CODE 2015 developer challenge saw “record-breaking 1303 participants,” top 15 apps announced
Announced today, CODE 2015 welcomed “a record-breaking 1303 participants” who created 125 different app submissions,…
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EXCITE2015 tracks intersection of health & wearables this weekend
A conference dedicated to providing university students with opportunities in the healthcare industry takes over the University…
Due South: Switch Video puts “zero focus” on Canadian market
Welcome to Due South, a new series that profiles Canadian entrepreneurs who have founded companies outside of the motherland.…
Bruce Croxon: vision and values are everything
The 1980’s were transformative years for technology. This generation brought forth the Sony Walkman, Nintendo NES, Epson…
Pressly Raises $2.1 million from Gibraltar Ventures, iNovia and OMERS
Toronto-based content marketing company Pressly has raised another round of funding. Led by Gibraltar Ventures, and with participation…
Google’s Waze hires first Canadian employee
Popular crowdsourced traffic app Waze was acquired by Google last year for an astounding $1.3 billion. Google stated at the…
HIGHLINE is using Dx3 to help its startup portfolio go from speed to sales
As Canada’s largest conference and trade show dedicated to digital marketing, advertising, and retail, Dx3 is not a typical…
ChipCare raises $5 million in Series A financing
Canadian health care startups are receiving both attention and investment in 2015. The latest infusion goes to Toronto-based…
Balzac’s Coffee now accepting mobile payments via Smoothpay
Balzac’s is the latest coffee house to introduce a mobile payment and loyalty program. The coffee chain today announced…
Today in funding: SecureKey, FundThrough, AVAC
Toronto and Calgary lead the latest round of FinTech and AgTech funding announcements. Here’s the latest on who raised…
Tony Clement: Canada #1 amongst G7 in R&D support for tech innovation
Recently, MP and Treasury Board President Tony Clement made an appearance at the INcubes offices in downtown Toronto. The federal…
Hardware Hackathon takes over MaRS next weekend
You can’t throw a stick without hitting a hackathon these days. But a hardware hackathon? That’s new. Organized…
MaRS HealthKick 2015 pitch competition offers $60,000 in prizes to health startups
It takes a special kind of person to be in healthcare. Caring for others takes heart and an enormous amount of patience. At…
Lighthouse Labs coding bootcamp goes national in new HIGHLINE partnership
Vancouver-based Lighthouse Labs announced today that it is expanding its coding bootcamp school across Canada in 2015. A Toronto…
Square now integrated with Bigcommerce and Weebly
Square is commonly known for its dongle that attaches to your smartphone or tablet, or possibly its point of sale terminal.…