MIT PhD’s Wearable Toy for Kids Wins Second Annual N100 Competition
Lyssa Neel, an MIT PhD who developed a wearable toy for kids, has won the 2014 N100 Startup Competition. Her invention- called…
Canadian Startup News
Tempest Insight Would Love Winning $25K At Today’s VeloCity Fund Finals
If Tempest Insights emerges victorious at today’s VeloCity Fund Finals in Waterloo, CEO Jack Gao said he’ll use…
Ottawa Startup Founder Seeks to Make ‘National Entrepreneurs Day’ A Holiday
An Ottawa-based startup founder is trying to round up 50,000 signatures to make “National Entrepreneurs Day” (NED)…
Next 36, CIX Top 20 Both Launch Application Periods
Two major Canadian startup pillars have launched their application periods for their respective offerings. The Next 36, a Toronto-based…
$100K Is Up for Grabs Today at the VeloCity Fund Finals
Ten student startups are currently competing at the University of Waterloo today, for the VeloCity Fund Finals. The show started…
Ashton Kutcher, Photoshopping and the Muse Headband: The Bizarreness that Unfolded Yesterday
Yesterday Ashton Kutcher sent out a tweet to his 16.3 million followers about the Muse “brain-sensing” headband,…
blogTO Names Montreal’s Transit App ‘Best TTC App’
blogTO, the popular blog devoted to all things Toronto, today named Montreal startup Transit App as its “Best TTC App”.…
Three Branding Lessons Learned During the World Cup
Our friends at Ottawa startup Gnowit recently came out with an interesting blog post looking at some of things FIFA and other…
Vancouver’s BitLit Scores Partnership with Harper Collins
Since it’s launch earlier this year Vancouver’s BitLit has been on a roll. With nearly 20,000 titles currently available…
Mike McDerment’s FreshBooks Raises $30 Million In First Funding Round
Toronto startup FreshBooks, the online cloud accounting software for freelancers and professionals, has raised a $30 million…
Edmonton’s LoginRadius Scores 800 Percent Growth in One Year
Edmonton’s social login tool LoginRadius has informed us that the past 12 months went over very well. The startup achieved…
Montreal’s Engagement Labs Acquires Social Media Analytics Agency Entrinsic
Montreal-headquartered Engagement Labs, a publicly traded company that provides social media performance analysis and optimization…
New Report: Canada Has Youth Jobs But Needs Entrepreneurship to Flourish
According to a new report by Ernst & Young, Canada is a top country for “good quality jobs for youth.” But…
After Quietly Reaching Profitability, Toronto’s ParkBench Looks to Expand
In the beginning, ParkBench CEO Grant Findlay-Shirras said he was simply looking for a solution for himself and his business…
Play It Interactive Had a Huge World Cup With its Fantasy Football App
Calgary’s Play It Interactive had a validating experience during the world cup, when its fantasy football/soccer app…