McRock Capital Announces Initial Closing of New $50 Million Fund
McRock Capital, the Toronto-based investment firm cofounded by Scott MacDonald and Whitney Rockley, has announced the initial…
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Cisco Canada To Invest $4 Billion in Ontario High Tech Workforce
In early September I wrote a feature for the Financial Post, basically trying to say that Cisco has a lot of money north of…
Have an Interesting Personal Website? Newly Launched ‘The Development’ May Want to Feature It
A pair of Ontario-based university students have launched The Development, an interesting new website that, simply put, is…
IDC Canada Gives its Ten Tech Predictions for 2014
IDC Canada released its top ten technology predictions for 2014 yesterday via live webcast. The company’s predictions…
Pair of Waterloo Region PR Firms Say Canadian Startups should Use Canadian PR Reps
A pair of Waterloo-based PR firms have partnered up to offer startups better tech PR services. They are Ignition, lead by Ellyn…
MaRS Innovation and Pfizer to Commercialize Scientist’s Bio-Manufacturing Tech
MaRS Innovation and Pfizer Inc. have agreed to fund and commercialize a Toronto scientist’s bio-manufacturing technology.…
Check Out Canada’s Most Talked About Topics on Facebook in 2013
The finest and most talented franchise in the National Hockey League (NHL), the Toronto Maple Leafs, was Facebook‘s most…
Salary or dividends? CIBC Expert Gives the Inside Scoop for Startup Owners and Their Year-End Compensation Strategies
Its the end of the year, and for startups that means office Christmas parties and for some, year-end bonuses or dividends.…
“It was long, tedious, and extremely stressful”: An Insiderâs View Into Canadian EdTech Fundraising
My motivation for writing this piece was very simple. From the time I began to work with startups and fellow entrepreneurs,…
Ride the “Python on Rails” Train to Montreal in Style for PyCon 2014
When it was announced back in 2011 that the Python Conference was coming to Montreal for 2014 and 2015, the Canadian community…
BDC Invests $3 Million into New Seed-Stage Fund BrandProject
Toronto and New York-based investment fund BrandProject LP has secured $3 million in funding from the Business Development…
San Francisco’s Versant Ventures Makes Splash in Vancouver; $10 Million to Biotech Company
San Francisco and Menlo Park-based US venture capital firm Versant Ventures is “venturing” up north. The life sciences…
Next 36 Grad Michael Cheng Launches platform for Discovering the Greatest Musicians You’ve Never Heard Of
Michael Cheng couldn’t sit still for long after graduating Toronto’s The Next 36 program and launching a startup…
Female Head of Twitter Canada to Publish New Book, “Our Turn”
Move over Sheryl Sandberg, there’s another female social media exec ready to push her manifesto to the shelves. Twitter…
Several Tech Companies Make Canada’s Top Small & Medium Employers for 2014
Canada’s Top 100 Employers, an annual editorial competition to recognize the nation’s best places to work, has…