“MasterCard N>XT” developer challenge announced, encourages devs to “build the mobile payment technology of tomorrow”
MasterCard has been doing business in Canada for 40 years and today they’ve announced a partnership with MaRS Discovery…
Canadian Startup News
Valta is a WiFi-enabled smart socket designed in Toronto
It’s an inevitability that every part of the home will soon be digitized and smartphone-controllable. Nest brought the intelligent…
Startup Inspiration: ex-Groupon CEO Andrew Mason releases Hardly Workin’ album
Andrew Mason, founder and former CEO of Groupon, has released an album on iTunes that “pulls some of the most important…
Winnipeg-based Cubresa receives $500k investment to support its first revenue activities
Winnipeg-based Cubresa is a private company that was founded in 2011 and is part of the Manitoba Technology Accelerator program.…
WhatsNexx receives an additional 2.33 million investment
Montreal-based WhatsNexx has received its second round venture capital financing, this time a respectable 2.33 million from…
NBIF receives $20 million investment to expand the “innovation capacity of the province”
A $ 20 million investment over five years to support research and innovation in New Brunswick was announced today by Post-Secondary…
Kickstarter to start accepting Canada-based projects “later this summer”
Many Canadian start-ups have wanted to use the popular crowdfunding site Kickstart, but could not because of how it’s…
Intel Developer Zone opens up in Waterloo at the Communitech Hub
The Communitech Hub in Waterloo is breeding many new startups and Intel has expanded their role to help bolster their ideas.…
Vancouver’s BroadbandTV sells 51% of its business to RTL Group for $36 million
Vancouver’s BroadbandTV has struck a deal with a European entertainment network called the RTL Group, The deal is worth…
‘Digital coupon marketplace’ RetailMeNot enters Canada
Texas-based ‘digital coupon marketplace’ Retail Me Not has arrived in Canada. The company has been extremely active…
Canada Gold Corporation changes name to STEM 7 Capital, appoints Sunil Sharma
Pending the usual regulatory approvals, Canada Gold Corporation announced today that they’ve officially changed their…
Agility Unveils Shared Module Zones and New Reports in June Release
Agility’s CMS platform has received an update, specifically adding two key reports to the mix. Users can now configure modules…
“Microsoft Ventures” bundles existing initiatives together
Microsoft announced Microsoft Ventures today. A combination of several initiatives that already exist, but now brought together…
Microsoft Canada opens $20 million innovation centre in Mississauga
Canadian start-ups will be have a new place to dream in Canada. Microsoft has opened up a $20 million innovation centre in…
BDC Venture Capital to invest $100 million into Energy/Cleantech opportunities
BDC Venture Capital has been around since 2001 and today they’ve promised to invest $100 million into “current…