Toronto’s Figure1 Medical Imagery App Raises $4 Million from Union Square Ventures
According to Fortune, Toronto startup Figure1, which created a medical imagery app for gruesome photos, has raised $4 million…
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WSU Business School Names Canada Second Best Location to Start a Company
A new infographic put together by Washington State University’s School of Business has named Canada as the second best…
2014 Startup Fest: Over 1,500 Patrons, $200K In Investments Given Out
Early July’s International Startup Festival in Montreal didn’t fail to deliver an action packed week with keynotes,…
Freshbooks Founder Opens Up On Growing a Global Brand Out of Toronto
FreshBooks, Torontoâs online cloud accounting software startup, recently closed an epic $30 million funding round from Oak…
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…
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…