Startup Open House returns to give inside look into companies like 500 Canada, Lightspeed
Since its inception, Startup Open House has given each community a chance to connect with companies right from their headquarters.…
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Ranomics raises $1.6 million CAD seed round to tackle $10 billion genetic testing industry
Toronto-based Ranomics has announced the close of a $1.6 million CAD ($1.2 million USD) seed round for its genomics platform.…
Lazaridis Institute believes connecting startups with C-level execs will scale Canada’s next big companies
While Canada isn’t lacking in excitement and eagerness for startups — Waterloo has the second largest startup density after…
Canadian parliamentary debate transcripts since 1901 now available online
A group of political scientists, computer scientists, and historians at the University of Toronto have gotten together to digitize…
Ooka Island’s Joelle MacPhee says it’s okay for founders to not want to be CEOs
High-profile stories of CEOs finding success — whether that’s through exits or significant profit — after years of…
One year after returning home, Razor Suleman remains Canada’s biggest startup champion
Many Canadian entrepreneurs have left the homeland in favour of the opportunities provided by Silicon Valley, but few have…
IBM joins MaRS FinTech hub to work with startups on cognitive technologies
IBM will be joining the FinTech hub at Toronto’s MaRS Discovery District, according to a report from The Canadian Press.…
Instamek acquires competitor WrenchPatrol to establish Vancouver presence
instaMek, an Edmonton-based on-demand car service repair company, has announced the acquisition of Vancouver-based WrenchPatrol,…
DDB expands brand accelerator program across Canada
Tech startups looking to effectively connect customers with their brand have a new option. On Monday, the DDB Canada agency…
Here’s what Riipen COO Dave Savory learned after a year of scaling
Riipen is a Vancouver-based startup with a web platform that connects employers with top talent coming out of our post-secondary…
Cossette Health opens applications for fall cohort
Just over a week after Cossette announced it was seeking tourism-related startups for Cossette Lab, the marketing communications…
TouchBistro partners with Square to allow its users to accept Apple Pay, access loans
Toronto-based TouchBistro, a leading iOS point of sales apps for restaurants and bars in 37 countries, announced today that…
HitchPlanet drives past one million kilometre milestone, announces expansion
HitchPlanet, western Canada’s largest ridesharing startup, just celebrated a major milestone: one million kilometres shared…
Georgian Partners Growth Fund III doubles up previous fund with $485M CAD raise
Toronto-based Georgian Partners has raised $485 million CAD ($375 million USD) for its third growth equity fund, more than…
How banks are making friends with FinTech
Somewhere in an office in downtown Toronto, standing beside a ping-pong table, young engineers and software developers in jeans…