Hillary Hartley named Ontario’s first chief digital officer
The Province of Ontario recently announced the appointment of the United States government’s digital office’s former deputy…
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Pearl’s Choice founder shares lessons learned from bootstrapping
Bojana Nedic, founder of Pearl’s Choice, which offers Canadians information on senior living resources, talked about her…
Futurpreneur announces 32 founders representing Canada at G20 Young Entrepreneurs’ Alliance summit
Futurpreneur Canada, a non-profit which provides financing, mentoring, and support tools to young business owners, announced…
Here’s a list of Female Founders Hardware Cup semi-finalists competing for $50,000
IDEABOOST and We Are Wearables have announced the six founders who will go on to pitch at the Female Founders Hardware Cup…
Today in company updates: LendingArch, Wealthsimple, mobileLIVE, Traction on Demand
In the past month, several FinTech startups have made announcements launching new features and partnerships. Here’s the latest…
Founder City Project wants to teach entrepreneurs how to execute on diversity policies
When Susan J. Fowler published herfrank account of experiencing sexism and harassment during her employment at Uber, it reignited…
Integrate.ai’s Steve Irvine says a business with soul will attract and retain talent
At the latest TechTO, Integrate.ai founder spoke on the ways founders could put some ‘soul’ into their businesses.…
BC wants to work with tech on public sector challenges through Startup in Residence program
Last week, BC Premier Christy Clark announced the BC Startup in Residence (STIR) pilot program, which is inviting startups…
Canadian tech community reacts to #Budget2017
This week, the federal government released the 2017 budget while the Canadian tech community eagerly watched. Making big bets…
Drone Delivery Canada, U of T, DRDC partner to develop drone navigation tech beyond GPS
Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) today announced a new partnership with the University of Toronto and Defence Research and Development…
#smallrooms Podcast: Michael Kousaie of the TSX on going public early as a funding source
Rob Kenedi sits down for a coffee with Michael Kousaie, head of technology business development for the Toronto Stock Exchange…
#Budget2017 calls for $950 million towards ‘superclusters’, national AI strategy
It was in March of last year that Minister of Science, Innovation and Economic Development Navdeep Bains publicly announced…
ModiFace partners with Japan’s largest insurance company as part of Asia expansion
Toronto-based ModiFace, which creates augmented reality technology for the beauty and medical industries, announced a partnership…
Despite election pullout, Afraj Gill has advice for politicians and entrepreneurs working together
“It’s not about being ‘tech-focused’ in politics, it’s about politicians who recognize tech as a force shaping future…
Hootsuite acquires Naritiv’s Snapchat analytics solution, opens LA office
Hootsuite has acquired the Snapchat analytics solution of LA-based Naritiv. This is the company’s third acquisition in…