Join us tonight for AI, Bots, and Social Media, (Oh My) at #SMWiTO
SMWi Toronto kicked off yesterday, with talks from noted speakers like Jesse Brown and the #6ixdad, Norm Kelly. Today, as #SMWiTO…
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AccessNow founder receives David C. Onley Award for Leadership in Accessibility
AccessNow founder Maayan Ziv, who created a crowdsourced web app that allows users to determine the accessibility of restaurants,…
Digital Dreams leveraging FinTech to enhance its festival experience
For the past five years, Digital Dreams Toronto — which attracts thousands of people for a music festival by the water —…
Startup Canada Podcast: Tonya Surman on Building a Caring Economy
As a teen, like most her age, Tonya Surman was faced with the fate-defining question of choosing between good and evil. She…
PetalMD and iamsick.ca partner to make health care more accessible
Toronto-based iamsick.ca and Quebec City-based PetalMD are entering a strategic partnership with the goal of helping Canadian…
Startup Train returns to connect like-minded “startup junkies” on the way to Startupfest
For the fifth year in a row, Startup Train is inviting startups, investors, and advisors to join its reserved first class train…
Magnusmode partners with ROM to create digital museum guides for people with autism
As part of National Access Awareness Week, Toronto-based Magnusmode has partnered with the Royal Ontario Museum and Easter…
Globalive’s charity arm hosting social enterprise pitch competition with $60,000 in prizes
The SHAMBA Foundation, Toronto + Acumen and SVP Toronto are hosting a pitch competition aimed at social enterprises on June…
Shopify’s Tech @ Scale panel says internet is not ready for long-term effects of AI and machine learning
Deep learning and artificial intelligence are set to be the next big innovations that change the way that people run their…
Globalive being sued for $750 million by Catalyst over ‘sabotaged’ Wind acquisition
One of Canada’s largest private equity firm is suing the former owners of Wind Mobile for allegedly breaching an exclusivity…
#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…
FanXchange raises $5 million Series B for white label ticketing platform
Toronto-based FanXchange, a platform that provides powering white-labeled live event ticketing solutions for loyalty programs,…
As BitGold surpasses one million users, parent company realigns its operations
Goldmoney, the parent company of gold-based payments and savings platform BitGold, is consolidating its operations by merging…
The Next 36 appoints Tony Lacavera and John Kelleher as co-chairs of its board
The Next 36 announced that Globalive founder Tony Lacavera and McKinsey and Company partner John Kelleher will be joining the…
Creative Destruction Lab accepting applications for 2016/2017 cohort
The Creative Destruction Lab is now accepting applications for its 2016/2017 cohort. Located at the University of Toronto,…