Toronto’s SnapSaves Gets Aquired By Groupon
Toronto startup SnapSaves has announced on its website that it has been acquired by Groupon. The terms of the deal were not…
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Project: SPACES Demo Day Shows Off Six Toronto Startups
Toronto’s Project: SPACES coworking space network hosted its first ever “demo day” last week at one of its…
Former Twitter Developer Advocate Joins FounderFuel as New Head
Sylvain Carle, a former senior developer advocate at Twitter, will lead Montreal’s FounderFuel accelerator program as…
Next 36’s Trip to New York City Is About Relationships, Not Cheques
Next 36 mentor Christian Lassonde was pretty blunt on the phone about what he tells a handful of startups from every cohort…
Toronto Video Advertising Startup mDialog Acquired by Google
Toronto-based video advertising startup mDialog has been acquired by Google. Relay Ventures made the announcement today…
GrowLab and Extreme Startups Teamed Up to Get on Harper’s Golden CAIP List
At Waterloo’s Communitech Hub Friday, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced the 15 accelerator or incubator programs…
Recent Waterloo Visit Sees Prime Minister Harper Interact with Thalmic Labs and its “Myo” Armband
It looks like even the Prime Minister himself couldn’t wait to get a glimpse of the Myo. Prime Minister Stephen Harper…
Calgary’s Slyce Raises Another $12 Million, Wins the Game of Canadian Venture Capital
It’s official: I’m quitting my job and applying at Slyce. That’s because the Calgary-based visual product…
Not Impossible Mobilizes the International Maker Community to Save Lives
The most inspiring talk that I watched at NXNE Interactive 2014 was the first person to step on stage: Elliot Kotek, the cofounder…
Conversion Rate Optimization Made Easy, With AlterSpark’s Brian Cugelman
At NXNE Interactive 2014 we caught up with Brian Cugelman of Toronto’s AlterSpark, a a group of digital marketers, researchers,…
20 Years and 150 Million Monthly Uniques Later, Vice Founder Sheds Light on Its Humble Canadian Beginnings
On the Friday afternoon of NXNE 2014’s interactive portion, likely the most anticipated speaker told the story of how…
How Can We Create Real, Meaningful Content? SoulPancake Brings Open, Honest Talk Back to the Table
According to SoulPancake creative director Golriz Lucina, it’s too easy to create inauthentic, effortless content. It…
Grind My Tinder? The Psychology Behind Dating Apps in the Technosexual Era
When “Mr. Swipe Right” is just a click, favourite, heart or swipe away, why shouldn’t we indulge in grotesquely…
Free My Canadian Internet! Why The Net Is Under Attack, And What We Can Do About It
At NXNE Interactive 2014 in Toronto this week, OpenMedia‘s Steve Anderson said that the Internet is increasingly under…
Group-Funding Platform Crowdtilt Expands to Canada
Crowdtilt, a crowdfunding platform hailing from San Francisco that helps users fund experiences, purchases, and causes with…