Canadian VCs Ranked Favourably in New Deloitte-NVCA Survey
Canadian venture capitalists and private equity firms scored big marks in a recent Deloitte-NVCA survey that revealed global…
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Following a Year of Little Progress, Federal Minister Discusses Startup Visa
It hasn’t exactly been the speediest implementation of a government program over the last year in regards to the Startup…
BDC and Corus Entertainment Pitch in for New Gibraltar Venture Capital Fund
Toronto is getting a brand new venture capital fund in Gibraltar Partners Fund One. The new fund achieved its first close…
Hardware Projects on Kickstarter Raised Over Five Times More Investor Funding as Those on Indiegogo
A new report has revealed some interesting facts about crowdfunded hardware projects that graduate from Kickstarter and Indiegogo.…
Tacit Innovations Scores $450,000 Investment, Will ‘Enhance the Restaurant Experience’
Tacit Innovations, a graduate from Communitechâs third cohort last year, has announced $450,000 in seed funding from The…
This Week in Canadian Startups: August 2-8
Here’s what turned out to be the biggest stories in the world of Canadian tech startups in the week of August 2-8. August…
Montreal’s Busbud Wants to Fix the ‘Archaic Systems’ Within the Bus Industry
Montreal’s Busbud has been experiencing a wild ride since soft launched in late 2011. During one of our earliest conversations…
Are You One of ‘Canada’s Most Remarkable Small Businesses?’
Canada is filled with talented people who are building amazing companies. Our friends at The Globe and Mail are seeking feedback…
Google and Communitech To Give Away Six Months of Office Space
No matter what level of business you’re at, office space is expensive. Sure, one can coast along for years working out…
OMERS Ventures Looks for These Three Attributes When Investing Into a Startup
OMERS Ventures, the investment arm of pension fund OMERS, has a core focus in the technology, media, telecommunications, clean…
Cape Breton University’s UIT Startup program now accepting applications, five spots reserved for women
UIT Startup is a new 11-month program based out of Cape Breton University. The goal is incredibly inspiring: Developing Startup…
Snip.ly surpasses 10 million clicks, a whopping increase of 9 million in 1-month
Michael Cheng previously stated in an interview with us that he’s a âalways been a believer of go big or go home.â…
WSU Business School Names Canada Second Best Location to Start a Company
A new infographic put together by Washington State University’s School of Business has named Canada as the second best…
Twitter CEO Says Canada Among ‘Fastest-Growing Markets’
Twitter CEO Dick Costolo told Globe and Mail reporter James Bradshaw that Canada is among the social media tool’s “fastest-growing…
C100’s Atlee Clark To Join Shopify
Atlee Clark, now the former executive director of the C100, Canada’s US-based organization that supports Canadian technology…