rather significant partnership today, bringing the realm of creative sharing to written story-telling.…
Toronto Man Crowdfunds Mystery Product, and Yes, People Have Almost Funded It
A 22-year-old Toronto man has nearly hit his funding target for a new product on Crowdtilt. What the product actually is remains…
New Design-Focused Event Seeks to Bridge Toronto and KW Communities
The folks at Heist, Boltmade and GRAND are teaming up to launch the first “Method Jam” event in Toronto, which…
Blynk’s $100,000 Win Just a Small Example of the Ecosystem Working Correctly
Our nation of Canadian entrepreneurs and investors are consistently vowing to improve, and find more ways to get early-stage…
Startup Weekend Youth Edition to Hit Atlantic Canada for the First Time
Startup Weekend has made its fair share of fans in Canada, through events across the country, from Vancouver to Calgary to…
Vision Critical Gets $16 Million from Georgian Partners, More
Vancouver’s Vision Critical has raised a $16 million funding round from Georgian Partners, the Northleaf Venture Catalyst…