From Tweet to Tender: Figure1 Used Social Media to Get Investment Cash
Ordinarily, New York-based Union Square Ventures likes to invest in startups like Twitter, Tumblr, Zynga and Kickstarter.…
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500 Startups’ Rover Says Retailers Must Bet on ‘Game-Changing’ iBeacon Technology
After being named to 500 Startups‘ most recent cohort, and landing a major international loyalty points client, Toronto’s…
San Francisco’s Rdio Named Official Music Sponsor of TIFF 2014
San Francisco’s $17.5 million music-streaming startup Rdio has been named the official music partner for the Toronto…
Why Did Bay Street’s Altas Partners Invest in a Grenada University?
Canadian private equity firms are often no strangers to highly-valued tech startups when considered where to spend their capital.…
CFC and Buffer Festival Launch First ‘YouTube Industry Conference’
The Canadian Film Centre (CFC) and the Buffer Film Festival have announced Canada’s first Buffer Festival Industry Day,…
Daft Hack Takes #GrowHack $10K Prize, U Grok It Takes Startup Smackdown
It’s been a fun few days of pitches and hacking, but the winners for GROW Conference‘s #GrowHack2014 and its Startup…
OpenText CEO Mark J. Barrenechea to Keynote November’s CIX Event
OpenText CEO Mark J Barrenechea will give the opening keynote address at November’s CIX event in Toronto, the yearly…
Applications are now open for the MasterCard N>XT Developer Challenge
The MasterCard N>XT Developer Challenge, Canadaâs first hackathon specifically dedicated to mobile payments, is back…
3D Content Startup Verold Raises $1.6M Funding Round Led by GrowthWorks
Toronto’s 3D content startup Verold has raised its second round of funding, this one a $1.6 million round from GrowthWorks…
#Icebucketchallenge: OMERS Ventures Calls Out Real Ventures, iNovia and Georgian Partners
Update: iNovia Capital has responded to OMERS Ventures’ challenge in outrageous fashion. Read more below I’ll assume…
To The Startup City! Grow Your Startup at Creative Destruction Lab
Attention Toronto startups: Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) is now accepting applications for its third cohort. Founded in…
Extreme Startups and GrowLab Merge to Become New ‘Highline’ Accelerator
Torontoâs Extreme Startups and Vancouver-based startup accelerator GrowLab Ventures have announced their merger and the launch…
Seymour Schulich Gives 40 Canadian Students Largest Ever STEM Scholarships
Forty young Canadians are heading into their first year of university with a large financial boost, after Schulich Leader…
$55K Up for Grabs With Spark Centre’s Ignite Startup Competition
Oshawa’s non-for-profit Spark Innovation Centre is all set to host its second annual Ignite Competition. It’ll…
VanHawks Poaches Former Cervelo Bikes Designer to Join Team as Head of Design
VanHawks, the Toronto startup that hit it big on Kickstarter with is Valour smartbike, has hired former Cervelo Bikes designer Mark…