Ping pong tournament called ‘TechPong’ will see tech community battle it out to raise $50,000 for Vancouver charities
TechPong just sounds like a great time. A fundraising initiative led by Unbounce and Chimp will see a fierce competition between…
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Crowdfunding for Charities. Do you Giveffect?
Toronto startup Giveffect just launched a custom, white-label crowdfunding solution for charities, a much needed initiative…
TELUS Health acquires web-based prescription technology ZRx Prescriber from Quebec’s ZoomMed
TELUS is Canada’s second largest wireless carrier with over 8 millions subscribers. The company has been backing health…
Toronto’s JobBliss CEO the lone Canadian represented in the Women 2.0 PITCH competition
Women 2.0 was founded in April 2006 with a goal to have more women in technology as leaders. In Canada, approximately 50% of…
Nova Scotia-based CelluFuel scores $5 million investment to expand cleantech business
Nova Scotia-based CelluFuel has secured $5 million in funding from a mix of private and public investors. Innovacorp invested…
TD Bank establishes lab within the Communitech Hub to dream up new customer service innovations
Communitech is bringing in all the financial heavyweights. Earlier this week a partnership was formed that would see Manulife…
SafePay launches crowdfunding campaign to make online shopping safer
With high-profile hacks, malware and oversights leading to billions of dollars in credit card fraud, the unauthorized use of…
Airbnb Names former Hubba Advisor as Canada Country Manager
Airbnb, the popular San Francisco-based peer-to-peer marketplace for spaces, has named Aaron Zifkin as its new country manager…
Hootsuite Raises $35 Million in Pre-IPO Money, Acquires BrightKit
Vancouver’s Hootsuite, creators of a social media dashboard tool for enterprise and individuals, has raised $35 million…
Startup Calgary Pegs November 13 for 2014 Launch Party
Startup Calgary has selected November 13 as the date for the return of its popular Launch Party. Founded in 2010, the organization is…
Futurpreneur Canada Wants Your Startup to Represent Canada at ‘Get in the Ring’
Futurpreneur Canada, formerly the Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF) wants to know if your startup can “get in…
Mississauga’s ProServeIT Takes Microsoft’s Winning Together IMPACT Award
Mississauga-based ProServeIT, a professional services company serving the North American technology market has won the 2014…
Square to Open Canada Office Next Wednesday in Kitchener
Silicon Valley’s mobile payments solution Square is ready to open its Canadian outpost. The startup founded by Twitter…
Five New Startups Awarded Residency at the Google Innovation Space at Communitech
A new group of startups has entered the Communitech Hub as part of the Google for Entrepreneurs initiative. The “mini-cohort”…
Former Dragons’ Den Star Bruce Croxon Joins Rob Ford To Speak at Upcoming Business Event
Toronto’s controversial mayor Rob Ford will join former CBC Dragons’ Den investor and Round 13 Capital partner…