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By Jared Lindzon August 9, 2013

TandemLaunch receives $5 million from BDC Venture Capital

TandemLaunch announced the closing of a $5 million commitment from BDC Venture Capital, an investment matched by angels and…

By Ian Hardy August 9, 2013

Next Tuesday is a big day for The Next 36 as 18 startups will pitch their ideas to a few angel investors and VCs. The Next…

By Jonathon Muzychka August 9, 2013

With monthly recurring revenue streams and potential subscriber lock in’s, the 13 billion dollar home security space has…

By Jared Lindzon August 8, 2013

Not long ago most people trusted their precious data to a single cloud storage provider, be it DropBox or Google Drive or one…

By Samuel Dunsiger August 8, 2013

For people seeking quiet spaces to work or relax in the hustle and bustle of New York City, Julien Smith, an author and former…

By Jared Lindzon August 7, 2013

There is no shortage of places to share photos on the Internet today, but only one Toronto-based photo sharing service is nearing…

By Tom Emrich August 7, 2013

Last week we featured Mattermark’s list of 10 Hardware Startups on the Rise which included two Canadian companies, Thalmic…

By John Gray August 7, 2013

Since 1793 the Old Farmer’s Almanac is probably best known for it’s sunrise tables and planting charts. For many farmers,…

By Jared Lindzon August 6, 2013

When the Square Reader crossed the border into Canada last October it was welcomed with open arms by Canada’s small business…

By John Gray August 6, 2013

Remember the kids from your school days that were always organizing ways to sell you more candy during recess? Or perhaps the…

By Ian Hardy August 6, 2013

Looking for a massive amount of inspiration to give your start-up a boost? No, not Tony Robbins, but Jack Dorsey, co-founder…

By Ian Hardy August 5, 2013

Kickstarter, the popular crowd-funding site, has amassed millions of users since its launch in 2009. The site allows people…

By Daniel Bader August 5, 2013

Wave, the Toronto-based accounting startup poised to take over the world with its intuitive, free invoicing and payments software,…

By Daniel Bader August 4, 2013

Before answering his phone call, I was pretty tired. But Roger Hardy, CEO of ClearlyContacts.ca and its US sister site CoastalContacts.com,…

By Ian Hardy August 1, 2013

In what is Canada’s biggest venture capital investment for a software company ever, social media dashboard HootSuite has…