Next 36-Born Atlus App Acquired By Ottawa’s Purple Forge Corp
A startup created as a result of the Next 36 program has been acquired by Purple Forge Corp. Atlus is an app serving as a…
Canadian Startup News
Vancouver’s MIO SportWatch Makers Report Tripled Sales
As the craze for various forms of smartwatch and wearable technology continues, one Canadian company out of Vancouver is reporting…
FinancialForce Acquires Burlington’s Vana Workforce for HCM Software Solution
It’s been interesting to observe the rise of “HCM” (Human Capital Management) software and the various acquisitions…
POSH View’s iMirror Lowers Price, Adds Gesture To Save Kickstarter Campaign
We spend an average of 18 minutes a day or 168 hours a year in front of a mirror doing anything from shaving, brushing our…
Bearded Englishmen Make Inaugural Stop in North America Tonight for Silicon Drinkabout
They’re three men from London, England who sport beards, host events called “Don’t Pitch Me, Bro,”…
Two Canadians Selected for EY’s Entrepreneurial Winning Women Program
Two Canadians have been given the nod for Ernst and Young’s 2013 Entrepreneurial Winning Women Program. Kelsey Ramsden,…
Ottawa’s Nuvyyo Announces $4 Million Funding Round, Initiates Crowdfunding
Ottawa-based Over-the-Air (OTA) HDTV startup Nuvyyo announced this week that earlier in the year Celtic House Ventures committed…
Toronto Startup Hooks Up with Youth Group to Create Virtual Citizen Program
Toronto-based startup Locolo is partnering up with the Coalition of Youth Councils (CYC) to create the Virtual Citizen Program…
“This is a generational opportunity to increase entrepreneurship”: New Startup Canada Task Force
Startup Canada is up to it again. Today the national, entrepreneur-led and volunteer-run organization that promotes startups…
Knock Back the Eggnog and Help A Good Cause at Montreal’s TechNoel Celebration
Four Montreal organizers are excited to bring back the annual TechNoel startup Christmas bash. The BetaKit-sponsored event…
Calgary’s Slyce Closes $2.2 Million in Financing
Calgary-based visual search platform Slyce, which enables consumers to buy any item they see in the real world simply by…
Quebec Experiencing Best Year in Venture Cap in Over a Half Decade
The first three quarters of 2013 has turned out to be a pretty good for Quebec in terms of venture capital being invested-…
Toronto’s TouchBistro Raises $4.5 Million from Relay Ventures
Toronto-based startup TouchBistro has raised $4.5 million in venture capital from several sources. The round was led by Relay…
Twitter’s self-serve ad platform now open to Canadian Small and Medium sized businesses
Twitter has over 232 million active users and the company is on an upward trajectory. Usage for its quick messaging service…
A CEO’s Perspective: Who’s Your Competition?
I’ve just finished sitting on a judging panel, and reading a stack of applications from eager entrepreneurs looking for funding.…