The Unlikely Entrepreneur: How One Canadian Doctor is Spreading Awareness Through an App
Dr. Jillian Roberts never wanted to run a startup. She just wanted to solve a problem. A registered child psychologist and…
Canadian Startup News
Communitech Looks Toward a Very Exciting Few Months
The Waterloo-based Communitech innovation hub is set for a couple exciting months, with the announcement of both “Techtoberfest”…
Canadian Cofounders Behind Umano Are Achieving Big Success in Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley-based startup SoThree launched the Umano app for commuters or news junkies last year, and since then its been…
Toronto Edtech Startup Raises $1 Million, Changes Name That Was Previously Really Bad
Toronto-based startup Class Messenger, formerly called WDWDT? (“What Did We Do Today?) has raised $1 million in funding from…
Quebec’s Prêt à Entreprendre Program Announces Second Cohort of Young Entrepreneurs
The Quebec-based, provincially funded Prêt à entreprendre support program has unveiled its second cohort of entrepreneurs.…
Seamless is the Mobile Answer to Reducing Hospital Readmissions
Tax-time can be tough on the wallet, root-canal therapy isn’t much fun and moving doesn’t count as one of life’s…
Canadian Duo Behind AppDirect Secures $9 Million Series B Round
Daniel Saks and Nicolas Desmarais, the two Canadian cofounders behind Silicon Valley-based startup AppDirect, have secured…
Kitchener’s Desire2Learn Beefs Up Adaptive Learning Platform, Acquires Fellow Canadian Startup Knowillage
Desire2Learn, the Kitchener-based education technology company that created the first integrated learning platform, has announced…
MaRS Set to Host Entrepreneurship 101 Series, Now in It’s Ninth Straight Year
MaRS Discovery District is set to bring back Entrepreneurship 101 beginning September 25. Now in its 9th year (not all of which…
Misa Digital Tri-Bass Strives to Bring Electronic Music into the Realm of Live Performance
Over the course of the past few years, we have witnessed electronic dance music (EDM) as a genre reach critical mass across…
Is Cisco Set to Pour $100 Million in Canadian Venture Capital Funds?
Earlier today I wrote for The Financial Post that Cisco is reportedly interested in entering Canada as a limited partner,…
Broadband TV Hits 1 Billion Monthly Visitors After $36 Million Boost
Broadband TV, a Vancouver-based media and technology company that helps businesses to monetize their fan uploaded Youtube content,…
Manaya is a Better Way to Connect Landlords with Future Tenants
In many markets, Craigslist is the de facto service connecting landlords with their future tenants. Sure there are some other…
Analyst Says Canada Can Expect More Tech IPOs
According to a second quarter report from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), the global technology IPO market showed steady…
FWD Powershot Sensor and App are Hockey Must-Haves
There has seldom been technological or mobile app-based innovation focused on the sport of hockey, but like every aspect of…