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Ping pong tournament called ‘TechPong’ will see tech community battle it out to raise $50,000 for Vancouver charities
TechPong just sounds like a great time. A fundraising initiative led by Unbounce and Chimp will see a fierce competition between…
TELUS Health acquires web-based prescription technology ZRx Prescriber from Quebec’s ZoomMed
TELUS is Canada’s second largest wireless carrier with over 8 millions subscribers. The company has been backing health…
Airbnb Names former Hubba Advisor as Canada Country Manager
Airbnb, the popular San Francisco-based peer-to-peer marketplace for spaces, has named Aaron Zifkin as its new country manager…
Futurpreneur Canada Wants Your Startup to Represent Canada at ‘Get in the Ring’
Futurpreneur Canada, formerly the Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF) wants to know if your startup can “get in…
Five New Startups Awarded Residency at the Google Innovation Space at Communitech
A new group of startups has entered the Communitech Hub as part of the Google for Entrepreneurs initiative. The “mini-cohort”…
Jobooh Expands Its Startup Job Board to Canada
Geneva-based Jobooh, a free job platform for startups around the world, has expanded its website to Canada, displaying startup…
Waterloo’s I Think Security secures spot in the 2014 FinTech Innovation Lab
Waterloo’s I Think Security was founded in 2010 and graduated from the Accelerator Centre program in September of 2013.…
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 ‘Research, Exploration and Development’…
Frank & Oak, PUSH Highlight Finalists Named for Canada Post’s Ecommerce Innovation Awards
And then there were 33. The finalists have been named for Canada Post’s 2014 Ecommerce Innovation Awards, set to be a…
Applications are now open for the MasterCard N>XT Developer Challenge
The MasterCard N>XT Developer Challenge, Canada’s first hackathon specifically dedicated to mobile payments, is back…
Thalmic Labs’ Myo Armband Takes Major Step, Integrates with Smartglass
Thalmic Labs evidently knew that if it was to remain among the hottest current wearables leaders, it would need to find some…
Seymour Schulich Gives 40 Canadian Students Largest Ever STEM Scholarships
Forty young Canadians are heading into their first year of university with a large financial boost, after Schulich Leader…
Deadline Approaches for PwC’s 2014 Vision to Reality Awards
There’s not too much time left to give a shout-out to those startup entrepreneurs in Canada who deserve to be recognized,…
BDC Capital Partners with Creative Destruction Lab, Aims to Reach $1 Billion in Equity Value
Creative Destruction Labs (CDL), who is based at Rotman School of Management at U of T, started in 2012 and has exceeded is…