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IBM joins MaRS FinTech hub to work with startups on cognitive technologies

Jessica Galang August 31, 2016

IBM will be joining the FinTech hub at Toronto’s MaRS Discovery District, according to a report from The Canadian Press.…

Instamek acquires competitor WrenchPatrol to establish Vancouver presence

Jessica Galang August 31, 2016

instaMek, an Edmonton-based on-demand car service repair company, has announced the acquisition of Vancouver-based WrenchPatrol,…

Hack to Start Ep. 112: Tracy Chou, software engineer

Franco Varriano August 31, 2016

Tracy Chou is a software engineer and was most recently at Pinterest, where she worked on the home feed and recommendations…

DDB expands brand accelerator program across Canada

Jonathon Narvey August 30, 2016

Tech startups looking to effectively connect customers with their brand have a new option. On Monday, the DDB Canada agency…

Startup Canada Podcast: Yukon Brewing co-founder Bob Baxter reveals expansion is difficult without “hometown advantage”

Startup Canada August 30, 2016

Yukon Brewing’s craft beer has cemented its place as a local favourite up North. But expanding the brand into other Canadian…

Here’s what Riipen COO Dave Savory learned after a year of scaling

Jonathon Narvey August 30, 2016

Riipen is a Vancouver-based startup with a web platform that connects employers with top talent coming out of our post-secondary…

Thorasys raises $1.3 million to develop a new method of measuring lung function

Jessica Galang August 30, 2016

Montreal-based Thorasys, which is developing products for the diagnosis of lung diseases, has raised $1.3 million in funding…

Cossette Health opens applications for fall cohort

Jessica Galang August 30, 2016

Just over a week after Cossette announced it was seeking tourism-related startups for Cossette Lab, the marketing communications…

Canalyst raises $2.7 million seed round to fuel Canada and U.S. expansion

Jessica Galang August 30, 2016

Vancouver-based Canalyst, an equity research platform that helps analysts and portfolio managers with research, announced $2.7…

TouchBistro partners with Square to allow its users to accept Apple Pay, access loans

Rose Behar August 30, 2016

Toronto-based TouchBistro, a leading iOS point of sales apps for restaurants and bars in 37 countries, announced today that…

CanCon Podcast Ep. 31: Canada’s startup scalability problem

Robyn Edgar August 29, 2016

This week the CanCon podcast asks if LegalTech is innovating, or just disrupting bank accounts. Following a Hulk Hogan lawsuit…

Vancouver Tech Podcast Ep. 41: Motive.io and Dooly.ai

James Doyle August 29, 2016

Drew and James open the show with a quick chat about what a startup is. They also catch up on Drew’s domain problems.…

Lightspeed CEO Dax Dasilva wants to create “a new wave of nonprofits” with art & tech

Jessica Galang August 29, 2016

Over the past weekend, Lightspeed CEO Dax Dasilva touched down in Los Angeles for music festival FYF Fest — but not to promote…

HitchPlanet drives past 1 million km milestone

HitchPlanet drives past one million kilometre milestone, announces expansion

Jonathon Narvey August 29, 2016

HitchPlanet, western Canada’s largest ridesharing startup, just celebrated a major milestone: one million kilometres shared…

W|W: The Wearable Weekly – Smartwatches of luxury

Tom Emrich August 29, 2016

Welcome to The Wearable Weekly, your trusted guide to all things wearable tech. If you only have time to read one thing about…

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IBM joins MaRS FinTech hub to work with startups on cognitive technologies

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Hack to Start Ep. 112: Tracy Chou, software engineer

DDB expands brand accelerator program across Canada

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Here’s what Riipen COO Dave Savory learned after a year of scaling

Thorasys raises $1.3 million to develop a new method of measuring lung function

Cossette Health opens applications for fall cohort

Canalyst raises $2.7 million seed round to fuel Canada and U.S. expansion

TouchBistro partners with Square to allow its users to accept Apple Pay, access loans

CanCon Podcast Ep. 31: Canada’s startup scalability problem

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