Quantum, accelerators, venture capital: surveying Canada’s tech landscape at DRIVE
This year’s DRIVE 2019 conference, held in Waterloo for its inaugural year, set out to answer how Canada can create domestic value in a…
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Startupfest 2019 is back with new workshops
Startupfest will return to Montreal from July 8 to 12 for its ninth year, presenting five days of pitching, hacking, learning, and networking. This…
TSX Venture Exchange announces top performing Canadian startups
TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV) has announced its top 50 performing companies, part of its annual 2019 TSX Venture 50 event. “We are exceptionally proud…[of]…
Battlesnake returns to Victoria to give coders a chance at gaming glory
Battlesnake, a non-profit AI programming competition, will be hitting Victoria on March 2 for its fifth year. Organizers are expecting over 1000 participants to…
Google’s Apigee headlines February #FutureMakers on APIs
The February edition of RBC’s FutureMakers Talks series is all about making connections—specifically those made through APIs (application program interfaces), the world’s tech connector….
Nominations open for the sixth annual Startup Canada Awards
Startup Canada has opened nominations for its sixth annual Startup Canada Awards. Businesses, organizations, and individuals are able to apply for awards recognizing diversity,…
Dragons’ Den announces auditions tour across Canada for newest season
CBC’s Dragons’ Den has announced a new Canada-wide tour in search of promising startups to come pitch on their show. Entrepreneurs have a chance…
First #FutureMakers of the year explains how innovation needs to evolve in 2019
At the first RBC #FutureMakers event of 2019, speakers brought forth their visions for how innovation must evolve. Speaking across a broad range of…
Tech solutions looking to shake up the legal world in 2019
On Thursday, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (Blakes) hosted nine tech companies for a demo day at its downtown Toronto office, to showcase the…
Black Arts & Innovation Expo to celebrate Black History Month by awarding STEAM talent
Toronto-based Excelovate and First Book Canada have partnered to host the 5th Annual Black Arts & Innovation Expo (BAIE) on February 21. Organizers of BAIE are…
Inventures 2019 announces international pitch competition
Alberta Innovates has announced an international pitch competition as part of Inventures 2019. “Inventures is a great opportunity to attract leading startups to Alberta,…
#FutureMakers returns January 28 to share the innovations that will drive 2019
RBC has set the date for the first 2019 edition of its Tech Community Team’s FutureMakers Talks series. Taking place January 28, the first…
Michele Romanow, Drew Green, Endy co-founders highlight Dx3 2019
Retail, marketing, and tech conference Dx3 has announced its 2019 dates and speakers. The event will take place at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre…