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Auto Industry Giant Backs Mobile Parking Solution QuickPay

Erin Bury February 16, 2012

San Francisco startup QuickPay announced today that it has raised an undisclosed amount of funding for its mobile parking solution,…

OZON’s Acquisition of Sapato Shows That Good Startup Ideas Translate Well

Darrell Etherington February 15, 2012

Russia’s largest online retail site OZON announced today that it bought Sapato, a startup launched 18 months ago that…

Engagio Launches, Raises Seed Round for Engagement Inbox

Erin Bury February 15, 2012

Web engagement inbox tool Engagio is launching to the public today and announcing a $540k round of seed funding. The seed…

The Future is Clear: Impending Aims to Bring You Tomorrow’s Apps, Today

Darrell Etherington February 15, 2012

Impending co-founder Phill Ryu is no stranger to launching apps and starting businesses. He’s one of the creators of MacHeist,…

CruiseWise Launches at a Critical Juncture for Cruise Industry

Darrell Etherington February 14, 2012

Start-Up Chile pilot team and online cruise booking agency CruiseWise officially launched its website to the public on Tuesday.…

LinkedIn Continues on Post-IPO Acquisition Tear with Rapportive

Erin Bury February 8, 2012

When big corporations acquire startups there’s often feeling of trepidation among current users. Will the service remain…

"Hotwire for Shipping" Startup Aims to Disrupt Transportation Industry

Erin Bury February 7, 2012

Despite all the apps and web services that have been able to eliminate consumer pain points, shipping packages is still an…

Ridejoy Raises $1.3 Million to Become AirBnb for Drivers

Erin Bury February 6, 2012

It seems like there’s a startup for everything to do with cars. There’s Parking Panda for finding or renting out…

Mobify's Explosive Growth Reflects Rise of Mobile Web

Erin Bury February 2, 2012

Using a smartphone to visit a website that isn’t optimized for mobile browsing is rarely a positive experience. Awkward…

Clio Drags Law Firms Into the Cloud, Adds $6 Million in funding

Erin Bury January 30, 2012

Quick – think of stodgy, old-fashioned companies or departments who are reluctant to adopt technology. Without naming…

How Long Should This Article Stay on the Front Page? Visual Revenue Can Predict

Erin Bury January 27, 2012

Half the battle for online publishers is how to get visitors to their site. But once visitors get there, what content should…

Publishers Looking to Leverage Big Data to Understand Readers

Erin Bury January 25, 2012

An article today earlier today outlined Tynt’s acquisition by 33Across, which will help give publishers insights into…

33Across Acquires Tynt to Allow Publishers to Tap Into "Interest Graph"

Erin Bury January 25, 2012

Publishers find themselves in an increasingly competitive environment – with the barrier to create content so low, and…

Plancast Hits the Deadpool After Battling Busy Event Promotion Space

Erin Bury January 24, 2012

If someone had asked entrepreneur Mark Hendrickson his own plans three years ago, chances are he wouldn’t have put ‘entering…

Polar Mobile Raises $6 Million to Launch One-Size-Fits-All-Devices Publishing Platform

Erin Bury January 23, 2012

One of the most successful app development companies in Canada, with over $3 million in existing funding, the company counts…

Is Canada’s productivity saviour a hallucination?

Lack of M&A and IPOs drives global secondary market to new record

a16z says OpenSesame to Canadian agentic AI startup for its speedrun accelerator

Michael Yang departs OMERS Ventures as pension fund refocuses on Canada in “strategic shift”

Why Canada’s federal government keeps talking about quantum tech with Xanadu’s Christian Weedbrook

Katherine Homuth is making the case for a “founder constitution.” Here’s what that might look like

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