Most of HomeSav’s Staff Lose Their Jobs Amid “Restructuring” by Parent Company Rebellion Media
In late July we reported that Toronto-based private shopping “club” for home decor and lifestyle products HomeSav had…
Canadian Startup News
CDMN Is Sending 27 Startups All Over the World As Part of the Soft-Landing Program
The federally-funded Canadian Digital Media Network (CDMN) has chosen the 27 companies that it will ship off this winter as…
Startup Career Expo Will Bring Together 70 Startups and 1,500 Students
You’re Next Career Network and its “Startup Hub”, based out of the University of Toronto, is set to host…
The Holiday Rejects Sell Ugly Christmas Sweaters- And They’re Making a Killing At It
A trio of University of Calgary engineering grads decided to sell ugly christmas sweaters online last year and it worked out…
Canadian VCs Weigh in On Boston “Pay to Pitch” Fiasco
On Wednesday a conference called the “New England Venture Summit” took place in Boston on the same day that another…
Rob Ford’s Antics Pushes Back Planned Update for Hilarious App Game “Stay Mayor!”
It was only a matter of time before some clever developers came out with a new mobile game that mimics the real life charades…
Vancouver’s Beanworks is Ready for Business
Since graduating from Communitech’s Hyperdrive accelerator program eight months ago, Vancouver-based “accounts…
Canadian Tech Companies Need to Step Up Their Appetite for Innovation: PwC
Canadian technology, entertainment and communications companies need to step up their innovation game, both in enthusiasm and…
The App Labb Built Itself from the Ground Up
The App Labb founder Kundan Joshi started his Toronto-based app development firm while he was still finishing his software…
Women Are Starting the Most Crowdfunding Campaigns According to FundRazr’s 2013 Data
Women are creating the majority of the crowdfunding projects listed on FundRazr‘s crowdfunding platform, and the majority…
New App for Quebecers Helps them Control Their Drinking
A Quebec-based non-profit has released two new smartphones apps for the holiday season to help Quebecers keep their blood-alcohol…
FounderProject Crowns McGill Student Startup As University-Wide Competition Winner
FounderProject, the Montreal-based student-run venture capital firm that held a series of events throughout Ontario and Quebec…
Five Reasons Why the Time is Now to Launch a Startup
Ask a 4th year business class “how many of you want to be entrepreneurs?” and about half the class will raise their hands.…
Vancouver’s Medeo Thinks the Future of Healthcare is Right in Front of Us
I’ve seen the future of healthcare: it’s my doctor’s presence on the screen in front of me. From the comfort of my home,…
GROWtalks Announces Late January Vancouver Date
San Francisco’s Dealmaker Media is coming to Vancouver once again. GROWtalks, the popular one-day events inspired by…