Here’s the Six FounderFuel Startups Who Will Pitch at Tonight’s DemoDay
Six Canadian startups will pitch to a crowd of over 800 investors, media personnel and startup enthusiasts tonight at Teatro…
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Both Failure and Success Define Entrepreneurs Like Snip.ly’s Michael Cheng
I’ll admit it in all its biased glory: I’m a big fan of Michael Cheng. He’s the 24-year-old founder of Snip.ly but…
The Next 36’s Fourth Cohort is Officially Underway in Toronto
After five months of working remotely, the 36 young, high-potential Canadians who were selected for the Next 36‘s fourth…
Toronto’s Top Hat Gets $10 Million in Series B Money
Toronto’s Top Hat has raised a $10 million series B round from Georgian Partners. Funny, we just wrote about the guy…
A Cease And Desist Letter Didn’t Stop Andrew D’Souza From Aggressively Growing Top Hat to 80 Heads
If there’s one guy who knows a thing or two about building up a startup it might be current Bionym president Andrew D’Souza.…
Startup Canada Names Its Startup Awards Winners
Startup Canada has named its “mover and shakers” of Canada’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, in the form of its…
Is Techstars Coming to Toronto-Waterloo?
The CEO and founder of Techstars, the popular US-based startup accelerator present in six cities (as well as London, UK), is…
A Four-Month Stint in NYC Helped This Canadian Startup Pivot (And Maybe Even Raise)
Things are going pretty well right now for Now In Store, the Montreal-founded startup that previously went through the FounderFuel…
“It Was An Abusive Relationship”: Canadian Cofounder Tells a Cautionary Tale
There have been a lot articles written about how to find the best cofounder, but I figured Iâd write one about what happens…
The New $100M OpenText Venture Fund Is Looking for Startups
As a startup founder I often think about money, including raising it. Yet the overall name of the game is forward progress.…
The National CrowdFunding Association Likes Where Things Are Headed in Canada
The National Crowdfunding Association (NCFA) has publicly applauded the work of several provinces in pushing proposals for…
How Not to Be Annoying at #SXSW: A Review
Far be it from me to contradict the wise words of Alec Baldwin in Glengarry Glen Ross (“Always Be Closing!”),…
Several BC Startups Named “Ready to Rocket” Companies for 2014
Several Vancouver and BC-based startups have been named “Ready to Rocket” ICT companies for 2014 by Ready to…
Victoria’s Sendwithus Is Headed to Y Combinator
Getting accepted to join Y Combinator must feel like winning the Super Bowl. With alumni like Reddit, DropBox, AirBnB, and…
Creative Tension at #SXSWedu 2014
Days before SXSW 2014 erupted in the spectacle of a livestream from Edward Snowden, educators, entrepreneurs and investors…