Following significant growth, Polar spins out ad product into standalone business
byToronto-based advertising tech company Polar has spun out its programmatic ad product for brands and agencies into a new business,…
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Today in company updates: Sortable launches analytics tool, Highmark Interactive announces Olympic athlete advisors
byThis week, several Canadian startups have made announcements, launching new features, partnerships, and more. Here’s the…
Today in company updates: thisopenspace brings Shopify POS to pop-ups, SourceKnowledge opens Toronto & LA offices
byThis week, several Canadian startups have made announcements, launching new features, partnerships, and more. Here’s the…
Former VICE chief revenue officer Ryan Fuss joins Waterloo-based Sortable
byWaterloo-based Sortable, which was among Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50 announced in November, has announced that former…
Today in company updates: Vidyard, Firmex, RentMoola
byThis week, several startups have made announcements launching new features and partnerships. Here’s the latest on company…
Inbound Retargeting raises $400,000 for its super-targeted banner ad technology
byA few months ago, Vancouver-based Inbound Retargeting Technologies, which operates as Retarget Links, announced that it acquired…
Hack to Start Ep.123: Justin Brooke, founder and CEO of the Digital Media Buying Institute
byJustin Brooke is the founder and CEO of the Digital Media Buying Institute. Brooke is a high school dropout who got into construction,…
Inbound Retargeting acquires Las Vegas-based Primeloop (and its IP)
byVancouver-based Inbound Retargeting Technologies has acquired Las Vegas-based Primeloop in an effort to strengthen its link…
Exact Media wants to be Toronto’s next big success story as it aggressively grows team
byDespite being founded in 2013 and boasting clients like Procter & Gamble, Johnson & Johnson, Unilever, and L’Oreal,…
Hack To Start Ep. 106: Todd Garland, founder and CEO of BuySellAds
byTodd Garland is the founder and CEO of BuySellAds. Garland started diving into tech during college and got into startups shortly…
Vidyard wants to gobble up all the advertising dollars with video
byAs people pay more attention to their smartphones and less attention to their TV, advertisers are moving away from TV budgets…
Influitive raises additional $8.2 million, acquires Ironark software
byToronto-based Influitive, a B2B advocate marketing platform, announced that it has raised an additional $8.2 million in a series…
Startup job spotlight: Account executive at Sortable
byWith startups leading the way in Canadian innovation, every day, BetaKit does its part to help fill the talent gap with our…
StackAdapt raises $1 million Series A to boost native advertising platform
byToronto-based StackAdapt, a native advertising platform that allows clients to access global native advertising inventory on…
How Brad Feld convinced Shoelace to head back to Canada after a stint in Boulder
byAs the famous Wizard of Oz adage goes, there’s no place like home. That’s the mentality that Shoelace, a startup…