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By Tom Emrich February 13, 2015

Disrupting art with wearable technology

Art is a very subjective thing. As William Shakespeare once said, “there is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes…

By Ian Hardy February 12, 2015

Slack celebrates 1st anniversary, tops 500,000 daily users

With a year under the belt, Slack is not slacking off. The communication tool that was started by Flickr founder Stewart Butterfield…

By Ian Hardy February 12, 2015

Slack and Frank & Oak make the list of 2015’s Most Innovative Companies

Innovation is so much more than a buzzword. The official definition is “the action or process of innovating” or…

By Romila Barryman February 12, 2015

MakerLabs plans to grow digitally with new Vancouver location

When MakerLabs opened the doors to a 3D printing, woodworking and laser cutting facility last July, its name quickly became…

By Ian Hardy February 12, 2015

Founder Institute is seeing the “most applicant demand in history”

The Founder Institute, which is dubbed as the “world’s largest entrepreneur training and startup launch program,” began…

By Ian Hardy February 12, 2015

MappedIn secures up to $600,000 from FedDev to offer its indoor map technology in multiple languages

Waterloo-based MappedIn, the makers of an interactive indoor navigation system that offers mobile app or touchscreen kiosk…

By Ian Hardy February 12, 2015

Studio Y now accepting applications for its 2015-16 Fellowship

A year ago MaRS Discovery District launched Studio Y, a program dedicated to working with those aged 18-25 to find “success…

By Daniel Bader February 11, 2015

Frank & Oak’s new reality: stores, stories, brands and beards

Frank & Oak is in a good place. The Montreal-based men’s clothing ecommerce site has expanded beyond the border,…

By Douglas Soltys February 11, 2015

changeRoom to unveil its webrooming retail solution at #Dx32015

When we first saw changeRoom at the MasterCard’s N>XT Developer Challenge in October, we speculated that, despite an early…

Dx3 2015 keynotes Mike Serbinis and Keith Wachtel

By Douglas Soltys February 11, 2015

Dx3 Canada announces Mike Serbinis and Keith Wachtel as daily keynote speakers

Dx3 Canada, the country’s largest conference and trade show dedicated to digital, is exactly one month away. To commemorate…

By Ian Hardy February 11, 2015

JUICE Mobile opens Waterloo office

Toronto-based JUICE Mobile is continuing to expand its operations and announced the opening of a Waterloo office at 51 Breithaupt…

By Douglas Soltys February 11, 2015

theScore now included in the TSX Venture 50

Toronto-based mobile sporting news provider theScore announced today that has been included within the 2015 TSX Venture 50,…

By Douglas Soltys February 11, 2015

Miovision raises $30 million Series B to save you from traffic congestion

Kitchener-based Miovision Technologies announced today that it has completed a $30 million Series B round, led by MacKinnon,…

By Douglas Soltys February 10, 2015

Ansik knows that sales are sexier than sector

Ansik is fighting the perception that they have a perception problem. The Velocity Foundry company, which produces ShockLock,…

By Douglas Soltys February 10, 2015

Reuters says Canadian VC investments reached $2.36 billion in 2014

Last week, we covered the CVCA investment in Canada report, which tallied the total number of disclosed venture capital deals…

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Disrupting art with wearable technology

Slack celebrates 1st anniversary, tops 500,000 daily users

Slack and Frank & Oak make the list of 2015’s Most Innovative Companies

MakerLabs plans to grow digitally with new Vancouver location

Founder Institute is seeing the “most applicant demand in history”

MappedIn secures up to $600,000 from FedDev to offer its indoor map technology in multiple languages

Studio Y now accepting applications for its 2015-16 Fellowship

Frank & Oak’s new reality: stores, stories, brands and beards

changeRoom to unveil its webrooming retail solution at #Dx32015

Dx3 Canada announces Mike Serbinis and Keith Wachtel as daily keynote speakers

JUICE Mobile opens Waterloo office

theScore now included in the TSX Venture 50

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Reuters says Canadian VC investments reached $2.36 billion in 2014

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