The Accelerator Series: INcubes
The Accelerator Series is a multi-part spotlight on Canada’s startup accelerators and the people who lead them. Riding…
Canadian Startup News
WeSellSocks will deliver awesome socks to your front door every month
Socks are boring, right? This extra layer of protection for your feet usually comes in black and white, but Toronto’s…
Toronto’s Whirlscape scores $500,000 in funding from Y Combinator, BDC and others for its Minuum virtual keyboard
Toronto-based Whirlscape, creators of the one-dimensional Minuum virtual keyboard, have announced that they’ve successfully…
Keep the ‘Startup City’ alive: City of Kitchener proposes ‘Landing Pad Grant’ for property owners to renovate
The Waterloo region has raised some of the brightest startups that Canada has ever seen. Pebble, BufferBox and Thalmic Labs…
The first Bitcoin ATM opens up in Montreal
It’s spreading. Bitcoin, the cryptography currency of the future that has the internet riled up, has found another home…
Montreal’s PixMob lit up Super Bowl XLVIII
Now that the winner of Super Bowl XLVIII has been crowned (congratulations Seattle) it’s time to focus on the magical…
Real Ventures invests $1.1 million into California-based atVenu
California-based atVenu speaks to the thousands of artist and organizers who are on the road touring and attempting to maximize…
FreshGigs starts accepting Bitcoin as payment for Canadian job postings
Bitcoin has gained a great deal of press as several companies and non-profits have started to accept the digital currency.…
Calgary’s Slyce acquires YorkU tech to improve its retail e-commerce app
Calgary’s Slyce has acquired a computer vision technology that was developed by YorkU. There’s no indication on…
The Accelerator Series: Extreme Startups
The Accelerator Series is a multi-part spotlight on Canada’s startup accelerators and the people who lead them. Marcus…
Is Canada even in the race? The Clean Capital Conference asks big Questions
“The report of my death was an exaggeration.” James Tansey the Executive Director of ISIS, at the Sauder School of Business…
2 Canadian Teams Make the 500 Startups Cut: FameBit and VenueSpot
It’s a startup holy grail. Getting accepted to 500 Startups is no easy feat. It’s ranks right there with Y Combinator and…
Axiom Zen giving an 8-week paid internship to an attendee at the Vancouver #HTML500 Learn-to-Code Event
According to the #HTML500 website, Lighthouse Labs professor Khurram Virani will lead a morning lecture, followed by 3 hours…
CIRA launches new $1 million Community Investment Program, hopes to “make the Internet better for all Canadians”
The internet is a busy place. According to the CRTC’s (Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission) latest…
Gener8 takes a 48% interest in Vancouver-based Reelhouse Media, plans to add ‘premium’ revenue models
Vancouver’s Gener8, a company that specializes in converting 2D movies into 3D experiences, has announced that they’ve…