Canadian Film Centre and Mind Pirate Launch Wearable Tech Program for Startups
I hope all the wearable tech people are paying attention to this cool story that came our way this morning: The Canadian Film…
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eBay Canada Announces Ninth Annual Entrepreneur of the Year Awards
Around 2003 it was a really cool time for younger people who recognized the money-making potential of eBay. I was 15 or 16…
BEST Funds Makes a $3 Million Bet on Mobile Sales Tool
Oakville-based mobile sales technology company Skura Corporation has received $3 million in venture capital funding from Toronto’s…
PayMint and MovieTickle Win MasterCard NXT Developer Challenge, Each Takes Home $10,000
The winners of the MasterCard NXT Developer Challenge were announced yesterday evening after 20 teams of developers had coded…
Check Out Some of These Ideas from Mastercard’s NXT Developer Challenge
Update: The two “student” teams heading to the semifinals are “The Coyotes” and “Paymint”,…
These Three Tech Visionaries Will Make You Proud To Be Canadian
I’ve just witnessed the future and let me tell you, it is going to blow your mind. It’s a future where circuit-filled blankets…
HotelTonight Extends Coverage to Six Canadian Cities, Adds Vancouver and Whistler
HotelTonight, the San Francisco-based hotel booking application, is now offering deals in Vancouver and Whistler. The “made…
Halifax’s STI Technologies Gets Huge $17 Million Private Equity Infusion
Halifax-based STI Technologies, a company that developed a card-based program connecting physicians, patients, pharmacy and…
Kira Talent Raises $2 Million Seed Round Led By Relay Ventures
Toronto-based hiring pros Kira Talent has secured $2 million in seed funding from a big, giant crowd of people, led by Relay…
MyFocus Is a Button That Will Eliminate All Distraction
Toronto-based startup CanFocus Technologies has launched its Kickstarter campaign for its MyFocus, a small button that helps…
Canadian Jordan Banks Will Lead Facebook’s New Global Strategy Team
Several media outlets are reporting that Canadian Jordan Banks will lead Facebook’s new Global Strategy Team. It’s…
Telus Commits $5.4 million to GTA Charities
Telus will give more than $5.4 million to Greater Toronto Area-based charities and community organizations in 2013, including…
MaRS’s new Social Venture Connection Marries Impact Investors with Social Ventures
Thursday marked MaRS Discovery District’s launch of its new Social Venture Connection (SVX), an online impact investing…
MP Clement on Startup Visa: “We’re in Continuous Improvement Mode”
Conservative MP Tony Clement shed light on the startup visa program, maintaining a bright future for the initiative that likely…
Contest: Win a pair of tickets to the Premiere Screening of ‘Day Job’
The organizers of the upcoming movie called ‘Day Job’ have been kind enough to give us a few tickets to giveaway…