New Incubator Program for Students Launches at University of Guelph
Just as much as entrepreneurship is the lifestyle through which people can start businesses and earn money, entrepreneurship…
Funding
Crowdfunding as the Pre-Equity Investment and Validation Tool
Typical tech start-up funding starts when all personal savings have been exhausted, and credit cards and lines of credit have…
Communitech and BMW Grand River’s “Ultimate Technology Prize” to Hand Out $28K to Startups
Waterloo’s Communitech startup hub is teaming up with BMW Grand River to give one startup $25,000. “Do you have…
Extreme Startups to Graduate Its Fifth Cohort Tonight
Toronto startup accelerator Extreme Startups is set to formally unveil its fifth cohort of startups tonight after the entire…
ReturnMe Wins Montreal Portion of Fundica’s Funding Roadshow
Fundica, Montreal’s online tool for finding funding sources for startups, is nearly finished its country-wide Funding…
Applications for VeloCity Fund Finals Are Open Again and A Few Past Winners Are Doing Well
The application period for the University of Waterloo’s VeloCity incubator space “VeloCity Fund Finals” pitch…
Totem Bags Create Beautiful Products from Recycled Truck Parts
One person’s trash is another person’s treasure, and for Melissa Richardson, there’s treasure lining the streets of Toronto.…
Flixel Photos Gets $460,000 in Convertable Debenture from Cranson Capital
Toronto-based startup Flixel Photos, maker of the popular Cinemagraph Pro program for Macbook, has raised $460,000 in convertible…
Montreal’s Seevibes Raises $1 Million from Polytech Ventures, Real Ventures
Montreal-based startup Seevibes, a platform that measures social media reaction to television shows and events, has raised…
Mobile News Gathering Platform Dejero Gets $4.5 Million from BEST Funds
Kitchener startup Dejero has raised $4.5 million in venture capital from BEST Funds. Dejero is an award-winning bonded wireless…
Lethbridge’s BlackBridge Raises $22 Million from BMO and BDC
Canadian-German satellite operation and imagery group BlackBridge has raised $22 million in funding by the Bank of Montreal…
Small, Remote Thunder Bay’s Startup Scene is Growing
Tucked up all the way in northern Ontario and sitting on top of Lake Suprerior is the small city of Thunder Bay, a 16-hour…
Toronto’s Top Hat Gets $10 Million in Series B Money
Toronto’s Top Hat has raised a $10 million series B round from Georgian Partners. Funny, we just wrote about the guy…
Shop.ca Raises Healthy $31 Million Series B Funding Round
Drew Green’s Shop.ca has raised $31 million in venture capital from Shaw Ventures, an affiliate of Shaw Communications…
Extreme Startups Alum Shoebox Raises $1.2 million from BDC
Former Extreme Startups alumnus Shoebox has raised $1.2 million in venture capital from the Business Development Bank of Canada…