How Telus plans to win customers with culture and experience
The Telus Tower in Toronto is an imposing, stark structure, a beautiful slab of metal and glass looming over the deep downtown…
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OMERS’ John Ruffolo talks Canada’s new startup lobby group and using the government for leverage
Earlier this week, it was revealed that some of Canada’s tech elite have come together to help shape the future of our nation’s…
Shopify’s 180-day lockup period ends tomorrow
After a highly successful initial public offering earlier this year helped Shopify secure $131 million in additional funding,…
Wealthsimple rebrands as the FinTech company sheds its startup skin
Rebrands are not often the purview of small startups, left usually to larger institutions trying to shed the impression of…
CIBC launches online currency exchange service with home delivery
CIBC has introduced a platform that could be convenient for travelling Canadians; Like an Uber for foreign currency, CIBC customers…
Making sense of early-stage funding options
It’s a good time to be a startup in North America. Venture capital investing in the US reached a record $59.8 billion for…
Reuters: VC Investment in Canada at 14-year high
In the Thomson Reuters Canadian Venture Capital Review for the first three quarters of 2015, Canadian companies collectively…
Today in acquisitions: Switch Merge, MediaCore, Silanis, BigKite
Canadian companies went on an acquisition spree this week – both buying and selling. Here’s the latest on who acquired…
#VanIMPACT: investing for profit, people, and the planet
Driven by purpose as well as profit? You might have joined hundreds of earnest entrepreneurs, non-profit folks and investors…
Shopify named CIX 2015 innovator of the year
The Canadian Innovation Exchange (CIX), a leading Canadian technology innovation showcase where investors, entrepreneurs and…
September #WWTO is watching you
At another packed house for September’s We Are Wearables Toronto at the MaRS Discovery District, event founder and BetaKit…
Slack’s Simon Vallee dishes dirt on the art of design ahead of #ProductHuntTO talk
This week, Product Hunt Toronto takes over the MaRS Discovery District to celebrate its one year anniversary. Beyond the unveiling…
Pinch VR thinks retail is VR’s untapped market
Tech journalist and TV personality Amber Mac was all over Dx3 2015, interviewing founders and senior execs from some of Canada’s…
Today in funding: Sequence Bio, icejam games, Kensington Venture Fund & more
This week, government funding came through for many Canadian startups. Here’s the latest on who raised how much, and from…
Talking IP, IPOs, and big bets with SHOES.COM’s Roger Hardy
Vancouver’s Roger Hardy has moved seamlessly through the head to toe’s of eCommerce. The Internet is filled stories of…