The first Bitcoin ATM opens up in Montreal
It’s spreading. Bitcoin, the cryptography currency of the future that has the internet riled up, has found another home…
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FreshGigs starts accepting Bitcoin as payment for Canadian job postings
Bitcoin has gained a great deal of press as several companies and non-profits have started to accept the digital currency.…
Shop.Ca CEO Returns to DX3 with Message of Optimism in eCommerce
Drew Green might be Canada’s biggest cheerleader when it comes to ecommerce potential. Last year at the DX3 2013 conference…
The Accelerator Series: Extreme Startups
The Accelerator Series is a multi-part spotlight on Canada’s startup accelerators and the people who lead them. Marcus…
2 Canadian Teams Make the 500 Startups Cut: FameBit and VenueSpot
It’s a startup holy grail. Getting accepted to 500 Startups is no easy feat. It’s ranks right there with Y Combinator and…
Bitcoin Needs Legal Framework If It’s to Prosper: Montreal Economic Institute
If Bitcoin is to prosper and achieve widespread use, an appropriate legal and regulatory framework needs to be adopted to mitigate…
Canadian “Hackathon on Wheels” Prepares for North American StartupBus Competition
You and a team of strangers on a bus for seventy-two hours on the way from Toronto to SXSW to launch a startup. This is the…
Guardly announces $1.45 million in new funding , says they’ll raise the bar for Personal Safety & Security
Big brother is headline grabbing these days. The mass surveillance state is a serious concern. Our social narrative now reads,…
Montreal’s Fundica Beefs Up Its Funding Road Show for Second Year
Fundica is bringing the Funding Road Show back, nearly doubling the amount of cities on this year’s tour. The Montreal-based…
DX3 2014 Headliner Eric Harris of BuzzFeed: Creating Content is Part Art, Part Science
When one’s blog gets over 130 million unique visitors a month and over half of those are coming from mobile, they know…
The Accelerator Series: UTEST
The Accelerator Series is a multi-part spotlight on Canada’s startup accelerators and the people who lead them. Despite…
Former Extreme Startups Company Shoplocket Acquired by PCH International
TechCrunch has reported that Toronto-based startup startup Shoplocket, a former Extreme Startups graduate, has been acquired…
SuiteQ Offers Home Decor Customers a 3D Shopping Experience
Toronto-based SuiteQ launched this week, a startup that offers home decor shoppers a “try before you buy” online…
Canadian Wearable Companies Represent at SXSW
Six Canadian companies have been selected as finalists in the sixth annual SXSWÂ Accelerator competition. More than 500 companies…
Federal Government’s CODE Hackathon Officially Has a Date
Back in October MP Tony Clement revealed that the federal government would be sponsoring a new “national open data appathon,”…