Raising Capital event talks about how to deal with “lying” VCs
In a room filled with some of Toronto’s top founders and leaders of post-seed, pre-series A tech companies, The Entrepreneurship…
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Now an international company, Dax Dasilva explains why Lightspeed is committed to Canada
In 2005, Dax Dasilva saw an opportunity to develop point-of-sale software that would give small retailers a chance to compete…
#smallrooms Podcast: Nudge Rewards’ Jordan Ekers on mobile in the enterprise
Rob Kenedi sits down with Jordan Ekers, chief customer officer at Nudge Rewards, a mobile platform that allows retailers to…
How thisopenspace’s founders turned a side hustle into a business
Talking to Yashar Nejati, co-founder and CEO of thisopenspace, a short-term rental marketplace for creative types, was truly…
F|T: The FinTech Times – How AI is transforming banking
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
Yoshua Bengio says VCs and gov’t must invest in Montreal AI’s long term success at #MTLNewTech
Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. The latest MTL NewTech event was dedicated to artificial intelligence (AI),…
Canadian tech community reacts to #Budget2017
This week, the federal government released the 2017 budget while the Canadian tech community eagerly watched. Making big bets…
Get your #Firesideconf tickets now before they’re gone in September
Canada’s conference-turned-summer camp, Fireside Conference, is back for the third year in a row. The invite-only, off-the-grid…
Today in impact hackathons: Envision the Future, Social Good Hackathon, The Breakout Project
In the coming months, organizations in the GTA are hosting hackathons to get tech enthusiasts excited about creating new and…
Six months in the Valley: Our crash course in 500 Startups
We live and breathe the story of Toronto as an emerging hotspot for tech growth in North America. We’re proud of our city…
Archiact says mobile is the key to driving mass VR adoption
It was nearly three years ago that Facebook announced its $2 billion acquisition of Oculus VR. At the time, Mark Zuckerberg…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – 200,000 signatures is a lot
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering the major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using…
500 Startups conducting cross-country tour to bring more Canada into its accelerator
With Canada looking more attractive than ever for investment, 500 Startups is conducting a national trip in cities across the…
Hootsuite refutes questions of unicorn status following Bloomberg report
Hootsuite has long been reported in the media as one of Canada’s few unicorns, the term for startups valued at $1 billion…
Today in funding ($17.8M): Appili Therapeutics, Enbala Power Network, Sofdesk
This week, several Canadian startups made significant funding announcements. Here’s the latest on who raised how much, and…