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W|W: The Wearable Weekly – Pebble and Kickstarter back together again

Tom Emrich May 31, 2016

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

Startup Canada Podcast: David Alston on turning Atlantic Canada into a startup cluster

Douglas Soltys May 31, 2016

When David Alston travelled to Estonia two years ago to film the documentary Code Kids, he saw a country decades ahead of its…

Versature raises $1.15 million from BDC Capital, RBC

Jessica Galang May 31, 2016

Versature, which provides cloud-based VoIP communications for Canadian businesses, raised $1.15 million in seed funding. Versature…

CanCon Podcast Ep. 18: What can Canada learn from other tech countries?

Douglas Soltys May 30, 2016

Tech is often focused on what can be, but perhaps some time must be spent focusing on what should be. Canadian entrepreneurs…

F|T: The FinTech Times – Social footprints

Douglas Soltys May 30, 2016

Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…

Growing a (sustainable) sales team: a guide for startups

Andrew Seipp May 30, 2016

Things have been going well. You and your founder have been hustling hard, spreading the word about your business. You’ve…

Report: 49 percent of Canadian IT firms say tech companies aren’t equipped to compete globally

Jessica Galang May 30, 2016

As startup ecosystems across Canada mature, we’re reaching a point where continuing that momentum includes continuing…

Toronto team named Most Inspirational Project at NASA Space Apps Challenge

Jessica Galang May 30, 2016

A Toronto team has been recognized with a global award from one of the world’s top authorities on space — NASA. Kid…

Vancouver Tech Podcast Ep. 28: Kier Miron and Eric Muyser

James Doyle May 30, 2016

This week is light on events but heavy on discussions. Drew and James open the show with a chat about missing client information,…

Simwave wants to bring virtual reality to the next level with temperature, smell

Jessica Galang May 30, 2016

Virtual reality is already disruptive in its own right as it changes the way we think about entertainment — but one Ottawa-based…

Paul Singh says Canada’s startup ecosystem has grown, but founders lack “sense of urgency”

Jessica Galang May 30, 2016

Canada’s startup ecosystem has grown immensely in just five years — within that time we’ve had major exits like…

Vancouver Economic Commission hits Waterloo to convince top talent to go west

Jessica Galang May 30, 2016

Vancouver is emerging as one of Canada’s top Canadian startup ecosystems. The city enjoys the support of a British Columbia…

PinchVR envisions a world where anyone can customize their own VR environment

Jessica Galang May 27, 2016

As VR emerges as the next must-have hardware, companies like Oculus Rift and Google are competing for the top spot in the consumer…

#ProductHuntTO demonstrates how startups are bringing transparency to healthcare

Jessica Galang May 27, 2016

Long wait times, confusion, and anxiety are often considered ubiquitous to the healthcare process. As Canada comes closer to…

What Canada can learn from Israel’s startup ecosystem

Jason Field May 27, 2016

Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne’s first trade mission to the Middle East was an overwhelming success, generating 44 agreements…

Canadian VC pre-seed and seed activity continued to slump in H1 2025

Amber Mac wants parents to know their kids are talking to AI

Carney says new Major Projects Office will help build a “Canadian sovereign cloud”

Shopify COO Kaz Nejatian leaves to lead Opendoor

Tetra Trust parent secures backing from banks, FinTechs to launch Canadian stablecoin

‘Mission is a go’ for Canadian defence tech

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W|W: The Wearable Weekly – Pebble and Kickstarter back together again

Startup Canada Podcast: David Alston on turning Atlantic Canada into a startup cluster

Versature raises $1.15 million from BDC Capital, RBC

CanCon Podcast Ep. 18: What can Canada learn from other tech countries?

F|T: The FinTech Times – Social footprints

Growing a (sustainable) sales team: a guide for startups

Report: 49 percent of Canadian IT firms say tech companies aren’t equipped to compete globally

Toronto team named Most Inspirational Project at NASA Space Apps Challenge

Vancouver Tech Podcast Ep. 28: Kier Miron and Eric Muyser

Simwave wants to bring virtual reality to the next level with temperature, smell

Paul Singh says Canada’s startup ecosystem has grown, but founders lack “sense of urgency”

Vancouver Economic Commission hits Waterloo to convince top talent to go west

PinchVR envisions a world where anyone can customize their own VR environment

#ProductHuntTO demonstrates how startups are bringing transparency to healthcare

What Canada can learn from Israel’s startup ecosystem

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