New Dragons’ Den judges bring young perspective to entrepreneurial institution
It doesn’t seem that long ago that Canada fell in love with the Dragons’ Den original judges â Kevin O’Leary,…
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Startup Canada announces regional winners for Startup Canada Awards
Today, Startup Canada announced the regional winners and the runners-up for the second annual Startup Canada Awards. Winners…
Communitech’s pitch competition puts spotlight on female founders
On October 1st, a crowd gathered to watch the Communitech Women Entrepreneurs Pitch Competition, the culmination of Communitech’s…
Encycle Therapeutics Raises $2.85 Million to Expand Development Pipeline
Ecycle Therapeutics announced today the close of $2.85 million (CAD) in financing, led by Takeda Ventures, the VC division…
#VanStartupCity: tech entrepreneurship tips from the leaders
“If you want to be successful, follow your contribution, not your passion.” This and other bits of wisdom resulted…
Startup Canada and Intuit team up to give entrepreneurs a crash course in financial literacy
From September 28 until October 4, Startup Canada and Intuit are teaming up with entrepreneur community leaders across Canada…
Flystro opens first online marketplace for drones
Born at the Montreal Founder Institute earlier this year, Flystro‘s mission to become the ultimate online marketplace…
CIX Cleantech reveals 10 most innovative cleantech companies
Today, CIX Cleantech announced the 10 most disruptive Canadian clean technology companies chosen to present at the CIX Cleantech:…
Lightspeed secures $61 Million (USD) in funding, company says it now processes over $10 billion annually
Montreal-based Lightspeed has secured $61 million (USD) in funding that was co-led by Caisse de dĂ©pĂŽt et placement du QuĂ©bec…
HitchBOT ends its trek across the United States early after being vandalized in Philadelphia
HitchBOT, the hitchhiking Robot developed by a couple Canadian professors, started his American journey on July 17th. However,…
Sharethebus wins the $100,000 Investment Prize at the 2015 International Startup Festival
The 2015 International Startup Festival was another great success this year. Hundreds of startup and leaders from around the…
Homejoy decides to shut down operations July 31st
Following its decision to âpauseâ Canadian operations back in December, cleaning services company Homejoy is completely…
Qoints wins N100 Startup Competition and $100,000 in equity financing
The winner of the annual N100 Startup Competition has been announced and Toronto-based Qoints secures $100,000 in equity financing.…
Pictures from the 2015 International Startup Festival in Montreal
The annual International Startup Festival is happening in MontrĂ©al this week and we are there live attending all the exciting…
How a tablet can help you get the job done
Tablets are a great tool for reading, browsing and playing Angry Birds, but businesses are increasingly recognizing the wide…