More Than Just Contests, BrightKit is Changing the Engagement Game
Marketers have always wanted something in return for the chance to win the concert, car, or cash. They want us, and we’re…
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Next 36 Grad Michael Cheng Launches platform for Discovering the Greatest Musicians You’ve Never Heard Of
Michael Cheng couldn’t sit still for long after graduating Toronto’s The Next 36 program and launching a startup…
Several Tech Companies Make Canada’s Top Small & Medium Employers for 2014
Canada’s Top 100 Employers, an annual editorial competition to recognize the nation’s best places to work, has…
The 100 Mile Diet for Tech: In Conversation with the BCTIA’s Bill Tam
When a startup doesn’t grow up it becomes just another footnote. Part of growing up is having something sell, being able…
MaRS Accelerator Impact8 to Graduate Teams at TSX Today
The MaRS Discovery District will graduate its first cohort of socially-minded businesses today at the Toronto Stock Exchange…
Vancouver’s Hootsuite Lands Spot on Mashable’s “Winners of Tech 2013”
It’s been going so well for Vancouver-based startup Hootsuite that Mashable has proclaimed that the social media dashboard…
The Next 36 Announces Mentors for 2014 Cohort
Toronto’s The Next 36 program has named its group of mentors for its 2014 cohort. Each year, 36 promising undergraduates…
The Crowdfunding Source To Hold “Bootcamp” at INcubes This Weekend
The Crowdfunding Source, a Toronto-based online source of crowdfunding resources, information and trends, is holding its “Extreme…
HoHoTo Holiday Bash Returns to Toronto
Just like Montreal’s TechNoel Christmas party, Toronto’s startup community is also announcing its annual holiday…
Canadian Companies Are Waiting “For the Right Deal” As Acquisition Confidence Wanes: EY
According to a new report by Ernst & Young (EY), the appetite for acquisitions is stronger in the US than Canada for the…
EY and RBC Report “Hidden” Opportunity for Startups to Build More Diverse Teams
Newsflash: employees have biases, will argue their ideas because of those biases, and CEOs must remain impartial. That’s…
Software Companies Dominate Deloitte’s Fast50 Canadian Companies
Deloitte has released its yearly Fast50 list of overachieving Canadian startups and other companies for 2013. Since its inception…
Montreal Kickstarter Project Shutters After Fraud Allegations
In yet another example of crowdfunding projects failing to deliver what they say they will provide backers, apparently a case…
VeloCity Gives 10 Startups the Nod for $100K Competition
University of Waterloo-based student startup and innovation hub VeloCity has named the ten startups that will compete in the…
Ryerson University Helps As The “Indian Startup Story” Continues to Grow
Ryerson University, Ryerson Futures Inc. (RFI) and Bombay Stock Exchange Institute Ltd. (BSEI) have announced the winners of…