CODE 2015 developer challenge saw “record-breaking 1303 participants,” top 15 apps announced
Announced today, CODE 2015 welcomed “a record-breaking 1303 participants” who created 125 different app submissions,…
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HIGHLINE is using Dx3 to help its startup portfolio go from speed to sales
As Canada’s largest conference and trade show dedicated to digital marketing, advertising, and retail, Dx3 is not a typical…
Neurio launches with hardware lessons learned
When we profiled Vancouver-based Neurio’s Kickstarter campaign, which ended up raising over $250,000, exceeding its goal…
Lighthouse Labs coding bootcamp goes national in new HIGHLINE partnership
Vancouver-based Lighthouse Labs announced today that it is expanding its coding bootcamp school across Canada in 2015. A Toronto…
Perceptiv Labs is on a mission to make drones smarter
If drones are going to take to the skies in the not so distant future, we all need to become amateur pilots or they need to…
The opportunity of open data and the importance of hackathons
This past Saturday, coders across Canada took part in CODE 2015, an intense ‘48-hour coding sprint’, creating apps using…
Pebble’s new crowdfunding project sets new Kickstarter record
Vancouver-born Eric Migicovsky has found success on a global scale. The CEO and Founder of Pebble gained fame and fortune when…
As CTA Conference returns, Unbounce’s Oli Gardner explains why entrepreneurs must learn to write
This morning, Unbounce announced the return of its Call To Action Conference, which will take place this September 13th-15th…
20 Year Media’s acquisition strategy has lessons for other startups
If you filmed a dramatic corporate acquisition for the big screen, you’d probably have the big company in New York buying…
Adam Nanjee wants Canada to be a global FinTech leader
Last week, MaRS launched its new financial technologies cluster. The announcement, filled with partners across the financial,…
FounderDating Expands. Adding Entrepreneur Discussion Forum
The list of challenges every entrepreneur faces is never ending. It can seem like Mount Everest: daunting in scope, treacherous…
WitKit wants to disrupt the collaboration space with security
Last month, Vancouver-based startup WitKit announced a $5 million seed and the trial launch of its secure collaboration platform.…
Canadian Open Data Experience (#CODE2015) 48-hour competition starts February 20th, offers up $40,000 to developers
The Canadian Open Data Experience (CODE) is kicking off on February 20th and aims to continue to the “largest competitive…
Slack celebrates 1st anniversary, tops 500,000 daily users
With a year under the belt, Slack is not slacking off. The communication tool that was started by Flickr founder Stewart Butterfield…
Frank & Oak’s new reality: stores, stories, brands and beards
Frank & Oak is in a good place. The Montreal-based men’s clothing ecommerce site has expanded beyond the border,…