Toronto Man Dreams Up App, Uses Tax Return Money to Get it Built
Every once in a while we receive story pitches so bizarre that they end up being great stories. We just received a pretty great…
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You Don’t Have to Go to University, Says This Toronto Startup, Because There’s a Lot More Out There
A colleague recently commented to me that some people in life are just on a mission. They have a “cause,” and they’ll…
The City of Toronto Is Getting Glass Hacked This Weekend
Toronto is getting its âGlass onâ this weekend as it hosts the second ever Google Glass Hackathon in Canada. The hack…
Is Techstars Coming to Toronto-Waterloo?
The CEO and founder of Techstars, the popular US-based startup accelerator present in six cities (as well as London, UK), is…
New York’s Handybook, the “Uber for Household Services” Expands to Toronto
Yesterday was a big day for Handybook, the New York-based startup backed with $15.7 million in venture capital. The startup…
Toronto Mayoral Candidate Says He’s Betting on Startups
Toronto mayoral candidate David Soknacki was on hand today at Ryerson University’s Digital Media Zone (DMZ) to announce…
Toronto Tool Library Turns One
Toronto Tool Library had much to celebrate on the night of its one-year anniversary. When its co-founders Ryan Dyment and Lawrence…
Toronto’s BrandProject Creates, Invests in New Company, TUNED Brands Inc.
Toronto-based BrandProject, a “company creation studio” that builds, buys and makes seed stage investments in…
Toronto Public Library Introduces Netflix-Like Service
Toronto Public Library has introduced a new service that allows members with a library card to download or stream music and…
MakeWorks brings the maker movement to shared workspaces, hosting Toronto launch party next week
A converted factory in the base of an old west-end building is the site for Toronto’s first shared workspace for makers.…
Here’s Four Toronto Startups Reinventing The Wheel
Reinventing the wheel and building a better mousetrap are cliches normally thrown around during a terrible elevator pitch.…
Winners Announced For Torontoâs Startup Weekend: Library Edition
Torontoâs Startup Weekend: Library Edition has announced winners of the intense 54-hour hackathon challenge to brainstorm…
With $7K Price Tag, Toronto Accelerator DRIVEN Is Looking for It’s New Cohort
Toronto-based startup accelerator program DRIVEN has opened up the application period for its third cohort. The accelerator…
Founder Institute is Trying to Create a Toronto Chapter
The Founder Institute, fresh off of a Montreal chapter launch, is making a push for Toronto. In a blog post last week the organization,…
Video: Hurrier is the Toronto-Based “Uber for Goods”
It’s our fourth instalment of our Extreme Startups video series and this time Joseph Czikk asks the million-dollar question:…