Waterloo’s OpenText to Spearhead $100 Million Fund for Enterprise Apps
The governments of Canada and Ontario weren’t the only ones with an extra hop in their step today at the Communitech…
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Feds Announce $300 Million Northleaf Venture Catalyst Fund of Funds
Building on the Venture Capital Action Plan (VCAP), Canada’s federal government today has announced the Northleaf Venture…
Federal Gov’t + Ontario Premier Wynne to Make Venture Capital Announcement – Live Video Feed here
Kathleen Wynne, Ontario’s Premier, is set to make a big announcement today at Communitech in Waterloo. Joining her will…
Piper, The Home Security System that Did Really Well on Indiegogo, Launches Today
In late August we covered Piper, a smart home security gadget and app system that shows people how their homes are doing via panoramic…
Startup Weekend Takes Montreal Next Month
Startup Weekend, the global, grassroots community that put on 54-hour marathon events where entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs…
Ontario Commits to Innovation: $190 Million Over Six Years
The government of Ontario has committed $190 million over six year to support innovation and create jobs in the province. The…
The Accelerator Series: GrowLab
The Accelerator Series is a multi-part spotlight on Canada’s startup accelerators and the people who lead them. GrowLab…
Thalmic Labs Takes Techvibes’ Startup of the Year Award
Techvibes has announced its 2013 Canadian Startup Awards after its readers voted on five different categories, including startup…
Hopper, the Startup That’s Been in Stealth for Six Years Finally (soft) Launched This Week
It’s been six years since a bunch of ex-Expedia and TripAdvisor engineers started working on Hopper, a Montreal and Boston-based…
Solver’s Market is a Marketplace for Tough Science and Engineering Problems
A story on Montreal TechWatch caught my eye last week when I read about Solver’s Market, a question and answer marketplace…
Halifax’s Volta Coworking Space to Launch Accelerator
Halifax’s Volta Labs coworking space will launch a semi-annual accelerator, according to Entrevestor’s Peter Moreira.…
Vancouver’s ResponseTek Raises $6 Million, Expanding to Middle East and Asia
Vancouver-based startup ResponseTek has raised $6 million in funding from Beedie Capital Partners (BCP), a Vancouver-based…
Wearable Electronics Company to Invest in Greater Montreal Area
Montreal wearable electronic and quantified-self company Motion Engine is set to invest and expand into the “Greater…
Vancouver Startup Headhunts Talent and Gives Back
For four years Chad MacRae bounced around the Middle East, living and working in Dubai, Afghanistan, the United Arab Emirates…
CBC’s Dragons’ Den Announces Audition Dates for Canadian Entrepreneurs
Dragons’ Den has announced the dates for its upcoming audition tour. Some of the highlights include Toronto on January…