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…
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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…
Startup Community — A Film about startups in the Kitchener/Waterloo area — premiering on April 14th
Startup Community, the film by Taylor Jackson about the startups in the Kitchener-Waterloo area, found immediate success when…
Kickstarter Campaign for “World’s Oldest Toy” Has Now Raised Over 29x Original Funding Goal
It really is amazing what kinds of crowdfunding projects can appeal to people. I suppose this has always been the promise of…
UTChinese Network To Throw EXCITE2014 Conference Saturday
UT (University of Toronto) Chinese‘s EXCITE2014 Entrepreneurship Conference is all set for Saturday. The conference brings…
Video: Extreme Startups Company Dubb Turns Users’ Contacts Into a Discoverable Network
In our third video interview with Extreme Startups, Joseph Czikk chats with Dubb CEO Neven Zeremski at DX3 2014 in Toronto.…
GROW Conference Heads to Whistler This Year
GROW Conference, the American-made startup conference typically held in Vancouver, is changing its venue location this year.…
CrowdFundFusion Aggregates Nearly Every Project Out There
Jon Mushey loves hearing the personal stories of crowdfunding campaign creators. So much so that the Winnipeg-based project…
Neptune Announces New Wearable Partnership, Pine Delayed Due to FCC Approval
Montreal startup Neptune killed it on Kickstarter back in December, raising eight times its crowdfunding goal for its standalone…
Toronto’s Aislelabs Raises $1.5 Million, Provides Intelligent In-Store Marketing via the Cloud
Toronto-based startup Aislelabs has raised $1.5 million in venture capital from IAF, Rho Ventures, Salesforce Inc. and a number…
$500 Polar Watch to Be “World’s Smartest and Most Advanced Training Computer”
Polar today unveiled what the smartwatch creator is calling “the world’s smartest and most advanced training computer.”…
Video: Preo’s New App Ensures You’ll Never Have to Wait In Line For a Drink Again
In the second instalment of our Extreme Startups series, our Joseph Czikk chatted with Preo CEO Richard Liang. The startup’s…
Less Than Half of Canadian Small Businesses Have an Online Presence
Less than half (41 percent) of Canadian small businesses have an online presence, according to a new report issued this morning…