VC Investment in Canada Jumps by Nearly a Third in 2013 (452 deals with an average size of $4.3 million)
Last year saw 31 percent more venture capital investment in Canada compared to 2012, up to $2 billion from $1.5 billion. In…
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WordPress Now Lets Users Sell Stuff, Partners with Shopify and Shoplocket
WordPress, the most popular and fastest growing publishing platform on the web, announced yesterday that it had struck deals…
Grade 12 Toronto Student Wins Doodle 4 Google Contest
A 17-year-old Toronto student named Cindy Tang has won the first Doodle 4 Google contest for Canada. Her drawing is of a girl…
2014 CRC Robotics Competition Showcases Student Innovation Today and Tomorrow
The 2014 CRC Robotics Competition at Vanier College in Montreal has already been underway for a day now. The competition’s…
BufferBox service is winding down and will stop accepting packages on March 31st
BufferBox, the Canadian start-up that was founded by three engineering grads (Jay Shah, Aditya Bali and Mike McCauley) from…
Toronto’s JOLT and Moncton’s Launch36 Accelerators Make Calls for Applications
Two Canadian accelerator programs are announcing their calls for applications today, in Toronto’s JOLT and Moncton’s…
The Accelerator Series: The Next 36
The Accelerator Series is a multi-part spotlight on Canada’s startup accelerators and the people who lead them. As…
Toronto and New York-Based BorderFree to Go Public
Toronto-based BorderFree (which also has offices in New York, Tel Aviv, Shanghai and Dublin) is reportedly set for an initial…
Ottawa-based Klipfolio raises $1.7 million from BDC, FundFire, BOLDstart and others
Data, especially big data, can be complicated. Many moving parts and several variables come into play that help you understand…
Five Startups to Take a Four-Month Residency at the Google Innovation Space at Communitech
Google and Waterloo’s Communitech have a deep relationship and sincerely want startups to thrive. Back in December both…
Government of Canada will continue “to address emerging risks, including virtual currencies, such as Bitcoin”
Bitcoin, the cryptography digital currency, has popped up on Canadian soil over the past number of months. Bitcoin ATMs, or…
Tacit Innovations secures $700,000 investment, teases ‘an exciting collaboration with a local restaurant’
Tacit Innovations recently graduated from Communitech’s 3rd cohort and announced today that they’ve successfully…
HootSuite forced to look outside Canada for talent, says it’s ‘difficult to compete’ with Silicon Valley companies
The search for great talent is ongoing. For Vancouver-based HootSuite, it’s been a trek. After successfully raising a…
TELUS embraces M2M with new smartphone passcode technology for entry into corporate buildings
Machine-to-Machine (M2M) is increasing in Canada and TELUS, Canada’s second largest wireless carrier, sees value in allowing…
WeSellSocks will deliver awesome socks to your front door every month
Socks are boring, right? This extra layer of protection for your feet usually comes in black and white, but Toronto’s…