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…
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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 next‐generation 4D Geospatial imaging and business intelligence solutions, has raised…
Vancouver’s Big Data + Human Resources Company Visier Gets $25 Million
Several media outlets confirmed yesterday that Vancouver-headquartered Visier Workforce Analytics, a company that combines…
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…
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…