Victoria’s Crowd Content Connects Content-Hungry eCommerce Businesses with Freelancers
Clayton Lainsbury said that he watched too many businesses face a shortage of original content for thousands of products,…
Canadian Startup News
JOLT Accelerator Unveils Fall ’13 Cohort Along with New Online Look
Toronto’s JOLT technology accelerator, housed in the MaRS Discovery District, is announcing its Fall 2013 cohort along…
Songza Launches Songza Canada Inc., Reaches 2.4 Million Canadian Users
If your friends and family are anything like mine, they are flooding your Facebook feeds with Songza playlists. Here in Canada,…
CTV Wants to Turn Everyone Into a Journalist With Its New App
CTV, the Canadian television network owned by BCE Inc., has created a new app with Toronto-based startup Filemobile that will…
Vancouver’s VIDA Homes Debuts at Exclusive New York Property Launch Party
If you’re going to roll out a new app for the Real Estate market, making a splash in New York City is a pretty good start.…
Montreal’s 5by to Launch iOS App in First Move Post-Acquisition
Montreal-based video concierge startup 5by, acquired late last month by San Francisco-based StumbleUpon, is launching its iOS…
Hootsuite is Close to 8 Million Users, Boosts Revenues 150%
Vancouver-based social media dashboard startup Hootsuite said today in a release that the company has surpassed 1000 enterprise…
Best Buy to Carry Pebble Smartwatches
Canadian big box store Best Buy is now accepting Canadian pre-orders for the Pebble smartwatch. The news comes after a wildly…
Next 36 Alum Michael Cheng Named Among ‘Top 24 Under 24’
Vancouver 24 Hrs, one of a couple free dailies in Vancouver, has named Next 36 alum and current Needle HR CEO Michael Cheng…
Indigo Launches New App for iOS and Android
Toronto-based book selling giant Indigo Books and Music is unveiling its new app for iOS and Android. Canadians have long shown…
Waterloo’s TribeHR to be Acquired by NetSuite
It’s not the sexiest acquisition news you’ve ever heard, but another Canadian startup has hit paydirt. Waterloo-based…
Majority of Small Business Owners in Canada Have No Regrets
Small business owners in Canada are doing their thang and not looking back. Over 42 percent of small business owners say they…
Capital Acquisition: Openera Exits to LiveQos in All-Ottawa Deal
For some reason I’ll always remember the first words of Openera CEO Peter Lalonde’s pitch to nearly 1000 investors…
ideaBOOST Narrows List of Potential Cohort Teams to 11
ideaBOOST, the Canadian Film Centre’s (CFC) “business accelerator with a difference” has announced 11 shortlisted…
Five New Trends That Will Have a “Permanent Impact” on Canadians’ buying habits
The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) has come out with a report this morning urging entrepreneurs and startups to…