Be Social By Turning Off The Phone With Vancouver’s Unplug App
Social graces are going down the toilet in 2014 and we blame our devices. We blame social media and we blame ourselves. Should…
Canadian Startup News
Government of Ontario Crowns Winners at Energy Apps for Ontario Challenge
The government of Ontario has announced the six winners of the Energy Apps for Ontario Challenge. The innovative new apps…
Tell is a New Private Messaging App Created By Four Ordinary Guys
One of the best parts about the tech game is it doesn’t really have any exclusivity. It’s not like those pretentious…
SuperBowl Light Masters PixMob Are Doing it Again- This Time With Tiësto
Now this is pretty cool: The same Montreal startup that was responsible for 80,000 SuperBowl fans connecting into the First…
You’re Next Career Network’s Startup Expo Breaks 2000 Attendee Mark
It was completely student-run, it was only the second iteration of the event in nine months and the University of Toronto organizers…
French Lens Giant Essilor Buys Vancouver’s ClearlyContacts for $430 Million
French optical-lens-manufacturing giant Essilor has agreed to purchase Vancouver’s Clearly Contacts Inc., the parent…
Check Out This BDC Infographic on “The Real Impact of Venture Capital”
The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) has released an infographic on the morning that the CVCA released its 2013 overview…
VC Investment in Canada Jumps by Nearly a Third in 2013 (452 deals with an average size of $4.3 million)
Last year saw 31 percent more venture capital investment in Canada compared to 2012, up to $2 billion from $1.5 billion. In…
Waterloo’s Desire2Learn Targets Latin America With New Sao Paulo Office
According to CanadianPrivateEquity.com, Waterloo’s Desire2Learn, creators of an integrated learning platform for schools,…
Donde Helps You Find The Stuff You Want, Where You Want
Moving forward often involves pulling up well-established roots. Having taken flight from the Vancouver startup community,…
Samsung is Giving $1 Million in Technology Grants to Canadian Schools
Samsung surprised 40 Canadian school principals last night while they were being honoured Canada’s Outstanding Principals…
Buffalo VC to Invite Toronto Startups to “World’s Largest Business Plan Competition”
A Buffalo, New York-based venture capital firm will be coming to Toronto today to talk about 43North, being labelled “the…
Uniiverse Is Betting on Mobile in 2014, Releases Android App
Five months after it launched its iOS app, Toronto-based startup Uniiverse has launched its Android app today, according to…
TalentEgg Launches New Platform for Students to Gain Experience
TalentEgg.ca, a Canadian job board and online career resource for students and recent grads, has launched a cool new initiative…
Grade 12 Toronto Student Wins Doodle 4 Google Contest
A 17-year-old Toronto student named Cindy Tang has won the first Doodle 4 Google contest for Canada. Her drawing is of a girl…