Kevin Sandhu reviews his 11 Canadian tech companies to watch in 2016
Last year, I wrote an article about the 11 Canadian tech companies to watch in 2016, which highlighted tech companies of all…
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Knowledgehook raises $1.25 million to empower math teachers with technology
After getting Google’s Game Changer Award at Google Demo Day in May, Waterloo-based Knowledgehook has now announced $1.25…
FreshGrade COO says the traditional education system is starting to embrace tech
For a while, education systems have been resistant to change. But as technology innovation grows in the education space, several…
Motive partners with UBC to deliver history you can hear
Whatâs it like to hear history? University of British Columbia students learning about the Canadian Pacific Railway in downtown…
Paddle snags $700,000 in funding to help students embrace âjob-jumping”
Thanks to their penchant for selfies and social media and the perception that they feel entitled to jobs after years of incurring…
How Edusight’s platform wants to help school boards make better decisions with data
While school boards regularly collect data about studentsâ grades and performance, they arenât always able to collect and…
Here’s what Riipen COO Dave Savory learned after a year of scaling
Riipen is a Vancouver-based startup with a web platform that connects employers with top talent coming out of our post-secondary…
GradeSlam raises $1.6 million to fill inequality gap in private tutoring
Montreal-based GradeSlam, which provides a one-on-one tutoring platform, has closed $1.6 million in funding in a round led…
Edusight launches Magic platform with three Ontario-based school districts
Toronto-based Edusight, a gradebook and portfolio platform for teachers and students to capture student learning, announced…
Toronto-based Akindi works with Tiny Hearts for launch of Scantron alternative iPhone app
Two Toronto-based startups have worked together to launch an app version of an edtech platform tackling a major pain point…
Knowledgehook describes how it wants to change traditional math education
With the rise of smartphone and iPad usage, industries across almost all verticals have been trying to figure out how to leverage…
FreshGrade raises $11.6 million Series A for personalized education platform
Technology innovation in the education space is flourishing, as school systems try to offer not just new curriculum, but a…
Following $1 million seed round, ExpertKnowledge founder explains why corporate training fails
Back in 2014, when Ryan Austin and his co-founders were part of The Next Founders program in Toronto, the group was working…
Flywire acquires Toronto-based ScholarFX
Toronto-based ScholarFX, which offers a tuition payments platform for international students attending Canadian postsecondary…
SMART Technologies Joins Google for Education Partner Program
Calgary-based SMART Technologies, a provider of education collaboration solutions, announced that it is among a group of partners…