Montreal Startup Intellitix “Cleaned Up” Coachella Ticketing Problem
As Ivor Tossell explained in the Globe and Mail yesterday, a small Montreal startup has effectively “cleaned up”…
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Two More Bitcoin ATMs Pop Up in Montreal
Two more Bitcoin ATMs have been installed in Montreal. Autocoinage, a Canada-based local operator, has deployed two one-way…
Launch Academy Brings Back Lean Entrepreneur Program
Vancouver-based tech incubator Launch Academy is bringing back its Lean Entrepreneur Program, a 16-week program designed to…
Yep, The Montrealer Who Invented PotCoin Has Now Installed ATMs in Denver
Grab the Doritos bag while reading this article for full effect. Here in Canada we produce entrepreneurs of the “highest”…
Healthcare Access App iamsick.Ca Expands Nationwide
Iamsick.ca, the app that helps Canadians access healthcare, is extending its reach beyond Ontario with support from its crowdfunding…
Maritimes Angel Investor Has “A Bias to Writing a Cheque” During Pitches
Here’s something we don’t hear everyday: a St. John’s, Newfoundland-based angel investor named Jo Mark Zurel…
Spheres and Project Tango is Giving the International Space Station a New Set of Eyes
There’s life events where you never forget where you were, or what you were doing. I was almost 7 years old when Neil Armstrong…
Next Week’s Tech Leadership Conference at Communitech Brings Together the Experts
Communitech‘s Tech Leadership Conference is this Thursday May 29, and the event promises to bring together “world-class…
Vancouver Home Owner-Contractor Marketplace Servicegems Raises $1.4 Million
Vancouver and Phoenix-based home owner and contractor marketplace ServiceGEMS has raised $1.4 million in angel funding. The…
Pebble Smartwatch Named Second Most Wanted Wearable Among Tech Experts
Canadian Eric Migicovsky’s Pebble Smartwatch, which earned $10.3 million from its 2012 Kickstarter campaign, has been…
Vaughan’s Techblocks Wants to Build a $30K App for One Lucky Startup
Vaughan-based creative/consulting agency Techblocks wants to build an app worth $30,000 for one lucky startup. The agency…
International Startup Festival Reveals Speaker List, New Location
Montreal’s International Startup Festival has revealed its new location for this year’s big event, and it will…
Eye-Gaze Tracking Startup Mirametrix Takes CVCA Innovation Award
Mirametrix has won the Innovation award from Canada’s Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (CVCA). Mirametrix…
BDC and Growthworks Win CVCA’s “Deal of the Year” for Layer7 Technologies
The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) and Growthworks Capital have jointly won the “Deal of the Year” award,…
SalesForce CEO Doesn’t Use His Own Tool to Post Tweet, Ryan Holmes Trolls Him
Ryan Holmes has made it clear that he doesn’t approve of SalesForce’s new social sharing tool that eerily resembles…