Waterloo’s GTAN-START Contest Names its Eight Startup Finalists
Waterloo Region’s GTAN-START Pitch Contest has named its eight startup finalists. They’ll compete for three $5,000…
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Rogers Spinoff Vicinity Helps Small Businesses Build Loyalty
From restaurants and coffee shops to dry cleaners and yoga studios, Canadians can now earn points and redeem offers at local…
Jack Dorsey’s Square to Sell Its Readers at Shoppers Drug Marts
Twitter cofounder Jack Dorsey and his mobile payment processing startup Square are bringing its credit card readers to 440…
Watching Earth from Space: UrtheCast is Showing How We’re all in This Together
“It’s a view from space. So it’s a combination of cloud, ocean, nothing to see, or incredibly spectacular,”…
Ryerson’s DMZ Turns Four, Has Created 1080 Jobs
It’s a celebration of sorts for Ryerson University’s Digital Media Zone (DMZ), as the startup hub that houses an…
PasswordBox Inks Deal With Samsung: Will Bring Biometrics to Galaxy S5
PasswordBox has landed a partnership with Samsung, the smartphone giant that makes popular smartphones like the new Galaxy…
Future Shop to Donate $150,000 to Canadian High Schools for Tech Lab Grants
Future Shop has committed $150,000 for Canadian high schools through its Future Generation Tech Lab grants program. A total…
Vancouver’s Lighthouse Labs To Launch iOS Bootcamp
Vancouver-based coding school Lighthouse Labs is launching Canada’s first iOS “bootcamp”. The course will…
BCTIA Names Several Startups Among Impact Award Finalists
Today the BC Technology Industry Association (BCTIA) announced the finalists for the 2014 Technology Impact Awards (TIAs).…
Shaw Communications Invests, Inks Deal with San Francisco’s $17M Startup Rdio
Calgary’s Shaw Communications has landed a partnership with a well-know Silicon Valley-based music streaming platform…
Square Brings Back College Code Camp for Women, Canadians Encouraged to Apply
San Francisco-based Square, the mobile payment processing outfit of Twitter cofounder Jack Dorsey, is ready to host its third…
Montreal’s GradeSlam Tutoring Startup is Quietly Expanding
Phillip Cutler started GradeSlam while juggling an education degree at McGill University and playing for the varsity football…
Vancouver-Born Slack Raises $42.5 Million
Update: Techcrunch confirmed today that Slack has raised $42.5 million from The Social + Capital Partnership, Accel Partners…
100,000 Different Businesses Are Now Using Shopify
According to Shopify founder Tobias Lutke, a major milestone has been crossed for the company that helps businesses sell their…
VIDEO: Check Out How This Short Film Views Toronto’s Tech Ecosystem
West Toronto-based NicheID, a media production company, has come up with a pretty interesting take on Toronto’s startup…