From MacGyver to Mars: #TechVAN’s speakers share startup war stories
The Hootsuite office was at capacity on Tuesday evening for the August Tech Vancouver meetup, which provided an opportunity…
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We Are Wearables explodes into Montreal with #WWMTL
Montreal is joining the wearable tech revolution as We Are Wearables heads to the city for the first time this month. Montreal…
Miss #Startupfest? All presentation slides are now available online
After a four-day festival that trended on social media across Canada for the entire event — and a record turnout of 4,300…
Ooka Island’s Joelle MacPhee says it’s okay for founders to not want to be CEOs
High-profile stories of CEOs finding success — whether that’s through exits or significant profit — after years of…
Notman House goes smart home with Hack the House
Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. Cybernetics—the science of interconnectivity between humans and machines—is…
Borealis Wind wins $40,000 top prize from Fierce Founders Bootcamp Pitch competition
Yesterday, Communitech hosted its Fierce Founders Bootcamp Pitch Competition, the culmination of two weeks of a startup bootcamp…
TWG releases TIFF chatbot to help moviegoers decide what movies to watch
You know you want to watch various films at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) this year, but aren’t sure movies…
Helpwear wins $25,000 grand prize at CNE’s Emerging Innovators Pitch Competition
Over the course of a weekend, startups got the chance to pitch and showcase their products in a venue not commonly associated…
Fashion meets technology at #WWTO this week
“If wearable tech is going to succeed, it needs to be worn,” says We Are Wearables Founder and BetaKit senior editor…
Shopify hosting Beyond The Code to encourage inclusivity in tech
When Anna Lambert moved into a recruitment role at Shopify in 2011, it was only expected that she would attend more and more…
The Next 36 hosts Venture Day to mark end of seven-month program
After seven months of mentorship and development in The Next 36, 25 startups pitched for the program’s Venture Day, which…
Awake Labs named winner of The Next 36 Mastercard Challenge
After hosting a pitch challenge that saw five Next 36 companies pitch to Mastercard executives and business leaders, the financial…
Beagle wins Canadian Bar Association’s first-ever pitch competition
Kitchener-based Beagle, a platform that uses artificial intelligence to read through and highlight important contract information,…
#SalesTO tackles enterprise selling for startups
For its second edition of #SalesTO — one of TechToronto’s latest offshoot events focusing on niche communities —…
PinPress wins $100,000 N100 Startup Competition
Waterloo-based PinPress has taken home the top prize at the N100 Startup Competition, a Northumberland-based competition that…