The new realities for Canadian entrepreneurs
First Round Capital published their latest LP letter last Friday. It details how the early stage venture capital firm is anticipating…
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Lighthouse Labs launches DevHub education and coworking space
Lighthouse Labs, a coding school with chapters in cities like Montreal, Toronto, Calgary, and Vancouver, is launching its DevHub…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 7: Canadian unicorn hype check
There was a time in Canadian tech when we celebrated the existence of any unicorn. Now, with a growing list of Canadian startups…
W|W: The Wearable Weekly – Wearable Happy Meals
Welcome to The Wearable Weekly, your trusted guide to all things wearable tech. If you only have time to read one thing about…
WeWork chooses Montreal for its deep creative culture
After announcing that Montreal would be WeWork’s first co-working space in Canada, the coworking space company has officially…
#Dx32016: Playing with Samsung Pay, coming to Canada this year
If the last two weeks have been an indication of anything, it’s that mobile payments are about to be a big thing in Canada.…
#Dx32016: How Kik will use chat bots to sell products to teens (and everyone else)
First it was desktop, then mobile, and now, according to Paul Gray, Waterloo-based Kik’s director of platform services,…
TD Canada Trust’s new mobile payments solution beats Apple and Samsung to the punch in Canada
Beating the likes of Apple and Samsung to the punch, TD Canada Trust has launched its own mobile payments solution that supports…
#Dx32016: Pepper the sassy robot dreams of changing retail
Pepper, the first humanoid robot with virtual emotions, went on sale in Japan this summer and is now coming to North America.…
Today in Canadian Unicorns: Hootsuite written down, Slack raising at $4B USD valuation
Following Shopify’s successful IPO and strong growth, the Canadian tech community has kept its eye on the nation’s other…
#Dx32016: Entrepreneurs must embrace “quiet voice” of creativity in a tech-obsessed world
Since Dx3 started five years ago, it’s attracted some of the best thinkers in the digital industry. Throughout this time,…
Lending Loop halts new loan requests amidst talks with “securities regulatory authorities”
Toronto-based Lending Loop posted a notice on its website yesterday stating that the startup has suspended new loan requests…
Ernst and Young opens nominations for Entrepreneur of the Year 2016 Awards
In an effort to recognize Canada’s top entrepreneurs, Ernst and Young is accepting nominations for its EY Entrepreneur…
Startup Canada Podcast: Just for Laughs co-founder Andy Nulman
“Humour disarms. It educates, and it enlightens when handled properly.” For entrepreneur Andy Nulman, humour is…
mnubo partners with Grain Systems Inc. to bring IoT to agribusiness
Grain Systems Inc., a grain and protein agribusiness solutions company part of the AGCO global agriculture brand, announced…