Wattpad’s new Fan Funding pilot program hopes to revive struggling publishing industry
The publishing industry is currently experiencing turmoil it hasn’t seen since the invention of the printing press, but one…
Canadian Startup News
Shopify Unveils New Payment Program for Vendors to Rival Third Party Processors
Canadian startup Shopify – who recently acquired Jet Cooper – announced the introduction of Shopify Payments today,…
LearningLoop captures $20,000 Startup Weekend Toronto EDU grand prize
Over the weekend Toronto was home to Startup Weekend Toronto EDU, a 3-day event that saw 12 education startups pitch their…
Toronto-based Keek potentially closing in on “a hundred million dollar round,” user base tops 58 million
A few weeks ago The Globe reported that Keek, a free popular video sharing platform, was on the cusp of raising a ‘sizeable’…
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…
The Next 36 Venture Day 2013 is happening August 13th, will be live streamed online
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…
Toronto’s Alertly is looking to disrupt the home security industry
With monthly recurring revenue streams and potential subscriber lock in’s, the 13 billion dollar home security space has…
Edmonton-based Mover Closes $1 Million in Funding
Not long ago most people trusted their precious data to a single cloud storage provider, be it DropBox or Google Drive or one…
Montrealer launches city space rental startup, decides to first open doors in NYC
For people seeking quiet spaces to work or relax in the hustle and bustle of New York City, Julien Smith, an author and former…
500px Closes $8.8 million in Series A Funding to Launch Online Photo Marketplace
There is no shortage of places to share photos on the Internet today, but only one Toronto-based photo sharing service is nearing…
10 Canadian Startups To Watch
Last week we featured Mattermark’s list of 10 Hardware Startups on the Rise which included two Canadian companies, Thalmic…
Semios: Big Data and Digitizing the Farm
Since 1793 the Old Farmer’s Almanac is probably best known for it’s sunrise tables and planting charts. For many farmers,…
Square Launches National Contest for Canadian Small Business Owners
When the Square Reader crossed the border into Canada last October it was welcomed with open arms by Canada’s small business…
L33dr.ly ‘takes the suck’ out of Game Leaderboards by making them ‘socially and geographically relevant’
Remember the kids from your school days that were always organizing ways to sell you more candy during recess? Or perhaps the…
Jack Dorsey to speak in Waterloo and Toronto on September 19th
Looking for a massive amount of inspiration to give your start-up a boost? No, not Tony Robbins, but Jack Dorsey, co-founder…