Extreme Startups, FounderFuel and GrowLab to Put on Joint Pitch Event at Startup Fest
Three of Canada’s longest-serving accelerator programs are putting on a joint pitching event for BDC-backed startups…
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Government of Canada Wants to End Cyberviolence Against Women and Girls
Canada’s minister of labour and minister of status of women Kellie Leitch today announced more than $630,000 in funding…
The Robots Will Take Over the World (If You Fund Them on Kickstarter)
With 12 days to go in its kickstarter campaign, Toronto’s Ainova Robotics Inc. has raised $25,000 of a $30,000 funding…
Vancouver’s Tinkerine adds a couple key execs to the team, plans to ‘aggressively enter the US market’
Vancouver-based Tinkerine recently unveiled “Tinkerine U,” a bold initiative that aims to bring 3D printing education…
Canadians Are More Mobile-Savvy Than Others Around the World, Says New PayPal Study
Ahead of a global rebrand, PayPal has launched a study that says “Canadians are ready to embrace mobile.” According…
Former 500 Startups Partner Paul Singh is Challenging Canadian Entrepreneurs
A US-based former investor with 500 Startups is saying that Canadian entrepreneurs need to get a bit more gutsy. It’s…
Life of a Porn ‘Star’: How This Montrealer Helped Build Adult Mobile, Part One
Brandon Reti helped build the mobile division of one of the largest and most successful adult entertainment companies in the…
Indiegogo Taps Canada As First Dance Partner in Mobile App Deployment
Indiegogo, the San Francisco-based crowdfunding platform, has opened its new app up to Canadians users first. The move comes…
Hacked: Festival Announces Speakers
Vancouver’s inaugrual Hacked: Festival has announced the first round of programming for its event August 11 –…
Incoming Accelerator Centre CEO Calls Waterloo “The Best Place in the World for Startups”
Dr. Paul Salvini seemed more of a selfless fan of the Kitchener-Waterloo startup region in general than the program he’s…
Ubisoft to Invest Heavily in Quebec City for Future Assassin’s Creed, Will Hire 100 More
Ubisoft will invest $4 million of a previously announced $28 million investment in a new workspace at 585 Boulevard Charest…
Bnotions Spinoff Company Wins Facebook Innovation Award for Mobile Apps
A Canadian company has struck gold with one of Silicon Valley’s finest. Facebook has a twice-yearly competition where…
Vancouver’s AR Builder Helps Brands Launch Augmented Reality Apps
AR Builder, a startup out of Vancouver that offers brands the chance the build their own augmented reality apps, has launched its…
For CodeCamp 2014 Organizers, Every Kid Deserves to Learn to Code
CodeCamp 2014 is coming up at the end of this month in Vancouver, and it promises kids and teens up to grade 12 the chance…
Kitchener Startup ConcertNinja “Overturns” Federal Tour Tax for Musicians
Kitchener startup ConcertNinja says it helped overturn a federal law requiring foreign musicians to pay a hefty $450 “tour…