PayPal opens its REST APIs to Canadian developers as it pushes for more of the online payment pie
PayPal, as the world’s largest payment platforms, is in a good position to allow developers to integrate their services…
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HootSuite raises $165 million in Largest Deal Ever in Canadian Venture Capital History
In what is Canada’s biggest venture capital investment for a software company ever, social media dashboard HootSuite has…
Two Of The Top Ten Hardware Startups Are Canadian
Move over apps, it looks like its hardware’s time to shine again – and two Canadian startups in this space are of the…
U of T Solar Power Racing Team Looks To Indiegogo To help fund Australian World Solar Challenge trip
The B-7 is all charged up and ready to go. For the past 18 months, the University of Toronto team have spent countless hours…
Facebook begins campaign to promote mobile games by taking over your notifications
Have you noticed any errant “suggestions” for mobile games in your mobile Facebook notifications recently? It’s…
Four First-of-Their-Kind Apps Created at Canadian Google Glass Hackathon
Canada’s first-ever Google Glass Hackathon wrapped up yesterday in Toronto and resulted in four new apps to add to the growing…
Rdio co-hosting Toronto’s first Music Hack Day to spur innovation in a tired industry
Rdio is teaming up with SoundCloud, Unspace and The Echo Nest to bring Music Hack Day to Toronto for the first time. MHD has…
Lifelogging startup Memoto prepares for its post-Kickstarter life: an interview with CEO Martin Källström
“That’s creepy,” I thought, referring to Memoto’s syrup-sweet introduction video on its Kickstarter…
Homejoy chooses downtown Toronto as its first international market for professional house cleaning
Homejoy, a simple startup with a very clean goal, has chosen Toronto as its first international expansion market. The California-based…
Toronto Team Nabs $250,000 Prize with Human-powered Helicopter
A team of students from the University of Toronto has successfully created a human-powered helicopter and claimed a $250,000…
Indiegogo says you should “know your why” when starting a business
You have an idea and you want people to back it. Where do you go if you can’t receive immediate cash from the investor…
Kutoto helps Canadian accomplish tasks locally with just an iPhone
Ever needed a light fixture repaired or an Ikea couch assembled and didn’t have the time, patience or aptitude? An emerging…
15-year old Vancouver resident builds a flashlight that “runs solely on the heat of the human hand,” becomes a finalist in Google’s Science Fair
Google’s Global Science Fair has been narrowed down to 15 finalists and Vancouver’s Ann Makosinski, aged 15, has…