Calgary’s Slyce Raises Another $12 Million, Wins the Game of Canadian Venture Capital
It’s official: I’m quitting my job and applying at Slyce. That’s because the Calgary-based visual product search platform has raised $12 million today from the…
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Youth Innovator Ann Makosinski Wins 2014 Weston Youth Innovation Award
Victoria, B.C. teenager Ann Makosinski has won the Ontario Science Centre’s 2014 Weston Youth Innovation Award, for her thermoelectric flashlight, which will help students whose homes…
Hitchhiking, Tweeting Robot to Trek Across Canada
A Canadian-made robot will trek from Halifax to Victoria beginning on July 27. <ahref=”http://www.hitchbot.me/”>hitchBOT, the hitchhiking, tweeting, trivia-loving robot will officially start its coast-to-coast…
An Online and Offline Marriage: SiteScout and Aislelabs Join Forces So Retailers Can Fully Target Customer Behaviour
Toronto’s real-time in-store marketing startup Aislelabs has partnered with Toronto-based self-serve programmatic ad buying platform SiteScout. The two startups will now offer retailers the ability to…
New MaRS Report Warns It May Be Time for Canadian Media Companies to Look Elsewhere for Opportunity
The second part of a new report on the state of Canadian media, tabled by MaRS Market Insights, warns that perhaps Canadian media startups…
Waterloo’s Accelerator Centre to Graduate Intellijoint Surgical and TitanFile Today
Waterloo’s Accelerator Centre, known to only graduate a few select startups at a time, is ready to graduate its latest pair of small businesses…
General Fusion Wants to Deliver the Promise of Clean Energy
When we talk tech moonshots, it’s likely Google X , or maybe Elon Musk’s Hyperloop will jump to mind. But tucked away in a nondescript Burnaby,…
Wearable Market in Canada Expected to Explode, IDC Canada Says
IDC Canada just published its first report on the emerging market of wearable tech. The study, which takes a look at the Canadian wearables…
Getting Stuff Done: Startups Now Have More Options with IBM’s BlueMix
Getting stuff done: it’s how most startups roll. Brand affinity or brand loyalty generally isn’t a key consideration, but having the right tools, counting…
Accelerate Series Hits The Nation’s Capital This Week for AccelerateOTT
The c100’s Accelerate series is coming to the nation’s capital on Friday. The event looks to continue its usual strong networking and insight delivery…
Sony Pictures Imageworks Relocates Headquarters to Vancouver
There’s something about Vancouver. We continue to see big-name tech and entertainment companies flock to Canada’s hip pacific city to setup shop. It might be…
Totem Bags Create Beautiful Products from Recycled Truck Parts
One person’s trash is another person’s treasure, and for Melissa Richardson, there’s treasure lining the streets of Toronto. Richardson is the founder of Totem…
Canadians Have Deposited Over 1 Million Cheques Using Their Mobile Devices
Canadian banks have been quick to adapt to mobile technology in offering their customers the ability to deposit a cheque simply by taking a…