LX Ventures Set to Acquire Copper.io for Up to $3 Million
Vancouver’s LX Ventures has agreed to acquire Las Vegas-based Copper.io, a startup that provides a full stack developer…
Canadian Startup News
The Accelerator Series: UTEST
The Accelerator Series is a multi-part spotlight on Canada’s startup accelerators and the people who lead them. Despite…
BlackBerry Is Trying to Block the Sale of Ryan Seacrest’s Typo Keyboard Clip
We all know what happened three weeks ago, when embattled Canadian smartphone maker BlackBerry filed papers to sue Ryan Seacrest’s…
McGill Grad Launches Curated List of Useful Science Articles
A quick peruse over the both stimulating and everyday-useful articles at UsefulScience can find something for everyone. In…
Les Affaires Releases its Five Quebec Startups to Watch in 2014
Les Affaires, the french language weekly business newspaper, has named its “Five Quebec Startups to Watch in 2014“.…
Former Extreme Startups Company Shoplocket Acquired by PCH International
TechCrunch has reported that Toronto-based startup startup Shoplocket, a former Extreme Startups graduate, has been acquired…
SuiteQ Offers Home Decor Customers a 3D Shopping Experience
Toronto-based SuiteQ launched this week, a startup that offers home decor shoppers a “try before you buy” online…
Montreal-Born 5by Unveils Android App for Video Recommendation Engine
5by, the San Francisco-based company that was founded in Montreal in 2012, has launched its app in the Google Play store, for…
Canadian Wearable Companies Represent at SXSW
Six Canadian companies have been selected as finalists in the sixth annual SXSW Accelerator competition. More than 500 companies…
Former NLL Lacrosse Player’s Workplace Engagement Platform Raises $500K Seed Round
Waterloo-based startup Plasticity, the workplace engagement platform cofounded by former professional lacrosse player Jim Moss,…
Even Non-Profits Are Accepting Bitcoin Now
We know that Bitcoin seems be accepted by more and more Canadian businesses, small or large, but now it appears that non-profits…
Not a Silver Bullet, But Close: PHEMI’s Prescription for Fixing the Health Care System
Technology is not the health care system’s silver bullet, but individuals choosing to live healthier is. Believing in…
Hootsuite Acquires Massachusetts-Based Startup uberVU
Thus far in Hootsuite‘s well-documented and successful ride as king of the “social relationship platform”…
The BDC Introduces Four New Awards for Canadian Entrepreneurs
The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) has announced a call for entries for four new awards that recognize Canadian…
Vancouver’s BuildDirect Raises $30 Million Series B Round
In a home-building market worth $492 billion, Vancouver’s BuildDirect has taken a major step forward. The online supplier…