Suretap partners with Toronto-based Points to expand mobile wallet offerings
In June, Rogers expanded Suretap, its mobile wallet client, to be available to Bell, Telus, Virgin Mobile and Koodo customers.…
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Applying the Three Rules of Silicon Valley to #WaterlooRegion
At the end of September, Velocity held its “Big Dinner” event, where entrepreneurs in our programs are invited to join…
Tech R&D spending is down in Canada; BlackBerry is still number one
The latest report from R&D intelligence firm Research Infosource reveals Canadian companies spent less on research and…
QuickTapSurvey becomes first Canadian startup to win Tabby/Mobby Android award
Toronto-based QuickTapSurvey, which has been developing B2B survey apps since 2010, managed to snag two wins in a global competition…
C100 selects startups for December 48 hours in the Valley cohort
After a month of serious deliberation, the C100, a nonprofit dedicated to helping Canadian startups find connections in Silicon…
QNX says this time it will be different for BlackBerry against Apple and Google in the connected car space
You may not know it, but there is still one industry where BlackBerry is a market leader. In 2010, BlackBerry purchased Ottawa’s…
B.R.A.K.E.R.S. is one part of the connected car revolution
While emergency vehicles rely on loud sirens to get the attention of cars around them, this system isn’t foolproof; sometimes…
Varden Labs pitches autonomous vehicle niche market on #TheDisruptors
With Ontario just announcing that it would be the first province in Canada to allow the testing of self driving cars, Varden…
Celebrate National Girls Learning Code Day on November 7
For the second year in a row, Ladies Learning Code is celebrating National Girls Learning Code Day, an initiative where more…
Lighthouse Labs to help Venture for Canada grads get code-savvy
Lighthouse Labs and Venture for Canada, a nonprofit dedicated to recruiting top grads to work at Canadian startups, are partnering…
W|W: The Wearable Weekly – Wearable tech tips off
Welcome to The Wearable Weekly, your trusted guide to all things wearable tech. If you only have time to read one thing about…
Compass calls #WaterlooRegion the David vs. Goliath story of startup ecosystems
It’s the city that Sam Altman, president of Y Combinator, said is the “best up-and-coming startup city in the world.”…
Apple Pay coming to Canada this year, but not for everybody
Apple Pay is coming to Canada by the end of this year, but it will be limited to American Express customers — at least…
Making sense of early-stage funding options
It’s a good time to be a startup in North America. Venture capital investing in the US reached a record $59.8 billion for…
Startup Canada Podcast: Wendy Mayhew and the rise of Seniorpreneurship
“Out of the way entrepreneurs, seniorpreneurs are taking over.” – Wendy Mayhew Mayhew is an advocate for promoting…