InboundCon 2014 Looks to Please the Startup Marketers
The St. James Conference Centre in downtown Toronto will play host to InboundCon 2014, a conference that will bring together “world…
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Twitter CEO Says Canada Among ‘Fastest-Growing Markets’
Twitter CEO Dick Costolo told Globe and Mail reporter James Bradshaw that Canada is among the social media tool’s “fastest-growing…
Former MaRS Manager to Lead New Cossette Labs Business Incubator
Cossette has announced a new business incubator in Toronto seeking to help startups who develop technologies that will benefit…
MakeWorks Nears Crowdfunding Goal, Calls Itself The”Startup Factory of the Future”
Toronto’s MakeWorks has raised over half of its targeted $20,000 crowdfunding project, in which the creative marker studio…
Forget the Cottage, Startup Weekend is Coming to Muskoka
Startup Weekend, the 54 hour global marathons that bring together developers, designers, marketers and startup enthusiasts,…
Rice is a New Location-Based Marketplace App for Trading Cool Stuff
Torontonians Aubrey Jesseau, Rishabh Varshney and Francis Lata- who call themselves Basmati Labs Inc.- have created a new…
Nova Scotia Judge Gives Thumbs Up to Live Tweeting in Court
A Nova Scotia judge has praised Twitter and the ability for reporters to live-tweet court cases after the provinceâs judiciary…
A Tinder for Finding Help and a Snapchat for Location: Two Cool Ways to Connect
How do you find people you know? Mobile and web applications are changing the way we find and connect to people who matter…
MaRS’ Jolt Accelerator Announces New Summer Cohort
MaRS’ JOLT accelerator announced today the latest group of companies to join its growing portfolio of startups. “Next-level…
Longtime Canadian Entrepreneur and Benefactor Raymond Chang Passes Away
Longtime financial services entrepreneur and Order of Canada recipient G. Raymond Chang has passed away at the age of 65, after receiving…
CareGuide Sets Sight on Rapid Growth
Toronto-based CareGuide has closed its seed round and attracted venture backing from 35 prominent investors in Canada and…
Why Startups need to Acqui-Fire Government Policies: Part Two
In “Why Startups Need to Acqui-Fire Government Policies,” guest poster and San Francisco-based entrepreneur Simon…
Tempest Insight Would Love Winning $25K At Today’s VeloCity Fund Finals
If Tempest Insights emerges victorious at today’s VeloCity Fund Finals in Waterloo, CEO Jack Gao said he’ll use…
Next 36, CIX Top 20 Both Launch Application Periods
Two major Canadian startup pillars have launched their application periods for their respective offerings. The Next 36, a Toronto-based…
Ashton Kutcher, Photoshopping and the Muse Headband: The Bizarreness that Unfolded Yesterday
Yesterday Ashton Kutcher sent out a tweet to his 16.3 million followers about the Muse “brain-sensing” headband,…