Toronto’s AskforTask to Launch in Eight US Cities Later This Summer
After raising half a million dollars in seed money and releasing its mobile app, Toronto startup AskforTask is announcing that…
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Next-Gen Software Platform IIX Raises $10.4 Million
Niagara-based International Internet Exchange (IIX Inc.), a next-generation software and interconnection platform designed…
MaRS’ Jolt Accelerator Announces New Summer Cohort
MaRS’ JOLT accelerator announced today the latest group of companies to join its growing portfolio of startups. “Next-level…
CareGuide Sets Sight on Rapid Growth
Toronto-based CareGuide has closed its seed round and attracted venture backing from 35 prominent investors in Canada and…
MIT PhD’s Wearable Toy for Kids Wins Second Annual N100 Competition
Lyssa Neel, an MIT PhD who developed a wearable toy for kids, has won the 2014 N100 Startup Competition. Her invention- called…
Mike McDerment’s FreshBooks Raises $30 Million In First Funding Round
Toronto startup FreshBooks, the online cloud accounting software for freelancers and professionals, has raised a $30 million…
Vancouver’s Imaginary Games Gets $400,000 from the CMF
The CMF (Canadian Media Fund) has announced the recipients of its “Experimental Stream Production Program”. Among…
FounderFuel’s Accelerator Rally is Coming Back to the International Startup Festival
Montreal’s FounderFuel accelerator program and the International Startup Festival are throwing their second annual Accelerator…
Wearable Tech Startup OMsignal Raises $10 Million Series A Round
Montreal’s OMsignal, which calls itself “the leader in smart clothing technology” and maker of the first-ever…
Ontario “Cheese Whiz” Wins BDC’s Young Entrepreneur Award Contest
The votes are in and the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) has named its 2014 Young Entrepreneur Award winner, in Gunn’s Hill…
After Seven Years of Bootstrapping, UBC-Born TaskTop Technologies Raises $11 Million
TaskTop Technologies, a startup out of Vancouver that created a software development toolkit integration technology, has raised…
Microsoft is Giving One Startup Seed Money and Mentorship at Its New “Surface Cafe”
Microsoft Canada is unveiling its new tablet and it wants to party. The software giant will award one startup seed money and…
The Funding Portal Wants to Make It Easier for HealthTech Companies to Get Money
The Funding Portal, a Toronto-based government grants consultancy service that also offers a searchable database of over 7,000…
Trio of Startups Win VentureLynx’s “Ready for Funding” Competition
Three startups were selected as winners of VentureLynx‘s “Ready for Funding” Competition. Altranex, an innovator…
4D Geospatial Imaging Startup in Ottawa Secures Funding from EnerTech Capital
GeoDigital, an Ottawa-based provider of nextâgeneration 4D Geospatial imaging and business intelligence solutions, has raised…