Post IPO, Shopify CPO Harley Finkelstein looks forward to the company’s future
A pair of suits stand outside the main room of the Toronto Stock Exchange. They see a group of some thirty or more people getting…
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Early stage companies given the green light to raise capital through crowdfunding in six provinces
Popular crowdfunding sites such as Indiegogo and Kickstarter have helped to propel several ideas into worldwide hits. The most…
Top 15 tech startups announced for upcoming metabridge technology event
There is something tangible to exclusivity. metabridge, an annual 1.5-day retreat founded in 2008 by Steve Wandler, is back…
FreshBooks CFO Mark MacLeod steps down to launch SurePath Capital Partners
The Canadian startup ecosystem is about to get a lot more exit and fundraising advice from Mark MacLeod, the now former FreshBooks…
Vodafone Ventures joins Flybits’ $4.75 million Series A
Toronto-based Flybits, a company that originally incubated at Ryerson University’s Digital Media Zone (DMZ), has announced…
BCAMA VISION Conference provides startup lessons from thought leaders in marketing & branding
Canada is home to many great citizens, thinkers, inventors, activists, and marketers. We often forget that culture bubbles…
#YVR FinTech: a cultural shift towards money
New technology alone will not change an industry. Change is about a collective shift in attitude and behaviour. Less than ten…
#Dx32015: Mike Serbinis wants Canadians to change the world or move on
“I like to solve hard problems,” says Mike Serbinis to the large crowd gathered at the Metro Toronto Convention…
Today in funding: SecureKey, FundThrough, AVAC
Toronto and Calgary lead the latest round of FinTech and AgTech funding announcements. Here’s the latest on who raised…
Perceptiv Labs is on a mission to make drones smarter
If drones are going to take to the skies in the not so distant future, we all need to become amateur pilots or they need to…
Ryan Holmes wants to launch the first AngelList Syndicate in Canada
John Philip Green was fed up. The founder of Toronto’s CareGuide had raised a significant seed round last year from prominent…
Steve Wozniak says Montreal shouldn’t be like Silicon Valley, but focus on “what do you have that makes you special”
Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs helped bring the computer to everyday people. Woz is largely credited to be the designer of the…
Michael Tippett can’t put the Wantoo hype genie back in the bottle
Every entrepreneur craves press clippings. Social proof can serve as important early validation, and makes a good impression…
Nymi CEO Karl Martin: departures “logical progression” from new enterprise customer focus
Yesterday, we reported that Nymi President, Andrew D’Souza, and Director of Platform, Balaji Gopalan, were no longer with…
Due South: the draw of Silicon Valley
According to a recent Globe and Mail article, there are some 350,000 Canadians that call Silicon Valley their home. It is,…