A Thinking Ape hires ex-Pixar Canada exec as its new Creative Technology Director
Pixar Canada shut down their Vancouver office in Gastown last October and left 100 people jobless. It seems that Pixar’s…
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Brick & Mobile: Rogers Mobile Shopper changing the in-store shopping experience
Mobile devices are redefining how we shop. For many traditional brick & mortar retailers, mobile hasnât always been a…
The #HTML500. Can this old dog learn new tricks?
Having been a non-technical startup co-founder, I was all about the business of winning friends, influencing people, telling…
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…
Over 80 glorious pictures from the #HTML500 Learn-to-Code Event
Vancouver was home to a spectacular event this past weekend. The #HTML500 learn-to-code event hosted 500+ eager coders and…
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…
Is Canada even in the race? The Clean Capital Conference asks big Questions
âThe report of my death was an exaggeration.â James Tansey the Executive Director of ISIS, at the Sauder School of Business…
2 Canadian Teams Make the 500 Startups Cut: FameBit and VenueSpot
Itâs a startup holy grail. Getting accepted to 500 Startups is no easy feat. Itâs 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…
Bench raises another $1 million
It was just a couple days ago that we highlighted Vancouver-based Bench and their glorious ways to make accounting and bookkeeping…
Finalists are named for the Small Business BC Awards
A total of 417 businesses from 55 cities across British Columbia were nominated this year for the 11th Annual Small Business…
Bookkeeping isn’t Fun. Bench Makes it Better.
Bookkeeping sucks. The only people who like it, are bookkeepers. Not many business owners are doing cartwheels at month-end…
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…
LX Ventures Set to Acquire Copper.io for Up to $3 Million
Vancouver’s LX Ventures has agreed to acquire Las Vegas-based Copper.io, a startup that provides a full stack developer…
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…