43North opens applications for $5 million startup competition
Applications are being accepted for the 43North’s fourth annual startup pitch competition, which awards up to $5 million…
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Startup Genome report ranks Vancouver as Canada’s top startup hub, 15th globally
A recent report by Startup Genome and the Global Entrepreneurship Network has ranked Vancouver as Canada’s top startup…
#Dx32017 teaches companies to understand what their customers really care about
Last week, Dx3 connected over 4,000 people for its annual technology, digital marketing, and retail conference. Over two days,…
F|T: The FinTech Times – FinTech’s next wave
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – 200,000 signatures is a lot
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering the major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using…
COO Harley Finkelstein explains Shopify’s product plans that could help it better compete with Amazon
On the latest episode of The Disruptors, co-host Bruce Croxon sat down with Shopify COO Harley Finkelstein to discuss the company’s…
500 Startups conducting cross-country tour to bring more Canada into its accelerator
With Canada looking more attractive than ever for investment, 500 Startups is conducting a national trip in cities across the…
City of Toronto launching Civic Innovation Office to procure tech solutions for city problems
The City of Toronto has announced the creation of a Civic Innovation Office, which will work with City divisions and agencies…
CEO Ben Zifkin says Hubba will be “way” more than a billion dollar company
On International Women’s Day, tech nice-guy Ben Zifkin dropped by Venture for Canada’s Scale-Up Speaker Series — an event…
ScaleUP Ventures closer to $75 million fund target after $25 million boost from Ontario government
Toronto-based ScaleUP Ventures (SUV) announced today a second close of $32.25 million for its ScaleUP Ventures Fund, which…
March’s #WWTO showcases women in hardware
Women still earn 74 cents on the male dollar in Canada, and when you look at poverty, hunger, and violence the world over,…
RBC now allows customers to send e-transfers with Siri
RBC personal banking customers can now use Siri to send money transfers to their friends and family members. The Royal Bank…
Today in company updates: LANDR, WealthBar, Dream Payments
Startups in Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver have been making positive moves this past week. Here is the latest in product…
Hootsuite refutes questions of unicorn status following Bloomberg report
Hootsuite has long been reported in the media as one of Canada’s few unicorns, the term for startups valued at $1 billion…
Workbrain, Rypple co-founder David Stein shares the playbook on scaling startups
It’s no secret that Canadian companies have a scaling problem, and everyone’s got their take on the reasons why. Whether…