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By Ian Hardy January 29, 2015

Slyce acquires mobile couponing app SnipSnap for $6.5 million, adds 4 million users

Toronto-based Sylce had a busy 2014, raising a significant amount of capital, striking partnerships with Neiman Marcus and…

By Douglas Soltys January 29, 2015

Montreal smart garment startup Heddoko selected Innovation World Cup Finalist

Montreal-based smart garment startup Heddoko is headed to Munich next week to vie for the title of “Innovator of the…

By Ian Hardy January 29, 2015

Vancouver’s SREDscore launches free online tool that helps SR&ED claimants file faster

Let’s face it. Filling out government forms to apply for a tax credit are tedious and frustrating. Vancouver-based SREDscore…

By Douglas Soltys January 28, 2015

Nymi CEO Karl Martin: departures “logical progression” from new enterprise customer focus

Yesterday, we reported that Nymi President, Andrew D’Souza, and Director of Platform, Balaji Gopalan, were no longer with…

By Ian Hardy January 28, 2015

Slack acquires Screenhero

Slack Technologies, the communication tool that was first started in Vancouver and now located in San Francisco, recently raised…

By Ian Hardy January 28, 2015

Seevibes opens Toronto office, announces Franz Fontaine as VP of Strategic Development

FounderFuel Alum Seevibes, who has built a platform that measures social media reaction to television shows and events, has…

By Ian Hardy January 28, 2015

BDC now accepting applications for its annual Young Entrepreneurs Award

Starting today, the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) is accepting applications for its annual BDC Young Entrepreneur…

By Ian Hardy January 28, 2015

Execution Labs announces first cohort into its Pre-Production Accelerator (PPA) program

Montreal’s Execution Labs recently received $6 million Series A funding from Corus Entertainment, BDC Capital, Real Ventures…

By Douglas Soltys January 27, 2015

Nymi President Andrew D’Souza out as company struggles to ship

BetaKit has confirmed via multiple sources familiar with the situation that Nymi President Andrew D’Souza is no longer a…

By Douglas Soltys January 27, 2015

CEO Ryan Holmes rolling out guru employee track across Hootsuite

Hootsuite CEO Ryan Holmes is known for having an unique take, especially when it comes to developing new tech talent. Today,…

By Douglas Soltys January 27, 2015

Career Skills Incubator helps Canadians transitioning careers with new Menteer app

The Career Skills Incubator announced today the launch of a new mobile app to help Canadian job seekers get matched with mentors…

By Douglas Soltys January 27, 2015

Cisco and Teralys commit to McRock’s industrial IoT fund

The CVCA is reporting that Toronto-based McRock Capital has announced a second close for its industrial Internet of Things…

By Douglas Soltys January 26, 2015

Medella Health is in the right place at the right time

It’s not easy being a wearable hardware startup. It’s also hard being an impact health tech startup. Now, a wearable health…

By Douglas Soltys January 26, 2015

Onyx Motion, HWKI some of the early stage startups entering the Next Gen Den

For many early stage startups, the right exposure at the right time can have a huge impact. While the ‘realness’ of…

By Douglas Soltys January 26, 2015

Carrier invests in smart thermostat maker ecobee

Toronto-based ecobee is quietly becoming a major player in the connect home space. After launching its ecobee3 smart thermostat…

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