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,…
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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,…
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’…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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“,…
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…
Creative Tension at #SXSWedu 2014
Days before SXSW 2014 erupted in the spectacle of a livestream from Edward Snowden, educators, entrepreneurs and investors…
Brothers in Arms: Skyprep’s Sibling Cofounders Mix Business and Friendship
Babak Barkhodaei spoke about the power of three brothers working towards a common goal. He’s the CEO of Toronto-based…
Waterloo Startup Fora Makes Higher Education Accessible for Sub-Saharan Africans
Typing “Nigeria” into Google today will land you several news articles on the mosque attack in the northern part…
“It was long, tedious, and extremely stressful”: An Insider’s View Into Canadian EdTech Fundraising
My motivation for writing this piece was very simple. From the time I began to work with startups and fellow entrepreneurs,…
Majority of Canadian Schools Haven’t Adopted Mobile Learning
On the same morning we just announced a partnership between a Waterloo-based startup and the Ontario Teachers’ Federation,…
Waterloo’s Planboard Inks Deal with Ontario Teachers’ Federation for Online Tool
Waterloo-based edtech startup Planboard has reached an agreement with the Ontario Teachers’ Federation to provide its…