Hack To Start Ep. 105: Victoria Young, product marketing lead at Uber
Victoria Young is a product marketing lead at Uber. Young likes to think about the intersection of culture and technology –…
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Deputy Premier Deb Matthews to be Ontario’s first Minister Responsible for Digital Government
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne announced a reshuffling of her cabinet, including the creation of a Minister position meant…
#DMZSession explores creating tech that promotes inclusion, rather than accommodation
These days, almost everyone owns a smartphone, and goes about their day swiping through their favourite apps on their way to…
Montreal-based Inocucor raises $6 million in extended Series A
Montreal-based Inocucor, which develops sustainable microbial crop accelerators, announced the closing of its Series A round…
Where are the women in Canadian Venture Capital?
Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus was a bestselling book from the ‘90s now well past its best-before date, yet in the…
Women and Color launches to address underrepresentation of women and POC at tech events
Thanks in large part to social media, the voices of women and people of colour calling out racism and sexism in many spheres…
Tony Lacavera says Canada can be a leader in quantum computing at Canadian Club Toronto panel
Canadian founders aren’t shy about expressing the fact that Canada is a great place to grow a business; with business support…
Vancouver and Toronto join 40 cities for global hackathon to address overfishing
It’s no secret that overfishing is a serious global problem that, according to Fisheries and Oceans Canada, is continuously…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 12: Software can’t solve everything
“Because it’s 2015,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said, in response to questions on his decision to appoint…
Startupfest creates five new “Premium Fests” to encourage closer connections
Since 2011, the Startupfest has been attracting over 2,000 founders, investors, and analysts to Montreal to learn from tech…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 11: We solve Canada’s startup hiring problem
There’s a big hiring problem for tech coming in Canada, as the country looks to fill 218,000 new information and communications…
Toronto Mayor John Tory delivers keynote promoting Toronto-Waterloo corridor to Silicon Valley
As part of a three-day trade mission to promote the Toronto-Waterloo region to some of the biggest players in Silicon Valley,…
AccelerateAB announces 2016 lineup of speakers, including Google Canada executive
AccelerateAB, Alberta’s flagship technology event, has announced its latest lineup of speakers for its 2016 conference,…
Today in funding: Hopper, Medgate, SkySquirrel, Ubique Networks
A wide diversity of companies all across Canada managed to raise some funding in this week’s roundup. Here’s the latest…
Mentorship as Empowerment: Challenging every woman to find a mentor and be a mentor
The empowered woman is a force to be reckoned with. She is bold and focused, with big goals and even bigger dreams. She is…