Vancouver’s Lighthouse Labs To Launch iOS Bootcamp
Vancouver-based coding school Lighthouse Labs is launching Canada’s first iOS “bootcamp”. The course will…
Canadian Startup News
BCTIA Names Several Startups Among Impact Award Finalists
Today the BC Technology Industry Association (BCTIA) announced the finalists for the 2014 Technology Impact Awards (TIAs).…
Shaw Communications Invests, Inks Deal with San Francisco’s $17M Startup Rdio
Calgary’s Shaw Communications has landed a partnership with a well-know Silicon Valley-based music streaming platform…
Square Brings Back College Code Camp for Women, Canadians Encouraged to Apply
San Francisco-based Square, the mobile payment processing outfit of Twitter cofounder Jack Dorsey, is ready to host its third…
Montreal’s GradeSlam Tutoring Startup is Quietly Expanding
Phillip Cutler started GradeSlam while juggling an education degree at McGill University and playing for the varsity football…
Vancouver-Born Slack Raises $42.5 Million
Update: Techcrunch confirmed today that Slack has raised $42.5 million from The Social + Capital Partnership, Accel Partners…
100,000 Different Businesses Are Now Using Shopify
According to Shopify founder Tobias Lutke, a major milestone has been crossed for the company that helps businesses sell their…
VIDEO: Check Out How This Short Film Views Toronto’s Tech Ecosystem
West Toronto-based NicheID, a media production company, has come up with a pretty interesting take on Toronto’s startup…
Five Women to Watch in Wearable Tech
The wearable space is seeing a tremendous amount of activity, and here in Canada is no exception. Canada is home to a number…
Every Early-Stage Entrepreneur Needs a Kick in the Pants
A “kick in the pants,” “kicking it into overdrive,” and “kicking the game winner.” These…
You Don’t Have to Go to University, Says This Toronto Startup, Because There’s a Lot More Out There
A colleague recently commented to me that some people in life are just on a mission. They have a “cause,” and they’ll…
CanadaPost Beefs Up Offerings for Merchants Using Shopify, Other Ecommerce Platforms
CanadaPost might be taking 45 years to deliver letters to people, but it is trying its best to help out small business owners…
Recon Instruments is on a Roll with New Funding from Motorola Solutions
“It’s so tough to make a prototype in this space. You need money.” Said Recon Instruments co-founder and CEO Dan Eisenhardt.…
Secure Social Network myApollo Aims to Connect the World from Peer to Peer to Peer
myApollo is more than just another social network. It would have to be in order to be taken seriously in 2014. And, in some…
Check Out Branham Group’s Top 25 Canadian Up-And-Coming ICT Startups
The Branham Group today has released its 2014 list of the top 25 Canadian up-and-coming ICT companies. Most of them fall under…