Vancouver’s Identity Verification Experts Trulioo Lands $6 Million
Vancouver-based startup Trulioo has raised $6 million in venture capital. The deal was announced yesterday and sees the identity…
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Toronto Space Apps Challenge is Preparing for “Launch”
NASA is making a call out to anyone who wants to code a space app. That’s right: Space Apps Toronto 2014 is preparing…
UWaterloo’s VeloCity Fund Finals Set to Hand Out $100,000
The University of Waterloo startup’s incubator Velocity unveiled today the ten finalists that will compete for their…
Communitech HYPERDRIVE Cohort 4 announced: BitHound, Clipter, Structur3D Printing, Wagepoint and Weston Expressions
Communitech announced the new HYPERDIVE cohort companies today — now officially known as Cohort 4 — and these 5…
Toronto Recruiting Software Startup Fitzii Gets Acquired
Fitzii Inc., a Toronto-based recruiting software company that has developed a predictive applicant tracking system, has been…
BetaKit at #SXSW: Bionym’s Karl Martin Shows Us The Nymi
Joseph Czikk chatted with Bionym cofounder Karl Martin at the #SXSW Interactive Festival in Austin, Texas. Czikk’s first…
Silicon Valley’s The Founder Institute to Launch Montreal Chapter
The “world’s largest startup accelerator” with over 1,000 graduate companies is coming to Montreal. The Founder…
Brothers in Arms: Skyprep’s Sibling Cofounders Mix Business and Friendship
Babak Barkhodaei spoke about the power of three brothers working towards a common goal. He’s the CEO of Toronto-based…
BetaKit at #SXSW: Mighty Cast Looks to Take the Wearables for Teens Market
Our Joseph Czikk caught up with Adam Adelman of Montreal-based startup Mighty Cast in Austin, Texas for #SXSW2014 Interactive.…
The Life of Brian: Kiip’s Founder is Always Looking on the Bright Side
Vancouver’s tech “child prodigy” and Kiip (Founder & CEO) Brian Wong swung through town on his way to SXSW, when Startup…
BetaKit at DX3 2014: Catching Up with Ryerson’s Digital Media Zone
Joseph Czikk caught up with Elise Darmanin of Ryerson University’s Digital Media Zone (DMZ) incubation space this week…
Vancouver’s GrowLab Freshens Up For Spring, Introduces Its Newest Cohort
For the next three weeks it might as well be called GoLab, because a van full of founders has hit the road. With new GrowLab…
Freelancer.com opens Vancouver Engineering Lab, plans to immediately hire 20 employees
Australian freelance services marketplace Freelancer.com announced today that they’ve expanded their Canadian presence…
BetaKit at DX3 2014: Digital Agency Art & Science Shows Off It’s “Mayor Maker” Rob Ford Booth
Our Joseph Czikk caught up with Toronto-based digital agency Art & Science at DX3 2014 conference in Toronto Wednesday.…
Gottacon Convention Shows Victoria Has a Pulse
It’s a city that’s viewed as pristine and proper. BC’s capital city is also seen by some as a place of the newly wed,…