Hubba closes $3.1 million in seed funding, blows past growth targets
Hubba, a cloud-based product information network has doubled its team, raised a $3.1M seed round from Brightspark, The Social…
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Aimia acquires UK-based Zinc
Montreal-based Aimia, the loyalty company behind the popular Aeroplan program, plus several other loyalty initiatives around…
Homejoy to “pause” Canadian operations
Back in September of 2013, San Fransisco-based Homejoy co-founder and CEO Adora Cheung, said, “part of why we chose Canada…
Ted Hastings named President mobile rewards programs Perk.com
One of Kitchener/Waterloo’s most successful entrepreneurs has landed a role at Perk.com. Ted Hastings, founder of Rebellion…
The Accelerator Centre Joins Canada’s Start-up Visa Program, graduates three technology startups
The Accelerator Centre announced today that it has been selected by the Canadian Association of Business Incubation (CABI)…
Wagepoint secures $2 million investment from Extreme Venture Partners, BDC, ACOA
Waterloo-based Wagepoint announced today a $2 million injection of seed funding that will assist the company to expand its…
Marcus Daniels of HIGHLINE VC wins a Notable Award for Entrepreneurship
The annual Notable Awards are dedicated to recognize young professionals across all of Ontario, Quebec, and Western Canada…
Apple hosting workshops for Hour of Code initiative at retail stores
Apple stores in Canada and around the world will host a free one-hour coding workshop in support of the “Hour of Code”…
TEC Edmonton Launches New TEC Health Accelerator Program
The TEC Edmonton incubator and Genzyme Canada have come together in a strategic partnership to launch the TEC Health Accelerator…
Shopify CEO named CEO of the Year by Report on Business
Ottawa-based Shopify has risen to massive internet and eCommerce fame over the past number of years. Tobi Lütke, its CEO,…
bitHound raises over $2 million from Michael Wekerle and BDC Capital
Kitchener-based bitHound has successfully closed over $2 million in seed funding, led by Michael Wekerle, who is the CEO Co-founder…
Rogers commits $4 million to Wavefront “to fuel growth of entrepreneurs” and accelerate M2M technology
Vancouver-based Wavefront, also known as Wavefront Wireless Commercialization Centre Society, is having a spectacular day with…
Casper, the “outrageously comfortable” mattress, is now available to Canadians
A new mattress has arrived in Canada and its name is Casper. The New York-based company claims to be reimagining the sleep…
Kik raises $38.3 million in funding and acquires GIF Messenger Relay
Waterloo-based Kik Interactive announced today that they’ve successfully raised a $38.3 million Series C Funding and…
Toronto Mini Maker Faire takes over the Toronto Reference Library this weekend
The Toronto Mini Maker Faire 2014 is happening this weekend at the Toronto Reference Library and it’s free to attend.…