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By Joseph Czikk September 10, 2013

Pair of Canadian University Students Win Big at Nokia Hackathon in Sweden

Two second-year University of Waterloo students emerged victorious at the Nokia Imaging Hackathon last week in Lund, Sweden.…

By Joseph Czikk September 10, 2013

Communitech Looks Toward a Very Exciting Few Months

The Waterloo-based Communitech innovation hub is set for a couple exciting months, with the announcement of both “Techtoberfest”…

By Joseph Czikk September 10, 2013

Canadian Cofounders Behind Umano Are Achieving Big Success in Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley-based startup SoThree launched the Umano app for commuters or news junkies last year, and since then its been…

By Daniel Bader September 10, 2013

Arcade Fire taps Google Chrome and WebGL for immersive music video experience

Emmy Award-winning band, Arcade Fire, is set to unveil a new album in the coming weeks, but the first single from that yet-unnamed…

By Joseph Czikk September 10, 2013

Toronto Edtech Startup Raises $1 Million, Changes Name That Was Previously Really Bad

Toronto-based startup Class Messenger, formerly called WDWDT? (“What Did We Do Today?) has raised $1 million in funding from…

By Joseph Czikk September 10, 2013

Quebec’s Prêt à Entreprendre Program Announces Second Cohort of Young Entrepreneurs

The Quebec-based, provincially funded Prêt à entreprendre support program has unveiled its second cohort of entrepreneurs.…

By John Gray September 10, 2013

Seamless is the Mobile Answer to Reducing Hospital Readmissions

Tax-time can be tough on the wallet, root-canal therapy isn’t much fun and moving doesn’t count as one of life’s…

By Joseph Czikk September 10, 2013

Canadian Duo Behind AppDirect Secures $9 Million Series B Round

Daniel Saks and Nicolas Desmarais, the two Canadian cofounders behind Silicon Valley-based startup AppDirect, have secured…

By Joseph Czikk September 9, 2013

Kitchener’s Desire2Learn Beefs Up Adaptive Learning Platform, Acquires Fellow Canadian Startup Knowillage

Desire2Learn, the Kitchener-based education technology company that created the first integrated learning platform, has announced…

By Joseph Czikk September 9, 2013

MaRS Set to Host Entrepreneurship 101 Series, Now in It’s Ninth Straight Year

MaRS Discovery District is set to bring back Entrepreneurship 101 beginning September 25. Now in its 9th year (not all of which…

By Juliette Jagger September 9, 2013

Misa Digital Tri-Bass Strives to Bring Electronic Music into the Realm of Live Performance

Over the course of the past few years, we have witnessed electronic dance music (EDM) as a genre reach critical mass across…

By Joseph Czikk September 9, 2013

Is Cisco Set to Pour $100 Million in Canadian Venture Capital Funds?

Earlier today I wrote for The Financial Post that Cisco is reportedly interested in entering Canada as a limited partner,…

By Tom Emrich September 9, 2013

Kickstarter Officially Launches in Canada Today

Kickstarter has officially launched in Canada today, opening up its crowdfunding platform to help Canadians fund creative projects.…

By Joseph Czikk September 9, 2013

Broadband TV Hits 1 Billion Monthly Visitors After $36 Million Boost

Broadband TV, a Vancouver-based media and technology company that helps businesses to monetize their fan uploaded Youtube content,…

By John Gray September 9, 2013

Manaya is a Better Way to Connect Landlords with Future Tenants

In many markets, Craigslist is the de facto service connecting landlords with their future tenants. Sure there are some other…

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Quebec’s Prêt à Entreprendre Program Announces Second Cohort of Young Entrepreneurs

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