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By Erin Bury October 31, 2012

BabyList Joins 500 Startups to Build Out Online Registry for Expectant Moms

For brides-to-be, there are no shortage of online wedding and honeymoon registries to help register for physical gifts or cash,…

By Humayun Khan October 31, 2012

Openera Relaunches iPhone App to Aggregate and Organize Company Files

Professionals can attest that perhaps the most frustrating experience of their day can be sitting in the back of a cab scrambling…

By Humayun Khan October 30, 2012

MyShoebox Launches to Provide Unlimited Photo Storage Across Devices

Although there might be quite a few players in the photo-sharing space, Toronto-based startup MyShoebox believes there is still…

By Erin Bury October 30, 2012

15M Users Strong, Prezi Debuts Redesign to Tackle Presentation Learning Curve

Today PowerPoint alternative Prezi debuted a redesigned version of its platform, which lets people create non-linear presentations…

By Humayun Khan October 30, 2012

Heatmaps Launches to Help Developers Track In-App Gestures and Usage

Warsaw, Poland-based Heatmaps today announced the launch of its new platform to capture touch and gestures as users navigate…

By Humayun Khan October 30, 2012

LevelEleven Launches With $1M in Seed Funding to Gamify Sales Teams

Today Detroit-based LevelEleven, which creates enterprise gamification and CRM solutions, announced its official launch with…

By Erin Bury October 30, 2012

Science-Backed EverySignal Launches to Highlight Social Network Milestones

Today EverySignal, the latest company to emerge from technology incubator Science, launched to make sure people never miss…

By Humayun Khan October 29, 2012

Memoto Approaches $350K Raised on Kickstarter for Wearable “Life Logging” Camera

It seems that unless each moment has the ability to be transformed into a photo, which can either be uploaded or shared, it…

By Erin Bury October 29, 2012

Beamr Launches to Apply Photo Compression Technology to iPhone Photo-Sharing

When it comes to sharing iPhone photos, there are no shortage of storage and sharing tools, from Dropbox and Box to apps like…

By Humayun Khan October 29, 2012

Book’d Launching Scheduling Platform to Fill Tungle Void for Service Providers

After a private beta launch in September, Columbia, MO-based Book’d will be looking to launch its online scheduling platform…

By Humayun Khan October 29, 2012

Flomio Launches FloJack on Kickstarter to Let iOS Users Get NFC-Enabled

When Apple decided not to include Near Field Communication (NFC) in its feature set for the iPhone 5, it left industry insiders…

By Erin Bury October 26, 2012

Pheed At Almost 1M Visits Since Launch, But Don't Call it The Paid Twitter

Startup Pheed is looking to give celebrities and any other user a new way to share and monetize their content, via a web-based…

By Humayun Khan October 25, 2012

Dhingana Adds $7M, Reaches 15M Monthly Users For Bollywood’s Version of Pandora

California- and India-based Dhingana, a Bollywood and Indian music streaming service, announced today that it has closed $7…

By Erin Bury October 25, 2012

Spently Launches to Help Merchants Turn Email Receipts Into Marketing Campaigns

This week Toronto-based Spently launched its marketing and customer rewards platform for merchants, helping them send branded,…

By Humayun Khan October 25, 2012

BufferBox Partners With GO Transit to Offer Parcel Pickup Service to Commuters

Toronto-based BufferBox announced today that it has secured a contract with MetroLinx, the agency that oversees public transit…

JustEat, SkipTheDishes lay off 800 Canada-based employees following “comprehensive review”

Social Finance Fund-backed Boann reveals first investments in Canadian impact funds

Paper CEO Phil Cutler out, startup cuts 45 percent of HQ staff and all Canadian tutors

Sampler files for bankruptcy

Radical Ventures launches $800-million USD AI growth fund

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BabyList Joins 500 Startups to Build Out Online Registry for Expectant Moms

15M Users Strong, Prezi Debuts Redesign to Tackle Presentation Learning Curve

Heatmaps Launches to Help Developers Track In-App Gestures and Usage

LevelEleven Launches With $1M in Seed Funding to Gamify Sales Teams

Science-Backed EverySignal Launches to Highlight Social Network Milestones

Memoto Approaches $350K Raised on Kickstarter for Wearable “Life Logging” Camera

Beamr Launches to Apply Photo Compression Technology to iPhone Photo-Sharing

Book’d Launching Scheduling Platform to Fill Tungle Void for Service Providers

Flomio Launches FloJack on Kickstarter to Let iOS Users Get NFC-Enabled

Pheed At Almost 1M Visits Since Launch, But Don't Call it The Paid Twitter

Dhingana Adds $7M, Reaches 15M Monthly Users For Bollywood’s Version of Pandora

Spently Launches to Help Merchants Turn Email Receipts Into Marketing Campaigns

BufferBox Partners With GO Transit to Offer Parcel Pickup Service to Commuters

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