Alumnus Donates $150K To Let U of Windsor Students Make Investments
John Simpson, the managing director for Ridgeview Capital Asset Management, has donated $150,000 to the University of Windsor’s…
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“Nobody Gives a S*** Anymore”: Life As a Failed Startup CEO
Last month I attended a startup event called FailCamp, which sought to bring entrepreneurs together to celebrate failure. It…
Real Ventures Fund III Gets First Close at $50 Million
It came with a lot of talk leading up to it, but this morning Montreal-based venture capital firm Real Ventures officially…
U of Waterloo Student Startup Wearability Takes $13K At Norman Esch Awards
A University of Waterloo student startup has received $13,000 for its victorious “Wearability” product design at…
Canadian-Made AppDirect Raises $35M in Series C Money
AppDirect CEO Daniel Saks says his company doesn’t actually need the $35 million it just raised from Mithrill Capital…
Toronto’s BrandProject Creates, Invests in New Company, TUNED Brands Inc.
Toronto-based BrandProject, a “company creation studio” that builds, buys and makes seed stage investments in…
Moncton’s Onboardly Teams Up with Rackspace to Launch $70K #GetStarted Competition
Moncton-based startup Onboardly is joining forces with Rackspace and a UK-based startup called SimpleWeb to offer one deserving…
Wattpad Secures $46 million in Funding, Aims to “Become One of the Most Successful Consumer Internet Companies in the World”
I always wonder at what point a company just has enough money. I suppose the Toronto-based writing platform Wattpad didn’t…
Head of Facebook Canada Invests In Montreal Startup TrackTik
Montreal-based startup TrackTik, an integrated guard management solution provider, has raised $1 million in seed funding from…
Canadian Venture Capital Had Some Big Wins in Q1 of This Year
Ahh Q1- the fresh new beginnings of the year, when the snow melts and the Maple Leafs’ playoff hopes shatter before our…
Meet CBC Dragons’ Den’s New Fire-Breathers: Michael Wekerle
One of the two newest members to CBC’s Dragons’ Den has a multitude of tattoos (about “38 to 42”) and…
Meet CBC Dragons’ Den’s New Fire-Breathers: Vikram Vij
It was a little disappointing when we found out that Kevin O’Leary and Bruce Croxon were both leaving CBC Dragons’…
Moncton’s Agora Mobile to Launch App-Building Platform With $1M Seed Investment
Moncton-based startup Agora Mobile has raised $1 million in seed funding from the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation (NBIF),…
C100’s AccelerateMTL is Back on April 10
The C100, a non-profit, member-driven organization that supports Canadian technology entrepreneurship through mentorship,…
Toronto’s TouchBistro Bumps Funding Up to $6 Million
In November Toronto’s TouchBistro, the company that facilitates tablet-based payments at restaurant checkouts, raised…