Global tech talent drawn to Toronto feels warm welcome despite Visa delays
At the beginning of February, global accelerator program Techstars commenced its second cohort in Toronto. The cohort is comprised…
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Spring Activator to invest $100,000 in Impact Investor Challenge
Vancouver-based Spring Activator today announced its first Impact Investor Challenge, an investor training program that will…
Canadian company among finalists of #DisruptMining 2019
Goldcorp has announced the winner of #DisruptMining 2019, a challenge that calls for innovators in the mining space to pitch…
Lazaridis Institute chooses only women-led tech companies for 2019 ScaleUp Program
Laurier University’s Lazaridis Institute has chosen 10 women-led Canadian tech companies to be a part the fourth cohort of…
Acceleprise hiring program director for new Toronto accelerator
US-based accelerator program Acceleprise is making a move into the Canadian market, with plans to open a Toronto location.…
Today in accelerators: IDEABOOST and Volta open submissions for new cohorts
Two accelerator programs, IDEABOOST and Volta, have opened applications for their 2019 cohorts. Toronto-based CFC Media Lab’s…
The Big Push announces Canada-wide Pitch and Pair Program for women-led companies
The Big Push, a Toronto-based business accelerator that provides services in exchange for equity for women-led tech companies,…
Soho Innovation Lab launches in downtown Toronto
Toronto-based HBNG, a provider of investment and real estate management expertise, is launching its new hybrid accelerator…
Two Canadian tech companies named as finalists in 2019 SXSW Pitch competition
The eleventh annual South by Southwest (SXSW) Pitch competition has announced 50 finalists, and two Canadian companies, an…
Toronto-based Vouchr joins Wells Fargo Startup Accelerator
Vouchr, the Toronto-based developer of a digital gifting platform, has joined the Wells Fargo Startup Accelerator, which aims…
Innovacorp, New Brunswick Innovation Foundation partnering to invest $1 million in Propel accelerator
Innovacorp and the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation (NBIF) have earmarked $1 million, $500,000 each, to invest in select…
Y Combinator partner Eric Migicovsky on the shift from startup founder to mentor
As Eric Migicovsky looked at volunteers setting up for Y Combinator’s recent event at the University of Toronto’s Hatchery,…
15 companies enter Phase 2 of Propel ICT’s Incite Accelerator
Atlantic Canada’s Propel ICT has announced that 15 companies will be participating in Phase 2 of its Incite Accelerator.…
Toronto’s e-Zn only Canadian company selected to inaugural Shell GameChanger cleantech Accelerator
Toronto-based e-Zn is the only Candian company selected by The Shell GameChanger cleantech accelerator. The company was nominated…
UNB accelerator program now accepting applicants for 2019 cohort
The Summer Institute, an accelerator operated by the University of New Brunswick’s J Herbert Smith Centre for Technology…