MakeWorks brings the maker movement to shared workspaces, hosting Toronto launch party next week
A converted factory in the base of an old west-end building is the site for Toronto’s first shared workspace for makers.…
Canadian Startup News
Here’s Four Toronto Startups Reinventing The Wheel
Reinventing the wheel and building a better mousetrap are cliches normally thrown around during a terrible elevator pitch.…
Surrey, BC: “We’ll be like a Silicon Valley for Health Care in Canada”
It’s been barely a year since it’s launch and Ryan D’Arcy said “it’s been moving like a bullet train: a lot has…
Next 36 Alum Sesame.IO Launches Sesame Snap App for Parents, Teachers and Students
Sesame IO, a startup that formerly graduated from the Next 36 program as well as the University of Waterloo’s VeloCity…
UrtheCast Snaps Its First Image From Space
Vancouver-based UrtheCast have hit another milestone as they get ready to live stream our planet from Space. The company has…
Head of Facebook Canada Invests In Montreal Startup TrackTik
Montreal-based startup TrackTik, an integrated guard management solution provider, has raised $1 million in seed funding from…
FounderFuel Joins Global Accelerators for Combined Silicon Valley DemoDay
Montreal’s FounderFuel Accelerator program is hitting the road next week, along with two other accelerator programs from…
“It Was An Abusive Relationship”: Canadian Cofounder Tells a Cautionary Tale
There have been a lot articles written about how to find the best cofounder, but I figured I’d write one about what happens…
Canadian Venture Capital Had Some Big Wins in Q1 of This Year
Ahh Q1- the fresh new beginnings of the year, when the snow melts and the Maple Leafs’ playoff hopes shatter before our…
Finalists Named for University of Waterloo’s $60K Design Awards
The first annual Norman Esch Entrepreneurship Awards for Capstone Design is set to give out $60,000 in prizes on Friday.…
Meet CBC Dragons’ Den’s New Fire-Breathers: Michael Wekerle
One of the two newest members to CBC’s Dragons’ Den has a multitude of tattoos (about “38 to 42”) and…
Meet CBC Dragons’ Den’s New Fire-Breathers: Vikram Vij
It was a little disappointing when we found out that Kevin O’Leary and Bruce Croxon were both leaving CBC Dragons’…
New Report on Industrial Internet of Things Pegs Industry at $19 Billion
A new report prepared by Toronto’s McRock Capital dove into Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) industry, detailing…
LoveCourts iOS App Might Be a Tennis Player’s Best Friend
We haven’t seen too many tennis-specific apps coming out of Canadian startups, so it was fun to chat with LoveCourts…
BMO Is The First Major Canadian Bank To Say It Would Be Open to Bitcoin
The head of one of Canada’s major banks said he would be open to Bitcoin transactions, provided that the cryptocurrency…