Googleâs Patrick Pichette says Canadian startups have to ‘solve for the world’
Google CFO Patrick Pichette happens to be a Montreal native, so heâs quite familiar with the perception that Canadians need…
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One Year Later: Looking back at the seven Canadian wearable tech companies changing the world
Back in November of last year I introduced seven Canadian wearable tech companies working on technologies that were set to…
Today in funding: BuildDirect, Versant Venture Capital, Gallop Labs
More big financing news in Canada, with a big dose of cash foreshadowing future healthcare investment. Hereâs the latest…
Series 401 builds bridge between Toronto and Kitchener-Waterloo
The second annual Series 401 event took place this past week at MaRS. Initially a joint venture between Communitech and OneEleven,…
Does Canadian Innovation Exchange have a diversity problem?
The annual Canadian Innovation Exchange (CIX), a high-profile event created to showcase Canadian innovation and bring startups,…
AppMakr acquires Appifier and becomes “the mobile voice” of Do-It-Yourself Mobile App building
According to research by the Information and Communications Technology Council the ‘app economy’ in Canada generates…
Randall Howard receives the “Canadian Angel of the Year” Award
NACO, the National champion of Canadaâs angel investing community, and BDC announced the winner of the “Canadian Angel…
Canadian micro-businesses lean on mobile technology to grow
Whether a food truck owner or a microbrewer, a car mechanic or a craftsperson, companies with 5 or less employees, or âmicrobusinesses,â…
TELUS and Vancouver’s Mojio to offer Canadians a connected car solution in Q4
TELUS and Mojio have announced plans to launch the Mojio connected car solution in Canada later this year. The IoT movement…
This week in Canadian startups and notable news from around the web
Our focus is to help Canadian startups get noticed and communicate their wins, another world happens outside our glorious land.…
Manulife opens RED Lab within Communitech to help build new products and services
A partnership between Manulife and Communitech will see the RED Lab — which stands for âResearch, Exploration and Development’…
TheRedPin Wants to Make Great Service Ubiquitous in The Canadian Housing Market
It had been a few years since a flood of media outlets covered the new tech kids on the real estate block, TheRedPin. That…
Military Robot-Builder Clearpath Robotics Takes Stand On ‘Killer Robots’
Waterloo’s Clearpath Robotics is saying “hasta la vista, baby” to any involvement within ‘killer robot’…
Three Canadian Startups Named to Latest 500 Startups Batch
Dave McClure and company at Silicon Valley’s 500 Startups have given the nod to three Canadian startups for entry into…
Longtime Canadian Entrepreneur and Benefactor Raymond Chang Passes Away
Longtime financial services entrepreneur and Order of Canada recipient G. Raymond Chang has passed away at the age of 65, after receiving…