Beyond The Rack Secures $25 Million, Brings on New Exec
About six months ago I took the bus out to the St. Laurent neighbourhood of Montreal to interview Beyond The Rack CEO Yona…
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As CIX 2013 Crowns Champion, Here’s a Few Canadian Startups We Enjoyed
This year’s Canadian Innovation Exchange (CIX) wrapped up yesterday evening after an energetic day, involving Canada’s…
Twitter CEO Dick Costolo to Speak at FounderProject Event in December
Twitter‘s CEO will be the keynote speaker at FounderProject‘s December 4 “FounderChallenge” event,…
It’s a Winner! First AngelHack Vancouver Spreads the Love
The hackathon is no longer new or novel. On any given weekend you’ll find a collection of coders hunched over their laptops,…
Outer Space Meets the Social Space: Ryan Holmes and Chris Hadfield at Science World
They were introduced as the rock star astronaut and social media giant. Colonel Chris Hadfield and Hootsuite CEO Ryan Holmes…
Unbounce’s Rick Perreault is Leading the Post-Click Marketing Surge
Talking about PC these days can lead us into the minefield of political correctness, which is best left to the “Ivory…
Who is John Chen, BlackBerry’s New Man in Charge?
News struck quickly this morning that BlackBerry, the embattled Canadian smartphone maker that had apparently found a buyer…
CVCA Says Venture-Backed Companies Perform Better, But is it the Money or the Advice?
After the Canadian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association’s (CVCA) Peter van der Velden spent ten minutes espousing…
FounderProject’s Student VC Fund Gears Up for Ambitious November
FounderProject, the Canadian student-run venture capital firm originally based in Montreal, is throwing it’s “FounderExpo”…
Former “Grandmother’s Pick” Winners Onavo Acquired by Facebook for $150 Million
Sunday’s news that Tel Aviv-based app analytics startup Onavo had been acquired by Facebook for $150 million wasn’t…
Vancouver’s Indicee is Leading the Consumerization of Business Intelligence Software
If you were constructing a lineage list of Vancouver’s technology business, contributors from Aerospace, Fuel Cell/Clean-Tech,…
Why Should People Care About the Crowdfunding Campaign You’re Launching Tomorrow?
It’s been official for about five or six months now: the crowdfunding craze has hit entrepreneurs and startups. An ordinary,…
Startup Canada’s Noah Redler: “We Will Be Successful In The Long Term”
It’s true that since launching its national grassroots initiative aimed at mobilizing Canada’s entrepreneurial…
Venture Capital Insider: What Do Venture Capitalists Do Everyday?
While some of us might think the job of a venture capitalist mostly entails socializing at events with people who want their…
Conservatives Visit Vancouver Amid Concerns About the Startup Visa
Immigration is our story. Immigrant brawn helped settle our Prairies and connect our country with a railroad. Immigrant brains…