2014 CRC Robotics Competition Showcases Student Innovation Today and Tomorrow
The 2014 CRC Robotics Competition at Vanier College in Montreal has already been underway for a day now. The competition’s…
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Downtown Toronto’s The Lab Is Making Coding Cool
Situated smack dab in the middle of the fashion district in Toronto above an Urban Outfitters is The Lab. Recently launched…
Player.Me Looks to Give the Gamers a Unified Social Network
With some estimates pegging the global video game industry at a valuation of $83 billion by 2016, its no surprise why we’re…
Bitstrips is Raising a Huge $15 million Series B Round
Toronto-based Bitstrips, the company that raised $3 million in December after its users had basically crashed the system creating…
Bionym Is Partying it Up at SXSW This Year (And They Want You to Join)
Bionym is partying it up at next month’s SXSW Interactive 2014. Well, not exactly, but Toronto’s wearable tech…
Montreal’s DataWind Named Among MIT Technology Review’s 50 Smartest Companies
The MIT Technology Review has named Montreal-based DataWind as one of 2014’s 50 Smartest Companies. The review is an annual…
Well.ca suffers security breach, customer credit cards and addresses stolen
Toronto- and Guelph-based Well.ca, an online portal for health goods, groceries and beauty products, has suffered a security…
GIRLsmarts Program is Fostering the Girl Geeks
There’s a huge disconnect. According Statscan, women represented the majority of university graduates in 2011, yet for only…
Hotel Helpers GuestDriven Raises $3 Million Seed Round
GuestDriven, a Montreal startups that helps hospitality brands build guest engagement, loyalty and drive advocacy, has raised…
The Accelerator Series: The Next 36
The Accelerator Series is a multi-part spotlight on Canada’s startup accelerators and the people who lead them. As…
Vancouver’s Vandrico Launches Wearable Technology Database
The wearable tech space is booming. According to a new report from Canalys, 1.6 million wrist-worn wearables shipped in the…
Toronto and New York-Based BorderFree to Go Public
Toronto-based BorderFree (which also has offices in New York, Tel Aviv, Shanghai and Dublin) is reportedly set for an initial…
Great Canadian Appathon [4] Awards $35,000 to Student Game Makers
The Great Canadian Appathon [4] awarded $35,000 to student game developers after its Grand Finale occurred yesterday. The Appathon…
Toronto’s PitchPoint Solutions Gets $2.8 Million from BEST Funds
PitchPoint Solutions, a Toronto-based enterprise solution company for businesses in the financial sector, has raised $2.8 million…
Biometric Shirt Hexoskin Is Helping Olympic Athletes Win Gold at Sochi
Wearable devices may be helping the everyday Joe count steps to shed some pounds but for Olympic athletes they are tools which…