Apple acquires Toronto-based Locationary, will bring big data to their mapping service
After deciding to drop Google Maps as their mapping service on iOS devices, Apple’s first foray into Maps was a definitive…
Canadian Startup News
AcuityAds receives $3 million from BEST Funds, will be used to accelerate sales
Toronto-based AcuityAds has received an injection of $3 million from VC firm BEST Funds. Acuity was founded in 2009 and has…
VeloCity Venture Fund Finals and Demo Day are happening on July 25th
Over $100,000 is on the table for a select few start-ups who’ll be pitching their ideas during the Spring 2013 VeloCity…
1000Startups initiative aims to highlight 1000 Canadian startups
The team at Startup Canada have launched their 1000 Startup initiative. A huge undertaking that aims to highlight 1,000 Canadian…
BDC Venture Capital invests $1.5 million into 10 Canadian start-ups
BDC Venture Capital has announced a $1.5 million investment into 10 Canadian start-ups, each receiving $150,000. BDC declared…
Toronto-based Keek reportedly raising funds on $600-$900 million valuation
Popular video sharing platform Keek, based out of Toronto, is reportedly raising a sizeable amount of funding based on a valuation…
eBay Announces Ninth Annual ‘Entrepreneur of the Year Awards’ for Canadians
eBay isn’t all used clothing and second-hand electronics. A ton of businesses and startups use the site’s marketplace…
L33dr.ly scores the $80,000 Startupfest 2013 grand prize
The Startupfest 2013 in Montreal was a grand success and the big $80,000 grand prize, which includes design and branding support,…
Gallery: A few pictures from Startupfest 2013
Montreal has once again been lit up with Startup dreams. For the 3rd year in a row, Startupfest has come back to the city and…
Calgary Startup Takes Taxi Hailing Apps to the Next Level with Physical Fleet
Thanks to the likes of Uber and Hailo, taxi hailing apps are nothing new. But a taxi hailing app that’s backed by its…
“Startup Community” doc about Kitchener-Waterloo hits Indigogo
Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario is probably known best for producing the BlackBerry smartphone and the Oktoberfest beer festival.…
“MasterCard N>XT” developer challenge announced, encourages devs to “build the mobile payment technology of tomorrow”
MasterCard has been doing business in Canada for 40 years and today they’ve announced a partnership with MaRS Discovery…
Valta is a WiFi-enabled smart socket designed in Toronto
It’s an inevitability that every part of the home will soon be digitized and smartphone-controllable. Nest brought the intelligent…
Startup Inspiration: ex-Groupon CEO Andrew Mason releases Hardly Workin’ album
Andrew Mason, founder and former CEO of Groupon, has released an album on iTunes that “pulls some of the most important…
Winnipeg-based Cubresa receives $500k investment to support its first revenue activities
Winnipeg-based Cubresa is a private company that was founded in 2011 and is part of the Manitoba Technology Accelerator program.…