MaRS officially launching Work & Learning cluster November 24
On November 24, MaRS is launching its new Work & Learning cluster, which will be dedicated to helping high-impact startups disrupting how people acquire…
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Kira Talent acquires LikeLive, adding 40 schools to its client base
Kira Talent, the company behind video-based talent assessment platform for university and college admissions, Kira Academic, announced that video interviewing service LikeLive will become…
InvataCloud is the first canadian company to join Microsoft BizSpark Plus
InvataCloud, an Adobe Connect-managed hosting service, will be the first Canadian company to join Microsoft’s BizSpark Plus program. The BizSpark Plus program gives startups…
Agora Mobile takes top prize as Impact8 graduates third cohort
In an event held at the MaRS Discovery District, Impact8 graduated the third cohort of its eight-week accelerator program. A joint partnership between the…
Desire2Learn CEO: Edtech is going through a “huge transformation”
Desire2Learn has been working to disrupt the education sector by bringing technology to classrooms since 1999. Through tech, the company hopes to increase graduation…
Kelowna EdTech Startup FreshGrade Raises $4.3 Million Seed Round
Kelowna-based edtech startup FreshGrade has raised a $4.3 million seed round led by NewSchools Venture Fund, Emerson Collective, Accel Partners and Social Capital. Designed by…
Toronto’s Edusight Says It Won’t Be Another Coffin in the Edtech Graveyard
Toronto edtech startup Edusight is intent on helping teachers make actionable decisions, better addressing their students’ performance and challenges. Moreover, the cofounders say they won’t…
A Cease And Desist Letter Didn’t Stop Andrew D’Souza From Aggressively Growing Top Hat to 80 Heads
If there’s one guy who knows a thing or two about building up a startup it might be current Bionym president Andrew D’Souza. He…
Seamless Mobile Health, Learning Bird Among Winners at TiEQuest 2014
Canada’s largest business venture competition announced its winners late last week, when TiEQuest 2014 crowned Seamless Mobile Health as first prize winner. TiEQuest is “Canada’s largest…
Next 36 Alum Sesame.IO Launches Sesame Snap App for Parents, Teachers and Students
Sesame IO, a startup that formerly graduated from the Next 36 program as well as the University of Waterloo’s VeloCity program, has launched its…
Victoria EdTech Startup MediaCore Partners with Pearson
A Victoria-based edtech startup that helps schools and universities build libraries of educational media with the ability share it with students across all platforms, has…
For Ululab Founders, Transitioning to Educational Games is More Rewarding
Currently sitting at #18 in the Top Paid Apps chart for Education apps in the App Store is Ululab‘s “Slice Fractions“, the game released…
Why Every Canadian EdTech Startup Needs a Teacher
At SXSWedu, my colleague at MaRS, Joseph Wilson and I ran our first-ever “Innovation Bootcamp for Educators.” Ably joined by our American friend and colleague, Elizabeth…