Are Too Many Accelerators a Problem? Extreme Startups and INcubes Heads Drop Knowledge at Startup Fest
“Czikk, Daniels and Zlotnick to join forces for new, ‘super-accelerator’ in Canada.” Well no, not really,…
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Blynk scores $100,000 Investment Prize at the International Startup Festival
The International Startup Festival happened this week in Montreal and over 1,500 attendees gathered for knowledge, partnerships,…
[Video] Adeo Ressi At Startup Fest: “We Want to Create a Million Jobs in Technology”
At International Startup Festival our Joseph Czikk caught up with Founder Institute‘s founder, Adeo Ressi. The veteran…
AskTheDoctor.com Healthcare Advice Portal Values Itself at $300 Million, Says It Will Raise $30 Million
Toronto’s ATD Health Network, most known for AskTheDoctor.com, has raised $3 million in funding from “a large group…
Nominations Are Now Open for the 5th Annual Canadian Videogame Awards
Nominations opened today for games developed in 2014 for the 5th Annual Canadian Videogame Awards (CVAs), taking place November…
EY Announces Finalists for Entrepreneur of the Year
Ernst & Young’s popular Entrepreneur of the Year award has named its regional finalists for 2014. Entrepreneur Of…
Halifax’s Startup Scene Isn’t Trying to Copy Anyone, Rather Just Trying to Be Itself
About a week ago we published a story on the incoming CEO of Waterloo’s Accelerator Centre, who confidently said Waterloo…
Extreme Startups, FounderFuel and GrowLab to Put on Joint Pitch Event at Startup Fest
Three of Canada’s longest-serving accelerator programs are putting on a joint pitching event for BDC-backed startups…
Government of Canada Wants to End Cyberviolence Against Women and Girls
Canada’s minister of labour and minister of status of women Kellie Leitch today announced more than $630,000 in funding…
The Robots Will Take Over the World (If You Fund Them on Kickstarter)
With 12 days to go in its kickstarter campaign, Toronto’s Ainova Robotics Inc. has raised $25,000 of a $30,000 funding…
Former 500 Startups Partner Paul Singh is Challenging Canadian Entrepreneurs
A US-based former investor with 500 Startups is saying that Canadian entrepreneurs need to get a bit more gutsy. It’s…
Hacked: Festival Announces Speakers
Vancouver’s inaugrual Hacked: Festival has announced the first round of programming for its event August 11 –…
Incoming Accelerator Centre CEO Calls Waterloo “The Best Place in the World for Startups”
Dr. Paul Salvini seemed more of a selfless fan of the Kitchener-Waterloo startup region in general than the program he’s…
Bnotions Spinoff Company Wins Facebook Innovation Award for Mobile Apps
A Canadian company has struck gold with one of Silicon Valley’s finest. Facebook has a twice-yearly competition where…
Google Buys Music Streaming Service Songza
Yesterday Songza officially announced that they were now part of the Google team after weeks of rumors of the potential acquisition.…