Nomz, Crescendo named outstanding ventures at NEXT Canada Venture Day
This week, 12 of NEXT Canada’s ventures pitched at the organization’s eighth annual Venture Day, which included an…
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Startup Open House returns to give an inside look into companies like Shopify, Busbud
For the sixth year in a row, Startup Open House is returning to seven Canadian cities to invite tech enthusiasts inside the…
#TractionConf speakers say scaling up requires thinking small
“We had a lot of failures,” Dave Pickles, founder and CTO of digital advertising company The Trade Desk, announced…
Applications open for $25,000 Pitch for the Purse program
Vancouver-based Forum for Women Entrepreneurs (FWE) is accepting applications for its annual Pitch for the Purse program, which…
Former Alphabet executive chairman Eric Schmidt confirmed as speaker at Elevate
Former Google and Alphabet executive chairman Eric Schmidt has been confirmed as a speaker for Elevate 2018. In April 2018,…
Second Closet’s Mark Ang says entrepreneurs must focus on the right problems at the right time
At the latest TechTO, Mark Ang, co-founder and CEO of Second Closet, stopped by to discuss how entrepreneurs can focus on solving…
Nancy Peterson shares the ups and downs of launching HomeStars at #TechTO
Every entrepreneur goes through ups and downs during their startup journey, but that doesn’t mean they should give up,…
FleetOps, Lumen5, and Invivo.AI take home $200,000 from Fundica Roadshow finale
The Fundica Roadshow has announced the three winners of its grand finale, where 10 startups pitched to take home a $500,000…
Invivo.AI tops list of pitch prizewinners at Startupfest 2018
Montreal’s Invivo.AI took home the Best of the Fest $100,000 Pitch Prize at Startupfest on Friday. Invivo.AI is targeting…
#Startupfest panel explains how to pitch your AI company to investors
On Friday, Startupfest raced through the future of AR, covering how to raise money as an AI startup—and whether or not you…
#Startupfest tackles Canada’s scaleup problem
Thursday morning at Startupfest Montreal kicked off with a State of the Nation presentation from Startup Genome CEO JF Gauthier,…
Hustle Fund’s Elizabeth Yin explains how to build a competitive accelerator at #Startupfest
Elizabeth Yin, general partner and co-founder of Hustle Fund, took to the stage at Startupfest on Wednesday to explain how…
CannabisFest explores how entrepreneurs can prepare for legalization
During Startupfest’s CannabisFest, cannabis entrepreneurs joined industry specialists and investors in Montreal on Tuesday…
Fundica roadshow announces finalists pitching for $500,000 equity investment
On July 12, the Fundica Roadshow will host a grand finale, where 10 startups will pitch to take home a $500,000 equity investment…
CIX 2018 features Two Small Fish Ventures’ Eva Lau, Baidu Capital director Nan Zhou
The Canadian Innovation Exchange (CIX) has announced the first wave of speakers for its upcoming startup investment conference,…