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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…

For many companies, a rebrand is an indication that the company is entering a new and exciting phase—perhaps one that the…

As the famous Wizard of Oz adage goes, there’s no place like home. That’s the mentality that Shoelace, a startup…

As coding schools and hubs across Canada kick off Code.org’s Computer Science Education Week with free public coding…

Custom suit maker Indochino has announced a fitting new CEO. According to a report from TechCrunch, former Shop.ca founding…

Heather Payne believes she’s always been a “community person.” The founder of HackerYou was in Girl Guides as a child,…

When a group of friends started talking about poverty and hunger in Toronto over Twitter in 2008, the conversation didn’t…

“I’m constantly blown away by how much innovation and talent there is here with such a small population.” – Ron…

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…

For retailers working with big data, sometimes it’s too much of a good thing: while retailers might have access to a…

The CFL fan experience will never be the same again. Over 170 hackers from across the country tackled the challenge…

Toronto-based FreshBooks today announced it will launch a mobile card reader in 2016. Set to be released sometime in the spring,…

PR is often a key part of any startup’s launch marketing plan, since being covered in publications like BetaKit can build…

Toronto-based Wealthsimple announced this morning the acquisition of Canadian automated investment manager ShareOwner. Terms…

Last week, I sat down with Craig Fitzpatrick, the CEO of PageCloud, a web hosting company that aims to reinvent the design…