Waterloo’s Boltmade Might Be the Regions Next Success Story
On a call with Ben Morris, the Boltmade founder revealed to BetaKit that his startup grew from four to 12 people over the past…
Canadian Startup News
Shop.ca Raises Healthy $31 Million Series B Funding Round
Drew Green’s Shop.ca has raised $31 million in venture capital from Shaw Ventures, an affiliate of Shaw Communications…
New Jersey’s D&B Acquires Vancouver Business Intelligence Startup Indicee
Dun & Bradstreet (D&B), a publicly-traded corporation on the NYSE, has acquired a small Vancouver startup in Indicee.…
Silicon Valley-born Founder Institute Officially Opens in Toronto
The “World’s Largest Startup Accelerator” has planted its foot in the Toronto-Waterloo Corridor. The Founder…
Extreme Startups Alum Shoebox Raises $1.2 million from BDC
Former Extreme Startups alumnus Shoebox has raised $1.2 million in venture capital from the Business Development Bank of Canada…
Ontario’s Public Spending on Tech: “Like Handing Out Food Vouchers in Rosedale”
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne has certainly been in a giving mood to both the technology and business sectors lately, and…
Hootsuite Hits Nine Million Users, Over 500 Employees
Its that time again, where Hootsuite emails us about how they’ve hit a gazillion users, and then we relay the information.…
Canada Post Launches Application Call for ECommerce Awards
Applications have opened for the 2014 Canada Post Ecommerce Awards, now in its third year. Small, large, leading and emerging…
Waterloo’s GTAN-START Contest Names its Eight Startup Finalists
Waterloo Region’s GTAN-START Pitch Contest has named its eight startup finalists. They’ll compete for three $5,000…
Rogers Spinoff Vicinity Helps Small Businesses Build Loyalty
From restaurants and coffee shops to dry cleaners and yoga studios, Canadians can now earn points and redeem offers at local…
Jack Dorsey’s Square to Sell Its Readers at Shoppers Drug Marts
Twitter cofounder Jack Dorsey and his mobile payment processing startup Square are bringing its credit card readers to 440…
Watching Earth from Space: UrtheCast is Showing How We’re all in This Together
“It’s a view from space. So it’s a combination of cloud, ocean, nothing to see, or incredibly spectacular,”…
Ryerson’s DMZ Turns Four, Has Created 1080 Jobs
It’s a celebration of sorts for Ryerson University’s Digital Media Zone (DMZ), as the startup hub that houses an…
PasswordBox Inks Deal With Samsung: Will Bring Biometrics to Galaxy S5
PasswordBox has landed a partnership with Samsung, the smartphone giant that makes popular smartphones like the new Galaxy…
Future Shop to Donate $150,000 to Canadian High Schools for Tech Lab Grants
Future Shop has committed $150,000 for Canadian high schools through its Future Generation Tech Lab grants program. A total…