MasterCard-Commissioned Report Urges Gov’t to Encourage Credit Card Use Among Small Businesses
A new report commissioned by MasterCard and put together by Walid Hejazi, an associate professor and the Rotman school of…
Canadian Startup News
Uber to Make a Splash in Muskoka, Launches Water Taxi Service
As if Uber couldn’t get any more wacky with its offerings (ice cream, kittens, Christmas trees, a private jet to cannes…
Want to Attend #CM1TO Community Management Conference? Tell Us Why On Twitter
BetaKit wants to send one lucky person to next week’s CM1 Community Management Conference in Toronto, and all you have…
This Toronto-Made Kickstarter Device Charges Anything, Anywhere
The Prometheus mobile device charger will definitely ship to its Kickstarter backers after nearly doubling its modest goal…
Shad Valley, Pathways to Education and More Win 2015 Youthspark Grants from Microsoft
Four programs in Canada that foster youth development in science and technology have been awarded 2015 Microsoft Canada Youthspark…
Toronto’s ExpertFile Raises $1 Million to Help Companies Promote Their Experts
Toronto-based startup ExpertFile, which provides content marketing solutions for organizations, today announced a $1 million…
CYBF Changes Its Name to “Futurpreneur Canada”
In today’s mention of Ryan Jackson’s BDC Mentorship Award win, the Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF) quietly…
Alberta Man Wins First BDC Mentorship Award
According to the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), there’s a high-quality mentor in Medicine Hat, Alberta, and…
Longueuil’s Novacap Raises New $375 Million Fund for Mature Tech Companies
Longueuil-based venture capital firm Novacap has raised a new $375 million fund for growth-stage technology companies, according…
French IT Consultancy Astek to Create 100 Jobs in Montreal
Paris, France-based IT and services consultancy firm Astek, which specializes in information, scientific and technical engineering…
BetaKit’s Tom Emrich Among Mesh14 Conference Speakers
BetaKit and MobileSyrup reporter Tom Emrich will speak at the upcoming Mesh14 Conference in Toronto, May 27-28. The conference…
PrintToPeer’s Software is Driving 3D Printing Innovation for the Masses
Talk about serendipity. Two guys who don’t know each other move into the same Calgary coworking space discover they’ve…
UWaterloo to Open New Velocity Foundry as Kitchener-Waterloo’s Hardware Revolution Continues
Hardware startups are outnumbering software startups for the first time in the University of Waterloo VeloCity Garage program’s…
DNA Data Startup Cofounded by Montrealers Raises $2 Million from A16Z, Others
New York City’s SolveBio, a new startup that helps format DNA reference data for hospitals and other organizations,…
Vancouver’s nTrust Is About To Allow Users to Make Contactless, Proximity-Based Mobile Payments
Vancouver-based mobile payments platform nTrust has partnered up with New York City-based startup Estimote to make its iPhone…