Canada named one of the best countries in the world to launch a startup
A study by the Washington State University’s College of Business shows that Canada is amongst the top five countries…
Canadian Startup News
Hack the North, Canada’s largest international hackathon, is happening September 19th
Hack the North is Canada’s largest international hackathon and is happening September 19th for 36 glorious hours. The…
Performing Arts Alliance creates 5-week pilot project based on startup methodologies
Building your own business is much like a dance. Many traits are needed to preform the various tasks and one must be agile,…
The Funding Portal Launches New Cleantech Financing Platform
Over 17,000 Canadian organizations use The Funding Portal to find funding each month and the company announced today the launch…
CIRA and Startup Canada partner to offer startups access to a ‘treasure trove of resources’
A recent report by Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA), the organization that manages the .CA domain registrations,…
This week in Canadian startups and notable news from around the web
Our focus is to help Canadian startups get noticed and communicate their wins, another world happens outside our glorious land.…
Ping pong tournament called ‘TechPong’ will see tech community battle it out to raise $50,000 for Vancouver charities
TechPong just sounds like a great time. A fundraising initiative led by Unbounce and Chimp will see a fierce competition between…
Crowdfunding for Charities. Do you Giveffect?
Toronto startup Giveffect just launched a custom, white-label crowdfunding solution for charities, a much needed initiative…
TELUS Health acquires web-based prescription technology ZRx Prescriber from Quebec’s ZoomMed
TELUS is Canada’s second largest wireless carrier with over 8 millions subscribers. The company has been backing health…
Toronto’s JobBliss CEO the lone Canadian represented in the Women 2.0 PITCH competition
Women 2.0 was founded in April 2006 with a goal to have more women in technology as leaders. In Canada, approximately 50% of…
Nova Scotia-based CelluFuel scores $5 million investment to expand cleantech business
Nova Scotia-based CelluFuel has secured $5 million in funding from a mix of private and public investors. Innovacorp invested…
TD Bank establishes lab within the Communitech Hub to dream up new customer service innovations
Communitech is bringing in all the financial heavyweights. Earlier this week a partnership was formed that would see Manulife…
SafePay launches crowdfunding campaign to make online shopping safer
With high-profile hacks, malware and oversights leading to billions of dollars in credit card fraud, the unauthorized use of…
Airbnb Names former Hubba Advisor as Canada Country Manager
Airbnb, the popular San Francisco-based peer-to-peer marketplace for spaces, has named Aaron Zifkin as its new country manager…
Hootsuite Raises $35 Million in Pre-IPO Money, Acquires BrightKit
Vancouver’s Hootsuite, creators of a social media dashboard tool for enterprise and individuals, has raised $35 million…