Silicon Valley’s AppDirect Opens Montreal Office
Silicon Valley-based startup AppDirect, a cloud service marketplace company dedicated to connecting businesses, brands, and…
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PHEMI Health Systems Raises $2.8 Million from BDC, Yaletown, Others
Vancouver-based PHEMI Health Systems has announced its $2.8 million seed round, lead by the Business Development Bank of Canada…
For Ululab Founders, Transitioning to Educational Games is More Rewarding
Currently sitting at #18 in the Top Paid Apps chart for Education apps in the App Store is Ululab‘s “Slice Fractions“,…
PaySavvy is Taking The Utility Out Of Workforce Management
When it comes to the company payroll system, all that matters for most people is knowing they’ll be paid the right amount…
Vancouver’s Clio Raises Mammoth $20 Million Series C Round
Vancouver-based startup Clio has raised $20 million in series C money in a round led by Bessemer Venture Partners. The Series…
Fundica Steps Up the Prize Game With Upcoming Funding Roadshow
Fundica and the 2014 Funding Roadshow have released details on the prizes that will be handed out this year on the ten-stop…
Toronto-Made Hand Held Food Scanner to Use Texas Instruments Technology
Toronto-based startup TellSpec has partnered up with Texas Instruments to incorporate the famous calculator maker’s “DLP…
Angel Investor Mike Stork Gives $1 Million to VeloCity
An entrepreneur and angel investor named Mike Stork has poured a bit more fuel on the Waterloo Region startup community with…
Bitcoin Expo Next Month Will Feature “The Top Speaker List That’s Been Put Together in the Bitcoin Space”
Bitcoin supporters from around the world will flock to the Metro Toronto Convention centre next month, April 11-13, for the…
Muse Spotting: UK Store Features Brain-Sensing Headband Ahead of Launch
Now what do we have here? Looks like Toronto’s Muse, the brain-sensing headband, has made its way over the pond and is sitting…
New Sniffr App Blurs Line Between a Dating and a Dog-Lovers App
Profis Communications founder Justin Young tells us that “it’s a dog-meet-dog world,” ahead of a planned…
Toronto’s Upverter Lands $2.3 Million, Seeks Profitability
Toronto-based startup Upverter, a GitHub-like platform for hardware engineers, or an online design automation platform, has…
Automotive Photo Community MadWhips is Building on “Above-Average” Engagement
The idea for automotive photography community MadWhips might have started at the University of Guelph where CEO Anthony Carbone…
Waterloo Accelerator Centre Graduates blueRover and Trustpoint Innovations
Two startups have graduated from Waterloo’s Accelerator Centre, a program dedicated to accelerating technology entrepreneurship.…
One Entrepreneur’s Reflection on the Kitchener-Waterloo Startup Community
Over the past couple of months I’ve been talking to startups in the Kitchener/Waterloo ecosystem. These conversations…