MaRS DD Fiasco: Bailout Could End Up Costing Ontario Taxpayers Nearly Half a Billion
New reports claim that the MaRS Discovery District bailout fiasco could end up costing taxpayers almost half a billion dollars.…
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Why This Smartwatch Startup Chose South Korea over Canada
Two weeks ago we wrote about the remarkable amount of press coverage that Kairos was receiving, a South Korean-based startup…
Former LucasArts President Joins Thalmic Labs To Help Lead Myo Armband’s Gaming Side
The much anticipated Myo Armband from Thalmic Labs is already up for pre-orders, but before it gets in the hands of techies…
MaRS Discovery District Can’t Pay Money Back After Huge Bailout Hid by Kathleen Wynne
âItâs another blatant attempt to hide it all from the taxpayers and the legislature,” former Progressive Conservative…
Totem Bags Create Beautiful Products from Recycled Truck Parts
One personâs trash is another personâs treasure, and for Melissa Richardson, thereâs treasure lining the streets of Toronto.…
BDC Names Its Nine Finalists for the Young Entrepreneur Award
The nine finalists for the Business Development Bank of Canada’s (BDC) Young Entrepreneur Award have been named, and…
Now YOU Can Buy “Candy” and “Soda” 3D Printing Filament on Tinkerine’s Online Store
Tinkerine Studios, the Vancouver-based startup that has created the world’s first affordable 3D printer, is now offering…
Flixel Photos Gets $460,000 in Convertable Debenture from Cranson Capital
Toronto-based startup Flixel Photos, maker of the popular Cinemagraph Pro program for Macbook, has raised $460,000 in convertible…
Toronto’s Underwear Entrepreneur Already Has a Few Wins Under Her Belt
There’s an entrepreneur in Toronto who’s really into underwear, and its paid off nicely for her. Joanne Griffiths…
Thunder Bay’s XLV Diagnostics Raises $3 million from Boston Investor
Thunder Bay-based startup XLV Diagnostics has raised $3 million in funding from Boston-based investor Bernard M. Gordon. XLV…
Toronto Retailer Platform Askuity Inc Raises $1.8 Million Seed Round
Toronto-based startup Askuity Inc. has raised a $1.8 million seed round led by dunnhumby Ventures. Askuity is the creator…
VentureBeat Calls Toronto’s Muse Headband “The Most Important Wearable of 2014”
American tech blog VentureBeat has made a bold proclamation today, calling the Muse headband, developed by Toronto’s…
Generation Douglas Coupland: Famed Canadian Author To Sell Branded Roots Clothing on Twitter Pop-Up Shop
In one of the more interesting stories we’ve come across this week, famed Canadian author and artist Douglas Coupland…
Bloomberg Businessweek Proclaims Vancouver “The New Tech Hub”- But is it Only for the Visas?
The folks at Bloomberg Businessweek, the popular print and online business news outlet, believe that Vancouver is “the…
Montreal Startup Intellitix “Cleaned Up” Coachella Ticketing Problem
As Ivor Tossell explained in the Globe and Mail yesterday, a small Montreal startup has effectively “cleaned up”…