Thought Controlled Computing Company InteraXon Raises $6M Series A Round
Toronto-based InteraXon, the company behind the brain-sensing headband Muse, announced the close of $6 million dollars in a…
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Grow Conference 2013: A look back at the highlights from Day One
GROW Conference 2013 kicked off in Vancouver and promised to be the best 3-day startup event yet. Below are some highlights…
FreshBooks releases Android app as it inches towards true “cloud accounting”
Toronto-based FreshBooks, one of the world’s most popular do it yourself accounting companies with over 5 million users,…
Super Angel Boris Wertz says there’s only two ways to get to a $100 million valuation
Grow Conference: Vancouver-based early stage investor Boris Wertz gives entrepreneurs some practical advice on building a company…
Computer science student develops Anaphylaxis Canada’s first mobile app
Whether it’s to help others learn or enhance their lives, people from all over the world have been creating apps for altruistic…
Just Eat launches mobile app, aims to process $50 million worth of food orders
One of the easiest tasks in the world got a little bit easier today, as the Canadian branch of JUST-EAT.ca, a food delivery…
A conversation with Nir Eyal about Behavior Engineering and why the last cookie in the jar is so tempting
Some debates end in a draw. There’s no right answer, and there’s no definitive winner. Is entrepreneurship a function…
$900,000 DFATD Grant Helps Deploy Canadian-made Disaster Relief Technology Around the World
A Mississauga-based company that provides mobile solutions for humanitarian aid workers received a $900,000 grant today from…
Bex.io aims to make exchanging virtual money easy and secure
Every US bill in circulation has the words “In God We Trust” printed on them. In reality, when it comes to our…
Canadian Colo’s New State of The Art Data Centre in Montreal Passes Unexpected Test
After passing the ultimate test, successfully keeping its lights on while the rest of the area remained in darkness, Canadian…
Communitech and Partners Launch Big Data Project called DATA.BASE
Communitech, a Warterloo-based hub for the region’s emerging and established technology community, announced today a new…
Wattpad’s new Fan Funding pilot program hopes to revive struggling publishing industry
The publishing industry is currently experiencing turmoil it hasn’t seen since the invention of the printing press, but one…
Shopify Unveils New Payment Program for Vendors to Rival Third Party Processors
Canadian startup Shopify – who recently acquired Jet Cooper – announced the introduction of Shopify Payments today,…
LearningLoop captures $20,000 Startup Weekend Toronto EDU grand prize
Over the weekend Toronto was home to Startup Weekend Toronto EDU, a 3-day event that saw 12 education startups pitch their…
Toronto-based Keek potentially closing in on “a hundred million dollar round,” user base tops 58 million
A few weeks ago The Globe reported that Keek, a free popular video sharing platform, was on the cusp of raising a ‘sizeable’…