Gob’s Jason Chung on validating your business at any cost
On his first day at his new company, Jason Chung was kindly asked to leave the premises. It wasnât his office, though. The…
Canadian Startup News
Googleâs Patrick Pichette says Canadian startups have to ‘solve for the world’
Google CFO Patrick Pichette happens to be a Montreal native, so heâs quite familiar with the perception that Canadians need…
One Year Later: Looking back at the seven Canadian wearable tech companies changing the world
Back in November of last year I introduced seven Canadian wearable tech companies working on technologies that were set to…
BrainStation acquired by Konrad Group
Toronto-based technology education organization BrainStation has been acquired by Konrad Group. The terms of the deal were…
BusBud strikes partnership with Greyhound, aims to be a go-to resource for travelers worldwide
Montreal’s Busbud, the bus travel booking website that aims to transform the âarchaic” systems currently in place,…
Hootsuite hires Jimmy Duvall as Vice President of Product
Hootsuite has made an executive hire and brought on Jimmy Duvall as Vice President of Product. Duvall’s most recent position…
Foko receives $2 million in funding led by BDC Capital and Real Ventures
Enterprise focussed photo sharing and messaging service Foko has received another injection of funding. The Gatineau Quebec-based…
Hubba closes $3.1 million in seed funding, blows past growth targets
Hubba, a cloud-based product information network has doubled its team, raised a $3.1M seed round from Brightspark, The Social…
Energy Aware changes name to Neurio, receives $1.5 million in seed funding led by BDC Venture Capital
Vancouver-based Energy Aware has announced a new name and a round of funding to continue is growth. Now officially called Neurio,…
Aimia acquires UK-based Zinc
Montreal-based Aimia, the loyalty company behind the popular Aeroplan program, plus several other loyalty initiatives around…
Homejoy to “pause” Canadian operations
Back in September of 2013, San Fransisco-based Homejoy co-founder and CEO Adora Cheung, said, “part of why we chose Canada…
Ted Hastings named President mobile rewards programs Perk.com
One of Kitchener/Waterloo’s most successful entrepreneurs has landed a role at Perk.com. Ted Hastings, founder of Rebellion…
Sir Richard Branson wants to create ripples of impact investment in Canada
âWe want to demonstrate that the impact investing space is a safe place to put your investment,â Tim Jackson, MaRSâ Executive…
MaRS and Virgin Unite Canada partner to create impact venture fund
This morning at the MaRS Discovery District, Sir Richard Branson announced a new initiative between MaRS and Virgin Unite Canada,…
The entrepreneurial traits that get kids in trouble
Many of the successful entrepreneurs I know grew up breaking the rules. To start your own business, especially at a young age,…