Communitech starts accepting applications for HYPERDRIVE Cohort 5
Communitech HYPERDRIVE Cohort 4 recently graduated and that means it’s time for another round of startups to shine. Applications…
Canadian Startup News
Feel the life of a startup: ‘Startup Open House’ happening in Montreal and Toronto on October 30th
For those interested in feeling the buzz of being involved in a startup can do so on October 30th. The “Startup Open…
Scribble Technologies raises $12 million, plans to ‘open new international offices and make strategic acquisitions’
Coming off its recent acquisition of CoveritLive, Scribble Technologies has received a $12 million Series C investment led…
The Challenge Cup 2015 is coming to Toronto
Toronto will be a host city in the upcoming Challenge Cup 2015 thanks to a partnership between INcubes and Washington-based…
Google and Actua launch Codemakers project to ‘change the way Canada’s youth think about computer science and technology’
Actua is a Canadian charity that offers “transformational experiences” to youth in science, technology, engineering…
Beyond The Rack raises $10 million
Montreal-based flash sale eretailer Beyond The Rack has raised another $10 million, this time from Silicon Valley Bank (SVB).…
Bell Media invests $5 million into Toronto-based Hubub, receives ‘exclusive monetization rights in Canada’
Bell Media has invested $5 million into Toronto-based Hubub, which deems itself as a “new digital platform for exploring…
Taking social further: A Conversation with HootSuite CEO Ryan Holmes
June 2009 doesn’t seem that long ago. Still etched in memory is seeing that life size owl mascot for the first time working…
Windsor’s Smoke and Spice Southern Barbeque fuels its success by great customer loyalty initiatives
Though it’s the only restaurant of its kind in Windsor, Ontario, Smoke and Spice Southern Barbeque still faces fierce competition…
IoT Design Shop Introduces the Personal Beacon System
The Internet of Things is hot, and there’s no shortage of hype. In fact according to Gartner’s 2014 Hype Cycle Special…
MoveSuite CEO says its service ‘makes Canada Post mail forwarding obsolete’
Moving is one of the worst experience known to man. It’s time consuming and can cause a massive amount of stress. MoveSuite,…
Victoria-based Sendwithus raises $2.3 million
Sendwithus has raised $2.3 million. The investment was lead by Steve Anderson of Baseline Ventures, with Initialized Capital,…
WEST wearable technology conference is happening in Toronto on October 21st
“Join us in a discussion on how wearable technology is changing the way we make music, watch movies, train athletes and…
Pebble’s CEO talks how they found success by making ‘the biggest bets of their entire company life’
“Never give up,” was the advice Pebble CEO and founder, Eric Migicovsky, gave to aspiring entrepreneurs at the JOLT Uncensored…
Hoostuite acquires Zeetl to enable voice interactions to social media conversations
Earlier today Hootsuite, one of Canada’s best technology success stories, announced it raised $60 million. In addition,…