Hootsuite hires Jimmy Duvall as Vice President of Product
Hootsuite has made an executive hire and brought on Jimmy Duvall as Vice President of Product. Duvall’s most recent position…
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Apple hosting workshops for Hour of Code initiative at retail stores
Apple stores in Canada and around the world will host a free one-hour coding workshop in support of the “Hour of Code”…
Ignite Startup Competition crowns National ProStaff and Tiko3D as $25,000 winners
The Spark Innovation Centre, now in its second year, recently announced the Ignite Competition winners. National ProStaff,…
Davender Gupta representing Startup Quebec City at 2014 Startup Canada Day on the Hill
Startup Quebec City, part of the Startup Canada communities program, will be in attendance on November 26th for the 2014 Startup…
Rogers commits $4 million to Wavefront “to fuel growth of entrepreneurs” and accelerate M2M technology
Vancouver-based Wavefront, also known as Wavefront Wireless Commercialization Centre Society, is having a spectacular day with…
Government of Canada commits $30 Million over 5-years to four incubator and accelerator organizations
As part of the Canada Accelerator and Incubator Program (CAIP), the Government of Canada of Canada announced plans to invest…
Help bring “National Entrepreneurs Day” to life
A recent comment by Jay Aspin, Member of Parliament for Nipissing–Timiskaming area, was quoted as saying, “The Harper Government…
CANARIE Supports Startup Communities to come to the Capital
Ottawa-based CANARIE is supporting more than 15 Startup Canada Community leaders to come together in Ottawa next week to meet…
Startup Weekend Toronto (Internet of Things Edition) is happening this weekend – save $25 on admission from BetaKit!
Interested in investing in the entrepreneurial community in Toronto, meeting some incredibly passionate people, and participating…
Slack CEO says they are “hiring pretty aggressively in Vancouver”
It seems that Slack is honouring its Canadian roots and plans to continue to hire employees for its Yaletown office in Vancouver.…
Toronto Mini Maker Faire takes over the Toronto Reference Library this weekend
The Toronto Mini Maker Faire 2014 is happening this weekend at the Toronto Reference Library and it’s free to attend.…
Toronto’s Wattpad featured in “Small Empires” by The Verge and Alexis Ohanian
Toronto-based Wattpad, which gives the ability to read, vote and create books for free, has achieved massive success and with…
Apple now selling ecobee3 smart thermostat in the U.S.
Toronto-based has ecobee scored a major win today in its mission to connect the world’s homes. The company’s ecobee3 Wi-Fi…
Rogers launches Rogers Ignite program for companies to pitch their market-ready products and innovative ideas
Rogers has just made it easier than ever for companies to pitch their market-ready products and services to a major telecommunications…
Latest Canadian stats reveal $5.8B in government funding and $900M in venture capital investments in first half of 2014
A new report by The Funding Portal reveals new data on the amount of funding Canadian startups have received. The stats show…