MaRS DD Fiasco: More Costly Surprises Surface, Bill Now Stands At Over $550 Million
In just weeks a taxpayer bill that was thought to be $371 million has inflated to $563Â million, as the MaRS Discovery District’s…
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Waterloo’s Tech Ecosystem Can Thank Ted Livingston
On March 7, 2011, Ted Livingstonâs nascent mobile messaging company, Kik, announced an $8M Series A financing led by RRE,…
General Fusion Wants to Deliver the Promise of Clean Energy
When we talk tech moonshots, itâs likely Google X , or maybe Elon Muskâs Hyperloop will jump to mind. But tucked away…
Accelerate Series Hits The Nation’s Capital This Week for AccelerateOTT
The c100’s Accelerate series is coming to the nation’s capital on Friday. The event looks to continue its usual…
Social Media Etiquette: Where Is the Line Between Inappropriate and Plain Boring?
I’m not too big on writing about how people should behave on social media (mainly because I routinely act like a crazy…
MaRS DD Fiasco: Bailout Could End Up Costing Ontario Taxpayers Nearly Half a Billion
New reports claim that the MaRS Discovery District bailout fiasco could end up costing taxpayers almost half a billion dollars.…
Why This Smartwatch Startup Chose South Korea over Canada
Two weeks ago we wrote about the remarkable amount of press coverage that Kairos was receiving, a South Korean-based startup…
MaRS Discovery District Can’t Pay Money Back After Huge Bailout Hid by Kathleen Wynne
âItâs another blatant attempt to hide it all from the taxpayers and the legislature,” former Progressive Conservative…
BDC Names Its Nine Finalists for the Young Entrepreneur Award
The nine finalists for the Business Development Bank of Canada’s (BDC) Young Entrepreneur Award have been named, and…
Supreme Court Tosses Dragons’ Den Reject’s Defamation Suit
The Supreme Court of Canada has rejected Montreal lawyer and entrepreneur Marc Ribeiro’s case for a defamation suit again…
Venture Capital Deals Increase But Value Stays the Same in Q1
Venture capital activity in Canada over the first three months of 2014 stayed the course. Canada’s Venture Capital &…
SalesForce CEO Doesn’t Use His Own Tool to Post Tweet, Ryan Holmes Trolls Him
Ryan Holmes has made it clear that he doesn’t approve of SalesForce’s new social sharing tool that eerily resembles…
Shad Valley, Pathways to Education and More Win 2015 Youthspark Grants from Microsoft
Four programs in Canada that foster youth development in science and technology have been awarded 2015 Microsoft Canada Youthspark…
Alberta Man Wins First BDC Mentorship Award
According to the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), there’s a high-quality mentor in Medicine Hat, Alberta, and…
BetaKit’s Tom Emrich Among Mesh14 Conference Speakers
BetaKit and MobileSyrup reporter Tom Emrich will speak at the upcoming Mesh14 Conference in Toronto, May 27-28. The conference…