Ontario Angel Group Selects Eight Startups to Pitch at Follow-On Investment Forum
Eight Canadian startups have been selected to pitch at the National Angel Organizations Ontario’s Follow-On Investment…
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The Metabridge Startup Retreat Has Selected the 15 Companies Headed to Kelowna
Every year Accelerate Okanagan selects 15 high-performing startups from across Canada and fly them out to British Columbia’s…
US Telecomm Equipment Giant Acquires Mississauga’s SeaWell Networks
A public, US-based telecommunications equipment giant located in Georgia has acquired venture-backed Canadian company SeaWell…
Billionaire Mark Cuban Invests in Vancouver’s Procurify
Procurify, an international cloud procurement software firm headquartered in Vancouver, has closed a $1.2 million seed round…
Toronto’s BrandProject Creates, Invests in New Company, TUNED Brands Inc.
Toronto-based BrandProject, a “company creation studio” that builds, buys and makes seed stage investments in…
Here’s Four Toronto Startups Reinventing The Wheel
Reinventing the wheel and building a better mousetrap are cliches normally thrown around during a terrible elevator pitch.…
Canadian Venture Capital Had Some Big Wins in Q1 of This Year
Ahh Q1- the fresh new beginnings of the year, when the snow melts and the Maple Leafs’ playoff hopes shatter before our…
Vancouver’s BuildDirect to Launch New Chocolate Flooring
Vancouver’s online building materials merchant BuildDirect is about to “take a bite” out of home improvement,…
Fundica Steps Up the Prize Game With Upcoming Funding Roadshow
Fundica and the 2014 Funding Roadshow have released details on the prizes that will be handed out this year on the ten-stop…
Several BC Startups Named “Ready to Rocket” Companies for 2014
Several Vancouver and BC-based startups have been named “Ready to Rocket” ICT companies for 2014 by Ready to…
Vancouver’s Identity Verification Experts Trulioo Lands $6 Million
Vancouver-based startup Trulioo has raised $6 million in venture capital. The deal was announced yesterday and sees the identity…
VC Investment in Canada Jumps by Nearly a Third in 2013 (452 deals with an average size of $4.3 million)
Last year saw 31 percent more venture capital investment in Canada compared to 2012, up to $2 billion from $1.5 billion. In…
The Accelerator Series: FounderFuel
The Accelerator Series is a multi-part spotlight on Canada’s startup accelerators and the people who lead them. Canada’s…
TIME Magazine Says D-Wave Systems’ Quantum Computer Has “Revolutionary Consequences”
TIME Magazine has shown some serious love to Burnaby, BC-based quantum computing company D-Wave. (And kudos to fellow tech…
Vancouver’s ePACT Network Secures $1 Million in Funding
North Vancouver’s ePACT Network has secured a funding round that’s believed to be in the $1 million area, from…