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Globalive founder Tony Lacavera kicking off Startup Canada’s Day on the Hill

Jessica Galang March 22, 2016

Globalive founder Tony Lacavera is set to kick off Startup Canada’s Day on The Hill, which will have over 1,500 entrepreneurs,…

Slack Amazing Teams Tour making stop in Toronto on March 31

Jessica Galang March 22, 2016

With a mission to reach both Slack users and the “Slack-curious”, Slack is making a stop in Toronto for its Amazing…

Startup Canada Podcast: Erin Bury on strategic marketing

Startup Canada March 22, 2016

Erin Bury, a leading marketing expert in Canada (and former BetaKit Managing Editor, ed.), has more than 21,000 followers on…

Shopify releases new and improved SDKs, including Android Pay integration

Jessica Galang March 22, 2016

At its first-ever Unite Conference in San Francisco, Shopify has announced two new SDKs that allow developers to implement…

Aviva Canada partners with DMZ to enhance digital strategy

Jessica Galang March 22, 2016

Aviva Canada, a property and casualty insurance group that services three million customers, has announced a partnership with…

Volta hires Velocity and Creative Destruction Lab founding director as its CEO

Jessica Galang March 22, 2016

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?

Douglas Soltys March 22, 2016

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…

Influitive acquires TriggerFox, marking second acquisition this month

Jessica Galang March 22, 2016

Toronto-based Influitive has announced its second acquisition of the month with TriggerFox, a mobile relationship management…

Plasticity Labs can tell if your employees hate you

Jessica Galang March 21, 2016

Neuroplasticity might sound like a concept for the future, but for Plasticity Labs, it’s a tool that companies can use…

Teralys Capital closes oversubscribed $375 million Teralys Capital Innovation Fund

Jessica Galang March 21, 2016

Montreal-based Teralys Capital, an innovation-focused investor managing $1.6 billion in venture capital, announced that its…

University of Waterloo president says talent is key to innovation ecosystem

Jessica Galang March 21, 2016

With the second largest startup density in the world, The Waterloo Region has been steadily climbing the ranks as an innovation…

W|W: The Wearable Weekly – Smarter Smartwatches

Tom Emrich March 21, 2016

Welcome to The Wearable Weekly, your trusted guide to all things wearable tech. If you only have time to read one thing about…

F|T: The FinTech Times – Are we too Canadian for FinTech?

Douglas Soltys March 21, 2016

Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…

Telus Small Business Challenge accepting applications for $100,000 grand prize

Jessica Galang March 21, 2016

Telus and The Globe and Mail have announced the return of their annual Small Business Challenge, which offers entrepreneurs…

#smallrooms podcast: Adam Rabie of Big Terminal on FinTech and big data

Rob Kenedi March 18, 2016

Rob Kenedi talks to Adam Rabie, a big data FinTech platform that uses machine learning to sort and filter the news to help…

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