Maluuba opens deep learning research lab in Montreal
Maluuba, a deep learning company which raised a $9 million series A in January, has opened a research and development lab with…
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Startup Canada Podcast: Ray Walia talks Vancouver’s startup scene
“You can have an amazing life and have an amazing career under somebody’s umbrella or you can be the one holding the umbrella…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 10: Federal Budget Post-Mortem
Maturation is a double-edged sword. In one context – the maturation of Canada’s tech economy – it can mean…
Skywatch invites Waterloo tech community to space-focused NASA hackathon
Back in 2014, Waterloo-based SkyWatch won NASA’s International Space Apps Challenge for creating software dedicated to…
W|W: The Wearable Weekly – The Rift opens (in Alaska)
Welcome to The Wearable Weekly, your trusted guide to all things wearable tech. If you only have time to read one thing about…
Wealthsimple launches responsible investment portfolio to attract socially-conscious millennials
According to a study surveying 1,003 millennials by US-based agency Cone Communications, this generation is one of the most…
Toronto mayor Tory calls on Canadians to ‘brag’ about #ToWRCorridor ahead of Valley trade mission
Last month, Toronto mayor John Tory hosted a working group on innovation with Kitchener mayor Berry Vrbanovic at Shopify’s…
We get face time with MasterCard’s ‘Selfie Pay’ pilot
MasterCard is partnering with Bank of Montreal (BMO) on a pilot project for the first biometric corporate credit card program…
10 ways the 2016 federal budget will affect Canadian entrepreneurs
Waterloo MP and Small Business Minister Bardish Chagger speaks at the Startup Canada HQ earlier this month in the lead up to…
Pebble lays off 25 percent of its staff after raising $26 million over last eight months
Pebble is laying off 25 percent of its total staff this week (about 40 employees). CEO Eric Migicovsky confirmed the…
Waterloo-based Aterlo Networks raises $1 million
Aterlo Networks, a company dedicated to building technology for bandwidth or broadband usage-limited homes to enjoy high-quality…
Startup Canada Podcast: Erin Bury on strategic marketing
Erin Bury, a leading marketing expert in Canada (and former BetaKit Managing Editor, ed.), has more than 21,000 followers on…
Volta hires Velocity and Creative Destruction Lab founding director as its CEO
Halifax-based incubator Volta Labs, which recently received $500,000 in federal funding, is welcoming Velocity and Creative…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 9: What is Canada’s innovation strategy?
This week’s CanCon podcast has a bit of an edge: cutting edge, when it comes to the latest VR tech (and how it compares…
W|W: The Wearable Weekly – Smarter Smartwatches
Welcome to The Wearable Weekly, your trusted guide to all things wearable tech. If you only have time to read one thing about…