Ontario Commits to Innovation: $190 Million Over Six Years
The government of Ontario has committed $190 million over six year to support innovation and create jobs in the province. The…
Canadian Startup News
The Accelerator Series: GrowLab
The Accelerator Series is a multi-part spotlight on Canada’s startup accelerators and the people who lead them. GrowLab…
Thalmic Labs Takes Techvibes’ Startup of the Year Award
Techvibes has announced its 2013 Canadian Startup Awards after its readers voted on five different categories, including startup…
Hopper, the Startup That’s Been in Stealth for Six Years Finally (soft) Launched This Week
It’s been six years since a bunch of ex-Expedia and TripAdvisor engineers started working on Hopper, a Montreal and Boston-based…
Solver’s Market is a Marketplace for Tough Science and Engineering Problems
A story on Montreal TechWatch caught my eye last week when I read about Solver’s Market, a question and answer marketplace…
Halifax’s Volta Coworking Space to Launch Accelerator
Halifax’s Volta Labs coworking space will launch a semi-annual accelerator, according to Entrevestor’s Peter Moreira.…
Vancouver’s ResponseTek Raises $6 Million, Expanding to Middle East and Asia
Vancouver-based startup ResponseTek has raised $6 million in funding from Beedie Capital Partners (BCP), a Vancouver-based…
Wearable Electronics Company to Invest in Greater Montreal Area
Montreal wearable electronic and quantified-self company Motion Engine is set to invest and expand into the “Greater…
Vancouver Startup Headhunts Talent and Gives Back
For four years Chad MacRae bounced around the Middle East, living and working in Dubai, Afghanistan, the United Arab Emirates…
CBC’s Dragons’ Den Announces Audition Dates for Canadian Entrepreneurs
Dragons’ Den has announced the dates for its upcoming audition tour. Some of the highlights include Toronto on January…
Lost or Dead Smartphone? You’re Safe with Ppl Connect’s Web-Based Solution
After a conversation with Montreal startup Ppl Connect, I still can’t figure out if their technology amplifies humanity’s…
University of Waterloo Welcomes Handful of New Startups to VeloCity Garage
It’s that time of the year again, where the University of Waterloo welcomes several young startups to the VeloCity Garage…
Montreal’s FixMeStick is on the cusp of reaching its $50,000 crowdfunding goal
It’s not too often that a pair of entrepreneurs walk into CBC’s Dragons’ Den, impressing all five dragons.…
Toronto Gets Bitcoined
Toronto’s first Bitcoin ATM has arrived. Made in Canada by a company from Ottawa, the new Bitcoin ATM, or a “BTM”…
Toronto’s Juice Mobile Acquires Proximity Marketers Gauge Mobile
Mobile marketing and technology firm Juice Mobile has acquired Vancouver-based proximity marketing solutions company Gauge…