Canadian Startup News, Launches, MilestonesJuly 30, 2014<July 30, 2014 Toronto’s AskforTask to Launch in Eight US Cities Later This Summer by Joseph Czikk After raising half a million dollars in seed money and releasing its mobile app, Toronto startup AskforTask is announcing that…
Canadian Startup News, FeatureFebruary 26, 2014<February 26, 2014 Waterloo’s Desire2Learn Targets Latin America With New Sao Paulo Office by Joseph Czikk According to CanadianPrivateEquity.com, Waterloo’s Desire2Learn, creators of an integrated learning platform for schools,…
NewsOctober 18, 2013<October 18, 2013 Young Business Owners Need Strong Business Strategy As Boomers Look to Retirement, Says Report by Joseph Czikk Business owners under 35 years of age are twice as likely to be planning a business expansion when compared to owners 55 and…
News, TechnologyJuly 15, 2013<July 15, 2013 Homejoy chooses downtown Toronto as its first international market for professional house cleaning by Daniel Bader Homejoy, a simple startup with a very clean goal, has chosen Toronto as its first international expansion market. The California-based…
GrowthMarch 14, 2013<June 25, 2013 Exec Expands to NYC, Chicago, LA, & Boston to Be the Amazon of Local Services by Humayun Khan There’s been a lot of activity in the peer-to-peer marketplace space, with startups increasingly wanting users to outsource…
FundingMay 8, 2012<May 8, 2012 Loyalty Startup Belly Inks $10M Series B to Fuel Rapid Expansion by Darrell Etherington Belly, the Chicago-based rewards startup aimed at local small businesses, today announced $10 million in new funding from Andreessen…