Vancouver-based Mojio launches connected car app marketplace
Mojio, an open-platform 3G peripheral that plugs into a car’s on-board diagnostic port (OBD-II) and connects to your…
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VR-focused Kaleidoscope Festival hitting Canada this fall
With VR headsets like the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift set to their make their way into consumer homes over the year, the era of…
Next Gen Den accepting new applications from entrepreneurs
Next Gen Den, known as the Dragons’ Den of the online world, is accepting applications from young entrepreneurs looking…
#ProductHuntTO celebrates first birthday with Slack Product Manager Simon Vallee as speaker
It’s hard to believe that it has been more than a year since the tweet that launched the Toronto chapter of Product Hunt,…
Watch Canada AM hosts freak out while playing VR games
While TIME magazine is facing ridicule for its sub-optimal magazine cover featuring Oculus Rift founder Palmer Luckey on “the…
Vancouver’s PHEMI closes $12.2 million round to tackle public sector and finance
PHEMI, a Vancouver-based big data warehouse that allows organizations to access and mine any variety of data to drive insights,…
Nymi completes first biometrically authenticated wearable payment in new pilot
Toronto-based wearable startup Nymi announced this morning that it has completed something that, just a few years ago, would…
TWG and HIGHLINE just launched a summer camp for designers. Here’s why.
Last Friday, the Designer Adventure Club sent out a few select invites encouraging recipients to ‘mess about in boats’…
How one Canadian doctor crowdsourced life-saving treatment for E. coli
Most people might think social networks are just for connecting with friends, but in the case of one Canadian girl, a social…
Dx3 and Concept 7 announce first-ever innovation summit
Dx3, Canada’s leading technology, digital marketing and retail event, and Concept 7, a leading experiential marketing and…
Next Gen Den judge Michael Hyatt to headline internet conference in Vancouver
The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA), the organization that manages the .ca domain on behalf of Canadians, will…
W|W: The Wearable Weekly – Dance like you just don’t care
Welcome to The Wearable Weekly, your trusted guide to all things wearable tech. If you only have time to read one thing about…
Wattpad was hacked in May; “a few million” accounts may have been exposed
Wattpad users have been receiving emails today from the company warning them that the storytelling social platform had been…
Eleven Canadian startups heading to Buffalo for 43North competition
Back in June, Buffalo put out the call for Canadian startups to join its 43North competition, which is offering startups $5…
Mark MacLeod (@StartupCFO) explains why we need Canadian VCs
I was sharing the news yesterday about Canada’s newest VC fund, Vistara Capital Partners, when I was asked this question…