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…
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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 âlogical progressionâ from new enterprise customer focus
Yesterday, we reported that Nymi President, Andrew DâSouza, 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,…
Canada’s Consul General for San Francisco on validating your startup in the Valley
Not all Canadian startups know that they have their very own ambassador waiting for them in the Bay Area. Cassie Doyle is the…
Canadian startup founders share what will keep them up at night in 2015
Itâs New Yearâs Eve. Everyone else is watching the ball drop and counting down. But something about your business is stuck…
Vancouver 2015 tech trends: talent & culture
2015 promises continued growth and more success stories from Vancouver’s technology community. With the BCTIA ($10.4M),…
14 Wearable Tech Predictions for 2015
Itâs that time of year: tech predictions! If you thought 2014 was the year of wearable tech, hang on to your connected hats.…
One Year Later: Looking back at the seven Canadian wearable tech companies changing the world
Back in November of last year I introduced seven Canadian wearable tech companies working on technologies that were set to…
Series 401 builds bridge between Toronto and Kitchener-Waterloo
The second annual Series 401 event took place this past week at MaRS. Initially a joint venture between Communitech and OneEleven,…
HIGHLINE Brings Silicon Valley Tech Networking Series ‘Startup Socials’ to Canada
Startup Socials, a tech event series that originated in Silicon Valley, is coming to Canada powered by HIGHLINE and SoftLayer…
Taking social further: A Conversation with HootSuite CEO Ryan Holmes
June 2009 doesnât seem that long ago. Still etched in memory is seeing that life size owl mascot for the first time working…
Pebble’s CEO talks how they found success by making ‘the biggest bets of their entire company life’
âNever give up,â was the advice Pebble CEO and founder, Eric Migicovsky, gave to aspiring entrepreneurs at the JOLT Uncensored…
Cossette Labs Incubator Launches in Toronto, Opens Call for Applications
Attention Toronto startups: The call for Cossette Lab incubator applications is now officially open. Cossette, a well-known…