SecureKey, Trulioo, and Financeit represent Canada on 2015 KPMG FinTech 100
KPMG’s FinTech 100, a report looking for the best global FinTech companies, released its list for 2015. Three Canadian…
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The Ride sides with disrupted taxis to offer Canadians a national transportation option
Toronto-based CellWand released an app this week that might calm the nerves of a nation collectively freaking out over Uber.…
Tom Emrich on Becoming Human: Wearable Technology and Us
BetaKit Senior Editor Tom Emrich is the voice of wearable technology in Canada. But from where doth his love of wearables spring?…
Startup Canada adds 8 new co-working partnerships in Ontario
As part of the final stop of its cross-Canada #EveryEntrepreneur tour, Startup Canada today announced new additions to its…
Eric Migicovsky talks the future of Pebble and smartwatches
“Pebble has money,” says Eric Migicovsky. The CEO of Pebble, the company that all but popularized the smartwatch…
Webware.io, formerly known as PowerStores, raises VC funding
For many companies, a rebrand is an indication that the company is entering a new and exciting phaseâperhaps one that the…
How Brad Feld convinced Shoelace to head back to Canada after a stint in Boulder
As the famous Wizard of Oz adage goes, there’s no place like home. That’s the mentality that Shoelace, a startup…
BrainStation celebrating computer science education week with free public classes
As coding schools and hubs across Canada kick off Code.org’s Computer Science Education Week with free public coding…
Indochino hires Shop.ca former founding CEO Drew Green
Custom suit maker Indochino has announced a fitting new CEO. According to a report from TechCrunch, former Shop.ca founding…
HackerYou founder Heather Payne talks coding and community
Heather Payne believes sheâs always been a âcommunity person.â The founder of HackerYou was in Girl Guides as a child,…
Party for a purpose at #HoHoTO this Friday
When a group of friends started talking about poverty and hunger in Toronto over Twitter in 2008, the conversation didn’t…
Startup Canada Podcast: Ron Taylor on technology fuelling opportunities in Rural Canada
âIâm constantly blown away by how much innovation and talent there is here with such a small population.â – Ron…
US-based DoorDash expands to Vancouver, marking second entry into Canada
It seems like every day there’s a new mobile app that lets you pay for your lunch or coffee with your phone. In such…
Rubikloud makes its case for retail disruption
For retailers working with big data, sometimes it’s too much of a good thing: while retailers might have access to a…
The CFL got hacked Grey Cup weekend (but it’s not what you think)
The CFL fan experience will never be the same again. Over 170 hackers from across the country tackled the challenge…