UWaterloo to Open New Velocity Foundry as Kitchener-Waterloo’s Hardware Revolution Continues
Hardware startups are outnumbering software startups for the first time in the University of Waterloo VeloCity Garage program’s…
Canadian Startup News
DNA Data Startup Cofounded by Montrealers Raises $2 Million from A16Z, Others
New York City’s SolveBio, a new startup that helps format DNA reference data for hospitals and other organizations,…
Vancouver’s nTrust Is About To Allow Users to Make Contactless, Proximity-Based Mobile Payments
Vancouver-based mobile payments platform nTrust has partnered up with New York City-based startup Estimote to make its iPhone…
Here’s the Six FounderFuel Startups Who Will Pitch at Tonight’s DemoDay
Six Canadian startups will pitch to a crowd of over 800 investors, media personnel and startup enthusiasts tonight at Teatro…
Moncton’s Foursum Golf App Inks Partnership with Cobra Puma
Foursum Golf, the Moncton-based all-in-one mobile golf app allows users to track scores, analyze play, and connect with friends…
Twitter Cofounder’s Startup Square Opens Office in Waterloo
Square, the Silicon Valley payment processing startup of Twitter cofounder Jack Dorsey, has opened up an office in Kitchener-Waterloo.…
Government of Canada Invests $1.7 Million in Montreal Incubator
The government of Canada has invested $1.7 million in the Centre d’entreprises et d’innovation de Montreal. Industry…
Small, Remote Thunder Bay’s Startup Scene is Growing
Tucked up all the way in northern Ontario and sitting on top of Lake Suprerior is the small city of Thunder Bay, a 16-hour…
Vancouver’s Earth Camera Makers UrtheCast Spent $3.9 million in Q1 2014
If you’ve ever wondered just how much it costs to build one of Canadian technology’s most anticipated innovations…
FounderFuel Head Ian Jeffrey Resigns, Will Join PasswordBox as VP Marketing
Ian Jeffrey is leaving the accelerator program that he helped build to 45 portfolio companies over five cohorts to join Montreal…
Canadian Startups Want to Exit But Show a “Startling Lack of Acquisition Preparedness”
Contrary to our “build Canada’s billion dollar company” cheerleading, Canadian startup founders are apparently…
This Guy’s No Slacker: In Conversation with Slack’s Stewart Butterfield
Having recently raised $42.5 million in new funding Vancouver’s Slack is proving to be anything but a bunch of coffee-sipping…
Kiwi Wearables Launches Motion Library for iOS To Pave the Road for Its Wearable
We’re used to touch and voice to control our smartphones but when it comes to gestures and movement it’s a whole new…
Netflix Raises Monthly Price by $1
Netflix has increased the price of its popular video and television streaming service up to $9 for new customers in Canada…
Both Failure and Success Define Entrepreneurs Like Snip.ly’s Michael Cheng
I’ll admit it in all its biased glory: I’m a big fan of Michael Cheng. He’s the 24-year-old founder of Snip.ly but…