Michele Romanow and Manjit Minhas tapped as the newest Dragons
Dragons’ Den has been re-born. The last few weeks saw the departure of both Arlene Dickinson and David Chilton, but also…
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Velocity announces $25,000 and $5,000 Fund finalists
Waterloo is a hotbed of startups, and many of them have come out of the University of Waterloo Veolocity program, such PiinPoint…
Checkfront raises $1 million
British Columbia-based Checkfront is one of those companies to fly way under the radar. Checkfront is an online booking platform…
Square acquires Toronto-based Kili Technology
Square, the popular mobile commerce platform developed by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, has been live in Canada since October…
Hexoskin wins the “People’s Choice” award for “Connected Body Product” in the Postscapes Internet of Things competition
Monntreal-based Hexoskin has is continuing its success in 2015 and announced it recently won a “People’s Choice”…
Kira Talent raises $1.2 million from Relay Ventures, BDC, Tony Lacavera and others
Toronto-based startup Kira Talent has raised $1.2 million to expand its online talent assessment tool. This latest investment…
Blending mobile and desktop cultures at IBM InterConnect conference
When I touched down in sunny Las Vegas, I had no idea exactly how big IBM InterConnect would be. A merging of the enterprise…
Pebble’s new crowdfunding project sets new Kickstarter record
Vancouver-born Eric Migicovsky has found success on a global scale. The CEO and Founder of Pebble gained fame and fortune when…
MediaCore lands $4.5 million to help “transform how people teach and learn using video”
Victoria-based MediaCore, a company that developed a cloud-based educational video platform, has received $4.5 million led…
Government invests over $26 million into seven Ontario clean tech companies
The Government of Canada is continuing its investment into clean technology projects, this time hitting Ontario, which is considered…
AccelerateAB now accepting applications for its 2015 Roundtable Sessions
Applications are now open for the upcoming AccelerateAB 2015 Roundtable Sessions, which is taking place in Calgary on April…
Saint Mary’s University “Startup 100” program aims to launch 100 businesses in 100 days
A tall task is almost underway at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax. A new student-led program, dubbed the “Startup…
Steve Wozniak says Montreal shouldn’t be like Silicon Valley, but focus on “what do you have that makes you special”
Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs helped bring the computer to everyday people. Woz is largely credited to be the designer of the…
Canadian Open Data Experience (#CODE2015) 48-hour competition starts February 20th, offers up $40,000 to developers
The Canadian Open Data Experience (CODE) is kicking off on February 20th and aims to continue to the “largest competitive…
Montreal’s Mobeewave raises $6.5 million to bolster its mobile payment platform
MontrĂ©al-based Mobeewave, a company that allows merchants’ mobile devices to accept secure contactless payments via…