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By Joseph Czikk February 18, 2014

Hotel Helpers GuestDriven Raises $3 Million Seed Round

GuestDriven, a Montreal startups that helps hospitality brands build guest engagement, loyalty and drive advocacy, has raised…

By Joseph Czikk February 18, 2014

Mashable’s Piece on Quebec’s Startup Climate Twisted Reality

Mashable’s January 30th article entitled “Quebec’s Preoccupation With French Is Limiting It’s Startup Scene” didn’t…

By Joseph Czikk February 17, 2014

The Accelerator Series: The Next 36

The Accelerator Series is a multi-part spotlight on Canada’s startup accelerators and the people who lead them. As…

By John Gray February 17, 2014

Watson Computers and Self-Driving Vehicles: Wavefronts Wireless 2014 Gave a Sign of Things to Come

“I for one welcome our new computer overlords.” Ken Jennings was humble in accepting his Jeopardy defeat to the…

By Tom Emrich February 17, 2014

Vancouver’s Vandrico Launches Wearable Technology Database

The wearable tech space is booming. According to a new report from Canalys, 1.6 million wrist-worn wearables shipped in the…

By Joseph Czikk February 14, 2014

Toronto and New York-Based BorderFree to Go Public

Toronto-based BorderFree (which also has offices in New York, Tel Aviv, Shanghai and Dublin) is reportedly set for an initial…

By Joseph Czikk February 14, 2014

Vicki Saunders’ SheEO Program Makes Call for Applications for New Cohort

Toronto’s SheEO accelerator program for women entrepreneurs is making its call for applications for its Spring cohort,…

By BetaKit February 14, 2014

Great Canadian Appathon [4] Awards $35,000 to Student Game Makers

The Great Canadian Appathon [4] awarded $35,000 to student game developers after its Grand Finale occurred yesterday. The Appathon…

By Joseph Czikk February 14, 2014

Toronto’s PitchPoint Solutions Gets $2.8 Million from BEST Funds

PitchPoint Solutions, a Toronto-based enterprise solution company for businesses in the financial sector, has raised $2.8 million…

By Joseph Czikk February 14, 2014

Google is Expanding into Larger Office Space in Kitchener

Google seems to like the Kitchener-Waterloo area. Today the Waterloo Record reported that the Silicon Valley-based tech giant…

By Joseph Czikk February 14, 2014

London’s Backpackr Looks to Take an Open Market in Traveller Meet-Ups

Having just returned from a short backpacking trip throughout Cuba I know the despairs of solo travellers well. While I’m…

By John Gray February 14, 2014

Can Technology Save us From Ourselves? Talking Connected Machines at Wavefront Wireless Summit

Reality is not universal. Mix one man’s factual with another’s fictional, and somewhere in that ether is another person’s…

By Ian Hardy February 14, 2014

Ottawa-based Klipfolio raises $1.7 million from BDC, FundFire, BOLDstart and others

Data, especially big data, can be complicated. Many moving parts and several variables come into play that help you understand…

By BetaKit February 13, 2014

Toronto is Getting a Bitcoin Hackathon

A Bitcoin hackathon is coming to Toronto. Yep, you heard it right. The Global Bitcoin Hackathon Network is an organization…

By Tom Emrich February 13, 2014

Biometric Shirt Hexoskin Is Helping Olympic Athletes Win Gold at Sochi

Wearable devices may be helping the everyday Joe count steps to shed some pounds but for Olympic athletes they are tools which…

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