Former Gilt director Laura Buhler takes the helm of C100 as executive director
C100 has officially announced that Calgary native Laura Buhler will act as C100’s executive director. For the past few…
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10 Montreal tech companies to watch in 2017
Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. Despite 2016 being labelled the worst year ever in terms of politics…
10 compagnies tech de Montréal à surveiller en 2017
Malgré que l’année 2016 ait été qualifiée comme la pire année en matière de politique et de morts de célébrités,…
#WWTO says wearables are moving beyond gadgets and becoming part of everyday life
For its first event of the year, We Are Wearables Toronto continued its annual tradition of inviting journalists to talk about…
Today in company updates: Influitive, 500px, Kindred Systems, GoFetch, Nymi
Startups in Toronto and Vancouver are making moves. Here is the latest in product launches, partnerships, and company milestones…
Michael Litt says tech founders have “personal responsibility” to think of people harmed by tech progress
Michael Litt, CEO of Vidyard, could easily be pegged as the Canadian version of the tech founder stereotype forwarded by shows…
Pason acquires Verdazo as oil and gas companies drill for better data
Pipeline protests and green manifestos notwithstanding, Canada’s oil and gas sector is doing a fair bit better in 2017 than…
Mogo wants to gamify the mortgage-managing process with its newest product
Vancouver-based FinTech company Mogo has announced the launch of MogoMortgage, a new product designed to gamify the process…
CIBC Mellon wants students to collaborate with employees at Ryerson-based innovation hub
Ryerson University’s Ted Rogers School of Management (TRSM) and CIBC Mellon, a company that focuses on the asset servicing…
Futurist Optimist: why 2017 is the dawn of an amazing world
We’ve experienced some incredible technological and societal changes throughout 2015 and 2016. Circular and sharing economies,…
Moving The Dial asks senior leaders to go out of their way to support #womenintech
Despite its organizational genesis only three weeks ago, last night’s Moving The Dial event attracted hundreds of people…
CIRA investing $1 million towards projects that improve internet access
There are currently more than 2.5 million registered .ca domain names, and the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA)…
UNB opens cybersecurity research hub with IBM partnership, $4.5 million in funding
The University of New Brunswick has opened a hub dedicated to research, training, and industry collaboration in cybersecurity.…
Meta funding: FrontFundr CEO on equity financing themselves
Vancouver-based FrontFundr announced just before the New Year that it raised $650,000 on its own equity crowdfunding platform…
Today in company updates: Wealthsimple, Dozr, and DNAstack
This week, several startups have made announcements launching new features and partnerships. Here’s the latest on company…