Meet CBC Dragons’ Den’s New Fire-Breathers: Michael Wekerle
One of the two newest members to CBC’s Dragons’ Den has a multitude of tattoos (about “38 to 42”) and…
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Meet CBC Dragons’ Den’s New Fire-Breathers: Vikram Vij
It was a little disappointing when we found out that Kevin O’Leary and Bruce Croxon were both leaving CBC Dragons’…
New Report on Industrial Internet of Things Pegs Industry at $19 Billion
A new report prepared by Toronto’s McRock Capital dove into Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) industry, detailing…
LoveCourts iOS App Might Be a Tennis Player’s Best Friend
We haven’t seen too many tennis-specific apps coming out of Canadian startups, so it was fun to chat with LoveCourts…
BMO Is The First Major Canadian Bank To Say It Would Be Open to Bitcoin
The head of one of Canada’s major banks said he would be open to Bitcoin transactions, provided that the cryptocurrency…
Canadian Digital Media Trends for March 2014 that impacted Canada’s digital economy (infographic)
Each month the Canadian Digital Media Network (CDMN) releases stats based on the growing trends of the Canadian media landscape…
POW 2014 To Bring Together 500 Young Entrepreneurs in Montreal
POW 2014 is just a month away. It’s a huge event put on by the RJCCQ, Quebec’s Le Regroupement des jeunes chambres…
Ontario University Students Win Federal Government’s CODE Appathon
It’s official: Tony Clement crowned two university students from the University of Waterloo-Stratford and the University…
What Happens When One Canadian Startup Acquires Another? A Cool New Product Is Born
500px Prime, a new kind of commercial marketplace for image licensing, celebrates its official launch this week. When Toronto…
With $7K Price Tag, Toronto Accelerator DRIVEN Is Looking for It’s New Cohort
Toronto-based startup accelerator program DRIVEN has opened up the application period for its third cohort. The accelerator…
Vancouver’s BuildDirect to Launch New Chocolate Flooring
Vancouver’s online building materials merchant BuildDirect is about to “take a bite” out of home improvement,…
Healthy Minds Canada Is Putting the Spotlight on Youth Bullying With New Game
Healthy Minds Canada (HMC), a national charity that raises funds to support research and education about mental illness and…
Founder Institute is Trying to Create a Toronto Chapter
The Founder Institute, fresh off of a Montreal chapter launch, is making a push for Toronto. In a blog post last week the organization,…
Moncton’s Agora Mobile to Launch App-Building Platform With $1M Seed Investment
Moncton-based startup Agora Mobile has raised $1 million in seed funding from the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation (NBIF),…
OpenText to Box: We’re Suing You for $268 Million
Waterloo-based company OpenText is suing Silicon Valley’s Box for $268 million USD. OpenText produces and distributes…